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Disappointed in the L3010HST. What is a good price for a L3710HST?
Today I visited a local Kubota Dealer and test drove a L3010HST.
I was very disappointed in the power of this machine. I have
read several posting on various forums stating how great this tractor is, but
I believe it is lacking power. It was riding on unloaded R4 tires with a front loader on
it. The tractor barely had the power to pull itself up a steep hill in 2nd range, I had to let up on
the hydostatic pedal and creep over the top to make it up. I would hate to see what it would
do if it was pulling a load or if it was powering a mower behind it. It also was lacking power in 3rd range on flat ground,
It seemed like it might be able to reach full speed/full RPM's but it was sluggish and I
ran out of space to fully test it. I was wanting to test an L3410HST to see if
it could do any better, but the dealer didnt have one. He had a L3710GST with unloaded turf tires and a front loader so
I thought I would give it a try. What a difference! It pulled the same hill in 5th gear with no problem. I also did excellent
on flat ground in 7th gear. The test course was to rough to try 8th, but I'd bet it would have done well.
My conparison between these two tractors wasn't completely fair. The L3010HST was equipped with the taller R4 tires VS the turf tires on
the L3710. The L3710 also had a glide shift transmission. The L3710GST didn't even breathe heavy in any of my tests, even taking
off in 7th gear at 2100 RPM and it wasn't at it's rated RPM for full power (2600RPM).
Does anyone out there have a L3710HST?
Does it perform well? Does it take off quickly or do you have to ease it up to full speed in 3rd range.
Does it have plenty of power for pulling itself as well a powering implements? Especially pulling hills.
Does it pull steep hills in 2nd range with no problem?
Im am trying to find a L3710HST with R4's at another dealer try to find this out for myself,
but inventories seem to be low this time of year.
Am I expecting to much out of the L3010HST?
I priced the L3710HST with Loaded (W/Washer Solvent) rear tires, LA682 loader, R4 industrial tires, and foldable Rops
I was quoted $20,400.00 which included a $500.00 rebate from Kubota. Is this a good price?
Does anyone have any inside scoop on whether Kubota will offer this rebate or a better one later this year to
close out the 2001 Models?
Today I visited a local Kubota Dealer and test drove a L3010HST.
I was very disappointed in the power of this machine. I have
read several posting on various forums stating how great this tractor is, but
I believe it is lacking power. It was riding on unloaded R4 tires with a front loader on
it. The tractor barely had the power to pull itself up a steep hill in 2nd range, I had to let up on
the hydostatic pedal and creep over the top to make it up. I would hate to see what it would
do if it was pulling a load or if it was powering a mower behind it. It also was lacking power in 3rd range on flat ground,
It seemed like it might be able to reach full speed/full RPM's but it was sluggish and I
ran out of space to fully test it. I was wanting to test an L3410HST to see if
it could do any better, but the dealer didnt have one. He had a L3710GST with unloaded turf tires and a front loader so
I thought I would give it a try. What a difference! It pulled the same hill in 5th gear with no problem. I also did excellent
on flat ground in 7th gear. The test course was to rough to try 8th, but I'd bet it would have done well.
My conparison between these two tractors wasn't completely fair. The L3010HST was equipped with the taller R4 tires VS the turf tires on
the L3710. The L3710 also had a glide shift transmission. The L3710GST didn't even breathe heavy in any of my tests, even taking
off in 7th gear at 2100 RPM and it wasn't at it's rated RPM for full power (2600RPM).
Does anyone out there have a L3710HST?
Does it perform well? Does it take off quickly or do you have to ease it up to full speed in 3rd range.
Does it have plenty of power for pulling itself as well a powering implements? Especially pulling hills.
Does it pull steep hills in 2nd range with no problem?
Im am trying to find a L3710HST with R4's at another dealer try to find this out for myself,
but inventories seem to be low this time of year.
Am I expecting to much out of the L3010HST?
I priced the L3710HST with Loaded (W/Washer Solvent) rear tires, LA682 loader, R4 industrial tires, and foldable Rops
I was quoted $20,400.00 which included a $500.00 rebate from Kubota. Is this a good price?
Does anyone have any inside scoop on whether Kubota will offer this rebate or a better one later this year to
close out the 2001 Models?