Kubota L3540 Capabilities?

[shoalstractor]

Just want to make sure i am maximizing the potential of the 3540, what is the largest- Disk/Bush Hog/Box/ 2 row turning plow it can run? R4 tires are unfilled and is HST and has FEL. Prior tractor was Massey 255, heavy 53hp, 2 wd non loader. Main use will be green field prep, plowing , disking, mowing general FEL use on 100 acres.

Thanks in advance! JC

 

[KYDan]

Without fluid and R4's and HST it will be limited, lift discs 5' maybe, bush hog 5', box blade 5', 2-12 plow. Soil type will make a difference as well.

 

[johnnyvol]

Muscle Shoals AL, home of the Swampers! Welcome to TBN:thumbsup:

 

[94BULLITT]

Get fluid in your tires.

6' box blade

it may turn a 6' cutter

 

[Grandad4]

You probably know an L3540 isn't set up as an ag tractor like your previous one, so you're going to miss some of that 53 horsepower the Massey had when pulling a heavy disk or too much plow. I agree with others suggesting putting weight in the tires to help those R4's get some traction. A 2 bottom plow and a good 3 pt disk should be OK although a lot of folks have good results with a 3 pt rotary tiller instead, probably a 5 ft on your L3540. Your soil conditions would be a factor, of course. You're kind of on the borderline with a brush mower. For light cutting you'd probably handle a 6 ft, but with heavy grass or brush you'd be happier with a 5 ft.

 

[NoTrespassing]

I run 6ft everything on my 37 hp Kubota HST. Scraper, tiller, and brush cutter. Get some ballast of some sort very soon.

Kevin

 

[Chilly807]

With HST, you have a shade less HP available than I do with an L3400 gear drive. You have more weight which helps with traction. It should handle a 2-14 turning plow, maybe even a 2-16 in light soil. Mine has zero problems with a 2-12.

Bush hog type mower, it'll handle a six foot in light going, but in heavy material will do better with a 5 foot mower. I don't cut many saplings with mine, I find the heaviest load is dense meadow grass.

I pull a 6.5 foot 3-point disc without any problems, but I think it's getting close to the limits. The disc I have has 15 inch discs, an 18" disc with the discs buried might be a different situation.

I have loaded Ag tires as well.

Sean

 

[jeff9366]

Just want to make sure i am maximizing the potential of the 3540, what is the largest- Disk/Bush Hog/Box/ 2 row turning plow it can run? R4 tires are unfilled and is HST and has FEL.

Look in the L3540 Operator's Manual under IMPLEMENT LIMITATIONS for Kubota's answers.

Kubota's data is the place to start, however, from my experience with a Kubota B3300SU, the listed Implement Limitations are conservative.

 

[ovrszd]

Get fluid in your tires.

6' box blade

it may turn a 6' cutter

I'm with Roger. My Brother's L3240 has all four tires filled, handles a 6' Rhino cutter pretty easy. Also handles a 6' box blade.

 

[Hdoilcan]

I'm with Roger. My Brother's L3240 has all four tires filled, handles a 6' Rhino cutter pretty easy. Also handles a 6' box blade.

Is there any benefits to having the front tires filled?

 

[TSO]

My buddy handles a 6ft brushog with no problem, and a 7ft finish mower with no problem also.

I'd you get a hydrostat, the HP matters more for PTO HP than engine HP, as the hydraulics mean more than engine HP for moving the tractor around.

I'm always a fan of going bigger personally ... if you jump up to a 4240, you also get the next size up loader too.

But the L3540 is a very capable machine.

 

[ovrszd]

Is there any benefits to having the front tires filled?

I personally see no advantage. My Brother says it rides better and is more stable..... He's my older Brother,,,,, so I let it go....

 

[nybirdman]

I have done all with a L3130 HST(6ft.implements)2-14 two bottom ,but used a roto-tiller instead of disc.R-1filled tires and 4 WD.Use the same on my L4240 HSTC.

 

[Fallon]

Is there any benefits to having the front tires filled?

The owners manual says you should not fill the fronts. Some people say it helps, but I think it doesn't help enough with stability due to how the front pivots. I'm sure there is more traction, but more stress on the bearings & other axle components. With all the ballast people on the 3pt to take loader stress off the front axle I wouldn't risk it.

 

[Redbug]

I have a L3830HST. My tires are not filled but I have wheel weights on the rears. I have no problems with a 6 1/2 foot disk, 6 foot bush hog or 2-14 two bottom plow. For more ballast on loader work mostly I use my box blade with extra weight chained on, (railroad rail)...it probably weighs around 900 pounds. For disking...I usually drop the bucket off. It rides a little better that way for me.

If you don't want to go the route of filled rears, get some bolt on weights for your tires. That's what I did.

 

[Fallon]

A Grand is going to be a bit heavier than my L3200 HST with R4s, but I went from traction limited to HP limited by loading the rears on mine.Before loading the tires I couldn't really stall the tractor in low, it would loose traction. I can now stall it loading the bucket or sometimes when I'm pulling the box blade if I don't modulate the HST pedal properly. I think I went from 3,200 lbs with the loader to now around 3,800 lbs with the loaded tires for a 32hp tractor. I still need to get to a scale one of these days to validate things.