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I am the only one in our small office who remembered to mark this day. I am the only one I know who volunteered for the armed forces during the Vietnam conflict. I am the only one I know with a son in the service today. And because I do not have a red white and blue Bush/Cheney sticker on my bumper, I am the only one to be labled unpatriotic. I dearly hope that those whom we remember today will not have given their lives in vain. I pray that the country survives the current regime and the great division we see today melts away and we can once again live up to the reputation we once held in the world.

Lest we forget
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Replies 14 Post by Woodbutcher

On my old B8200HST I never used my heel, just stuck my toe under the forward pedal and pulled up. But on my new L3130 the heel pedal is a little easier to hit and the toe pedal is a little closer to the deck, making it more convenient to heel and toe it.

L3130 FST versus HST
Kubota Tractors
Replies 31 Post by Woodbutcher

I had the same problem on a B8200HST. I was using a pressure washer to clean off 15 years of gunk. The tractor started and got to the barn after I cleaned it. The next day it was dead. I traced the problem to the fusible link. Take a close look on the starter for a plug with a little loop of wire. If the wire is burned up it won't work. All wire is just a tube full of smoke and when the smoke comes out it doesn't work anymore.

Dead Machine - electrical - IDEAS
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Woodbutcher

I ended up going the same direction you are now headed, but I got an L3130 with HST. I started looking at a B2410 and quickly worked my way up to the L3130 with FEL for $19,000. My only regret is the size of the new tractor. It's not so compact as the other models. I replaced a B8200 that fit nicely in the garage ahead of my truck. Now the garage is too small. The L3130 is even more amazing then any of the other Kubotas I've had in the past 28 years starting with a B6000. Good luck and get all the tractor you can.

Forget the B7800 I m now getting a L3400
Kubota Tractors
Replies 8 Post by Woodbutcher

I just spent the first weekend geeting accustomed to my new Kubota. Like you, I started looking at the 2410 and then moved on up to consider the 2910 and the 7800. What I ended up with was the L 3130. Like the 7800 and the 2910, it has about 30 hp, but it has about 2000 pounds more tractor than the others. I haven't done the math yet, but the tractor with loader and 72" Woods mower was $21,200 including tax. The mower was just about $2,000 making the tractor and FEL about $19,200. I traded in a B8200HST which was almost the same size as the 2910 and the 7800. I know they can both run a 6' mower, but I also know from experience that they will lift the front of the tractor up if you're going up hill with a heavy implement on the back. I couldn't be happier with the L 3130. I quickly learned that the ROPS sticks up higher than the header on my barn door, but it didn't even slow the tractor down. I was concerned that I may have bought a bigger tractor than I needed, but that was before putting 6.5 hours on it this weekend.

which Kubota to buy
Kubota Tractors
Replies 22 Post by Woodbutcher

Thanks Murf for reminding me about the hats! I need to tell you guys that I almost made a mistake. My old B8200 used to get about 19 hp. In the last few years it has become a bit anemic, no smoke or problems, it just didn't seem to have all the guts it used to. So I thought I'd go up a couple of hp and get the 2410. As you know, the hp increases faster than the cost, or so I convinced myself. So I started looking at the 30 hp tractors. I was impressed with the specs on the JD4310, especially when I saw that the weight was about 2000lbs more than the B7800. Thats when I was advised by you guys to look at the Kubota L series. That L3130 was impressive. I especially like the well protected front axle, the fast loader cycle times, and the 3 point capacity. My plan now is to take it easy on the new tractor. I will drive around the trees instead of knocking them over, at least for the first week!

Grand L 3130
Kubota Tractors
Replies 6 Post by Woodbutcher

The JD dealer just called to tell me he will give me $4,800 for my old B8200. He was also curious if the weight in the specs was accurate so he took a stripped 4310 across the street to a truck scale. The spec must be wrong. The tractor weighed 3100 pounds, and that's without a loader or filled tires. How can there be such a difference? I keep trying to find a reason not to buy the JD, but I think it will be in my garage this Saturday.

Green blue or good old orange
John Deere Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Woodbutcher