B7800 or L3400?

[Poppa]

Newtattoo, What did you do?????

When I first saw this post I too thought there were quite a few models in between the two you listed. But, today at the dealer I realized that these two tractors appear to sell within pennies of each other. I assume that is the reason you posted the question in the first place and now, I am wondering what you did.

I had assumed that I was going to go with the B7800. But Lordy, all that extra HP both in the engine and in back, the ruggedness of the 3PH of the 3400 as opposed to the B7800. As I was standing there I couldn't help wondering how anyone could give up that power.

And yes, I drove them both /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Haven't been on a tractor in twenty years (and those were more construction oriented hoes and dozers) and I have to say that the gear drive L3400 was intimidating for about a tenth of a second and after that I wasn't that much more impressed with the B7800's HST. Do I think HST would be easier? Sure, who wouldn't? Do I think that HST is worth 7HP at the PTO and 5HP at the engine? NO IDEA!!!.

I have five acres, gentle hills, no trees (or very few anyway) mostly Yuccas and Cactus and Spurge. My goal is to reclaim the area as acceptable pasture (I live in a desert so acceptable is as good as it gets), including spraying the spurge, breaking up the hard-pan and seeding. Brush cutting of at least four acres will need to be done until Horses actually appear on the land but never finish mowing. I have a lot of grading for roads to existing barns and roads to new barn pads that haven't been built yet and roads to horse arenas that also haven't been built yet. Did two thousand feet of fence last year but probably still have about a thousand feet to do. so PHD is desired.

My biggest question has to be the HST. Someone here once wrote that selling a gear tractor in twenty years will be like selling a tractor without power steering now. I think it was a dig against gear tractors but to me it doesn't seem to be a very good one considering how fast a fifty year old tractor sells around here right now.

Anyway, I guess I don't want this to turn into a Gear versus HST debate Heaven knows I have enough of those already bookmarked. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I want to know if Tattoobob made his decision and what it was and I want to know if anyone else has faced a similar decision and gone one way or another. Or I just want some input either way.

I can't help it I am a sucker for power.
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Mike

 

[newtattoobob]

I haven't reached a decision yet, I still haven't even driven either tractor yet. I have mostly just been watching this board and looking at some brochures I got at the dealer. I think I am leaning towards the L3400 just beacuse its not much more money but more tractor. I will let you know after I get a chance to test drive both. I am hoping to make a decision within the next couple of months so I can use some this summer. Thanks Bob

 

[hillfire]

I have a B7800 with about 35 hours on it. I have the L402 loader, a brush hog, and a 5' finish mower. I mow a 2 acre field with it, and it does a good job. This is my first tractor, and I love it. I am using it to build a pole barn - for the Kubota! The HST is great - and my wife likes it too!

Mike

 

[Moon]

What is the price of the B7800 & the L3410?
I already bought mine .... a couple years ago, but at that time the B2910 was just 200 bucks less than a Grand L 3010 HST. Partally because the L3010 had a 700 dollar rebate at the time. (it was just a few months before the 3130 came on the scene.
I got the 3010 and been smiling ever since.
Moon of Ohio