awaiting arival of new orange baby

[SHIFTY]

Well After alot of uncertinty I decided on a 3710 hst fel w/r4 tires instead of the 3010 and ags,Is bigger better?The form has steered me that way so thats how I went and who couldnt always use a few extra horsepower?, Carver is suppose to deliver it to me in CT.Buying a machine w/200 hrs site unseen has kept me uneasy,they say its in great shape,well see,anyone know what the 3710hst with fel and loaded r4 weigh?Can I put a 3pt hitch hoe on the machine?I know they recomend a subframe,But is it necessary?

 

[Thomas]

Congratulation SHIFTY.

If it was me I would have the sub frame install because of stenght mostly.

Do they still have the old tractor weekend near you in CT?
The last time I attended the fuction was 4 years ago and International Harvester put on a darn good show for everyone.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[SHIFTY]

IM NOT TO FAMILAR WITH THE OLD TRACTOR WEEKEND,ITS PROUBALLY HELD IN NORTHERN CT,I had a few older machines but I havnt been into it untill more recently,shows,auctions ect.

 

[Harv]

Shifty -

Am I the only one who looked at the 3010 and wound up buying something smaller? /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Actually, I had a very limited budget and was looking at some very used L's when I stumbled across the L2500 I wound up with. It was practically new, came with full warranty and the price was right. Although I will probably always lust after the higher hp models, I have absolutely no regrets with my purchase.

You're getting a super machine from a super dealer. I wouldn't worry too much about the sight-unseen aspect of it. Carver ain't gonna sell you a bad tractor. Their reputation has been built on selling quality equipment at fair prices and then standing behind them.

I only hope you survive the wait. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[sinkfarm]

I HOPE YOU SAVED MORE THAN 1500.00 TO BUY THAT FAR FROM HOME.SERVICE MUST BE OF NO IMPORTANCE TO YOU!!!KUBOTA IS A GREAT TRACTOR!!!PARTS AND SERVICE SUPPORT CANNOT BE HANDLED ON THE INTERNET.DO YOU THINK HE HAS A SERVICE TECH THAT COULD BE AT YOUR FARM WITHIN A FEW HOURS!!!YOU SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE TRACTOR LOCALLY,NOT 400+MILES FROM HOME!!GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER THE WARRANTY WORK SHOULD BE DONE BY THE DEALER WHO SELLS THE TRACTOR!!

 

[SHIFTY]

SINKFARM,IM ASSUMING YOU ARE A DEALER WITH YOUR RESPONSE,Anyways I COULD NOT FIND ANY USED 3710hst,fel,r4 IN MY AREA,THEREFORE, THAT IS THE REASON THAT I WENT TO CARVER AND THEY DID TREAT ME VERY WELL AND IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, I TALKED TO SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEM SERVICING A MACHINE UNDER WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED USED WITH 220 HRS ON IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE,IF THERE WAS A LOCAL DEALER THAT HAD GOOD PRICING,EVEN $600. MORE,I WOULD OF WENT THAT ROUTE,WOULDNT YOU AGREE THAT TO FIND A GOOD USED MACHINE & YOU HAD TO LOOK 10 HRS AWAY, WOULD YOU?I DIDNT HAVE THE CASH TO SPEND 5K MORE FOR A EQUIVALENT MACHINE WITH 0 HOURS

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Shiffty: Congratulations on your new L3710 HST. I have a 3710 GST with about 100hr. Totally satisfied with the tractor. The tractor weighs 2990 lbs. The R4 tires will weigh approx. 475-500 lbs apeice (depending on how much and what type of fluid). My best guess on the LA681 loader is about 1200 lbs.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Shifty,
Good Luck with your new purchase. This is my first post, and
I took delivery of a 4310 HST on 11/4. It has R4 tires, FEL,
and a Woods 9000 BH. I requested quotes from 3 dealers, all
of whom explained they would not sell me a 3 point hitch
mounted BH. I live in MA, and all the dealers said the soil
conditions in New England are rough on 3 point mounted BH's.
My machine now has about 30 hours, and it is great.
I am very pleased with the HST. I also would like to thank
everyone on this site, for the excellent information you
all post. It helped me tremendously with my purchase.

 

[Thomas]

J Zayka,
Glad to read you enjoy your new investment. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Thats one thing about New England the ground rough and has lot of rocks, /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gifand thats maybe why ever where you look there stone walls. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

Hope mother nature give you some more seat time w/ this storm coming on Friday.

Stay safe and have a pleasant day down there.

Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Sinkfarm--WHY should any warranty work be done only by the selling dealer??? I can choose to purchase a car or truck from one dealer and legally have a different dealer do warranty service work. It may be that the servicing dealer may not give me priority, but that is OK. Having owned two Kubotas, I don't recall anything in the warranties of those two tractors that specified that I HAD to return them to the selling dealer in order to obtain warranty service. Of course, neither one EVER had to go back to a dealer anyway for any kind of service including one that I owned for ten years (too bad I cannot say that about my present green tractor after a year and a half!).