Comparison 1999 Kubota L4200DT vs. 2004 Kubota L3130HST vs. 2016 Mahindra ProMax 26XLB

bspeedy · Mar 19, 2018

I think you are looking at some pretty big tractors for a fairly small amount of acreage. If you have a house, barn, arena and 'mare motel', you won't have room to maneuver the L4200 or the L3130 with BH and loader. Maybe consider a two-machine approach. Perhaps a very small mini excavator and a 30 hp tractor with loader. Or a sub-compact tractor with loader and a larger machine for dragging the arena? Many of us have multiple machines with overlapping capabilities.

Also, 2000-plus hours is starting to get to the point that maintenance (or lack of maintenance) becomes most evident. I have a 1979 tractor with about 2k hours that I believe will give me 2 to 3 thousand more. I've also seen tractors with 1800 hours that were absolutely hammered. If you post pictures, we will be able to spot things that could be a problem.

ducatiduke · May 23, 2018

I actually got a 2000 L35 with 780 hours and loving it... Can I post some pictures to see if you spot any things that could be a future problem?

Grandad4 · May 23, 2018

Great choice! Pictures always enncouraged.

hawkeye08 · May 23, 2018

I have a Kubota L3130 HST and it is underpowered for somethings. I have a 3pt backhoe and for serious work, I would recommend a subframe mounted BH, not 3pt. I don't have any rocks or stumps and am the only one that ever runs my backhoe.