B3200 vs B3030

lawn_king · Apr 10, 2010

The B3200 was not out when i purchased my 3030. I Got my 3030 in october 2005.

davatk · Apr 10, 2010

JOHNTHOMAS said:
OK, looks like the $2000 went to $3700, did you pay $3700 of your money to get the B3030 over the B3200 when you bought yours? We won't even bring up the B2630 that has those extras for how much less. Did you consider the B2630 when you bought your B3030?

I did. :laughing: I wouldn't go the extra $3700 either, but with the B2630 cash incentive it put it even with the B3200, and not needing the extra HP (or vibration

) it was an easy decision for me.

JOHNTHOMAS · Apr 11, 2010

davatk said:
I did. :laughing: I wouldn't go the extra $3700 either, but with the B2630 cash incentive it put it even with the B3200, and not needing the extra HP (or vibration ) it was an easy decision for me.

You were wise. I had a B3200, no longer do, but the vibration was not an issue on mine. Seems as if your saying all B3200's have bad vibrations.

If I were to buy another B tomorrow, it would probably be a B2630.

davatk · Apr 11, 2010

JOHNTHOMAS said:
You were wise. I had a B3200, no longer do, but the vibration was not an issue on mine. Seems as if your saying all B3200's have bad vibrations. If I were to buy another B tomorrow, it would probably be a B2630.

Well, I'm not necessarily saying all B3200's have the problem - since I haven't driven all of them. :laughing: I drove 2, one was really bad, the other not as noticable, until I drove the B3030 which was very noticably smoother. (dealer didn't have a b2630) Still waitin on my B2630, Kubota's a little backed up this spring and Brady is waiting to get the MMM in or find one at another dealer. Anticipation !!! :licking:

By the way...did I hear you say "If you were gonna buy another "B" tomorrow." That sounds like your trigger finger may be gettin itchy again...:laughing::laughing:

Bret Mc · Apr 11, 2010

MW66 said:
Well........here's the update. I went back to the dealer today and he has good pricing. I checked him against Barlow's. The B3030 is $3,700 more for the uncabbed version compared to the B3200. Well, everyone has there price point for value and that tipped it over the edge for me. I could afford the B3030, but I don't think the features are worth $3,700 more. I really like the cruise setup on the B3030, but the B3200 still has cruise, just a different type. I put the order in for the B3200 with a canopy, 60" MMM, 58" tiller, 60" FEL, 64" Rear snow thrower, pallet forks that clamp onto the bucket, and the dealer threw in rear work lights and a block heater. He also said he would order the armrests that are standard on the B3030 seat. He has everything in stock, but he wants to get it all to his warehouse, then have me come down some evening or Saturday morning to go over how everything works. I plan on a May 1st delivery. Took advantage of the Kubota $0 down, 60 months/0% financing. This dealer was great and nothing beats that. Pictures will be forthcoming in a few weeks.

WOW, $3700.00 is a big difference in price! In my comparisons here in SE Ohio were around $2500 difference. Thats tractor,FEL, MMM. 3030 vs 3200

Ductape · Apr 11, 2010

MW66 said:
The B3030 is $3,700 more for the uncabbed version compared to the B3200.

Wha ??????????? :confused2::confused2:

MW66 · Apr 11, 2010

Yeah, I have to believe that $3,700 was accurate because he was very competitive on the B3200. I could have gone down to the B2630, but I hated to give up the extra hp. Not sure if they still have incentives on the B2630. My dealer didn't mention it, but I didn't ask either.

ChuckinNH · Apr 11, 2010

Actually, the B3200 has a bit more hp, and I think that extra will make a big difference. Why settle for the lesser B3030?

When I was a kid on the farm, we never had a clue how much engine hp our tractors had. We might know how much pto hp though. Usually it was enough to know it was a one bottom, two bottom, or three bottom tractor, at least in these parts. For a long time we had a small farm, about 90 acres, and we only had 35 dairy cows, or so, but we did all the work of haying, plowing, planting, and harvesting corn with an Allis Chalmers "C". I doubt that tractor even had 20 engine hp, and it was gas, and not diesel. I have more tractor for playing now, than we did for work back then.

It's amazing, I just checked the Kubota site, and they don't even list a tractor weight, or PTO hp rating in their specifications any more! Marketing sure has done it's job!

JOHNTHOMAS · Apr 11, 2010

davatk said:
Well, I'm not necessarily saying all B3200's have the problem - since I haven't driven all of them. :laughing: I drove 2, one was really bad, the other not as noticable, until I drove the B3030 which was very noticably smoother. (dealer didn't have a b2630) Still waitin on my B2630, Kubota's a little backed up this spring and Brady is waiting to get the MMM in or find one at another dealer. Anticipation !!! :licking:

By the way...did I hear you say "If you were gonna buy another "B" tomorrow." That sounds like your trigger finger may be gettin itchy again...:laughing::laughing:

NO, No and No. My trigger finger is not itching in regards to another tractor. I've just done the 50 hour service on BX2660 and new blades on MMM so it's secure, the BX25 is starting to be a handy item to have around and could never give up the F2680. I'm in for a while. Just going to run these for a while longer and maybe not do anymore trading!

Well, not anytime soon!

That was a bit of a radical statement.

DelSc · Apr 11, 2010

Hi ChuckinNH, if you want to see the detailed specs (on the Kubota website) you have to click on the specifications pdf link on a tractor's spec page. They just summarize it on the first page, but provide more info like weight, PTO hp etc. if you drill down one more level.