L Series owners

[MRCONCDID]

Hi, I have been on the forum for years but have just recently went orange. I sold my tc30 and upgraded to a 2007 l48. I needed the lifting power (2,000lbs)I have seen an l48 do the job I am asking of mine so I feel very confident in it. Mine has 800 hours and runs great. Everything works as it should. Buying used is always a concern but I checked it out as good as I could. I just put my first hour on the meter yesterday with all smiles. I have ordered a complete set of filters and will do a through maintenance so I will be starting fresh. I am not one to flip tractors I plan on keeping this one many years. I had my last one 11years. I have high hopes for my l48. The forum and its people here have always been helpful. I try to contribute when I can. Im not a farmer or mechanic. I do my own maintenance and use my tractor for installing granite headstones, work around my home and help out the neighbors

MrC.

 

[3Ts]

Your terrain will make the difference. I have a Case 220 (600# garden tractor) and towed a 2,000# wagon with it on a regular basis. But, the land is all flat, I wouldn't do it on hills. Your "L" can do it, but remember there are no brakes on the trailer and where the center of gravity is at all times.

 

[Johnnyg1200]

Well here is an update to my water trailer plans. I had the cash to get the trailer and think I found a solution to the sloshing problem. And then my youngest youngest daughter called. the fuel pump on her car failed, then my wife's car needed brakes and the daughter called back because her transmission went out. So much for my plans. I ended up putting a 55gal drum in the bucket of the tractor and am filling it off of the rain water collection tank. Then I go out to the plants and lift the bucket and let the water gravity feed through the hose. Not what I wanted but effective. It takes more trips and I can't pump the water as I go. Here is a link to what I think is a fix for the sloshing issue. How To Make Baffles For A Tank To Keep It From Sloshing - YouTube let me know what you think.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Almost 50 years ago while living on Hon Tre Island/Nha Trang, VN a fellow GI, Francis Matthews, was driving the tanker truck up the mountain with a partial load of water for the topsite. The road was narrow and not two lanes wide in many places. A piece of the roadway dropped off on the side as he was going up the mountain and the water shifted to the dropped side and rolled the tractor trailer he was driving and he was killed. I'm telling this to honor and recognize Francis Matthews and to warn everyone how dangerous hauling liquids is. Not saying to not do it but know it's dangerous and be aware of how shifting liquid can almost instantly change a situation.

 

[Johnnyg1200]

I drove truck for four years and my family calls me a safety ****. I wont move anything in my truck unless it is secured. Your point is well taken. That's why I am asking for advice here. Moving liquids is going to make more than a little paranoid. In fact if I decide to try the baffling idea in the video above I intend to give it a brutal testing on flat ground just to see how it behaves.

 

[DanHen]

Almost 50 years ago while living on Hon Tre Island/Nha Trang, VN a fellow GI, Francis Matthews, was driving the tanker truck up the mountain with a partial load of water for the topsite. The road was narrow and not two lanes wide in many places. A piece of the roadway dropped off on the side as he was going up the mountain and the water shifted to the dropped side and rolled the tractor trailer he was driving and he was killed. I'm telling this to honor and recognize Francis Matthews and to warn everyone how dangerous hauling liquids is. Not saying to not do it but know it's dangerous and be aware of how shifting liquid can almost instantly change a situation.

great thing about the internet and these forums, us newbies get to learn from the real world experience of others

 

[FTG-05]

Almost 50 years ago while living on Hon Tre Island/Nha Trang, VN a fellow GI, Francis Matthews, was driving the tanker truck up the mountain with a partial load of water for the topsite. The road was narrow and not two lanes wide in many places. A piece of the roadway dropped off on the side as he was going up the mountain and the water shifted to the dropped side and rolled the tractor trailer he was driving and he was killed. I'm telling this to honor and recognize Francis Matthews and to warn everyone how dangerous hauling liquids is. Not saying to not do it but know it's dangerous and be aware of how shifting liquid can almost instantly change a situation.

Thank you for your service and RIP to GI Francis Matthews!

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Thank you for your service and RIP to GI Francis Matthews!

Thanks.:thumbsup: SSgt Francis Matthews from Florida.

 

[Groo]

Tankers should be nearly full.or empty if remotely possible. If the situation dictates partial loading, get compartments.

 

[1SgGerald]

I have a 2010 L 3400 4x4 gear drive with 292 hours, best tractor I have ever had.