Good deal or not???

Widgeonus · Aug 11, 2005

Wife is buying me a new (my first) tractor for my birthday next week. This comes as a complete shock to me as she has been researching tractors since I left to come to work last week.(I work offshore) She decided on buying me a Kubota L2800 four wheel drive with the Woods front end loader and a 5 foot bush hog. She got the whole set up for $13,700. Does this seem like a resonable deal to y'all? Thanks for your time and I have been reading this board constantly since I found out about my new tractor. A wealth of information for someone who is just starting out. Thanks again!!!!

nasdaqsam · Aug 11, 2005

Welcome to the board.

I don't own the tractor you have so I can not help you there and since it sounds like it has already been done, I wouldn't worry to much about it and just enjoy. Hopefully the dealer she chose is a good one as I am finding out more and more how important that is. I can't say enough good things about the decision I made.

I friend of mine just bought a brand X from another dealer and they will not give him the time of day. Soooo glad I didn't go there.

So welcome and have a ball you'll love it.

btolle · Aug 11, 2005

Sounds like she got a "good" deal if it is a gear model and a "heck of a deal" if it is HST. Your profile does not specify which trans you got.

With the HP of the L2800 you should be able to do a great job with the 5' bush hog.

Bill Tolle

Widgeonus · Aug 11, 2005

Sorry about that....It's a gear drive tranny.

DmansPadge · Aug 11, 2005

Welcome to TBN. There is more info here than you could ever sink in! Post often!

Your wife and mine need to talk. Wow... a L2800... thats a good woman!

Sounds like a pretty good deal... never really priced that model. You're gonna love it! I've got a B series and I still can't believe everything it'll do.

btolle · Aug 12, 2005

DmansPadge,

As close as he is to both of us maybe we could sneak over there and borrow it once in a while!

Bill Tolle

DmansPadge · Aug 13, 2005

( DmansPadge,

As close as he is to both of us maybe we could sneak over there and borrow it once in a while!

Bill Tolle )

I had been thinking about buying a bigger tractor... I guess I don't need to now! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Widgeonus · Aug 13, 2005

used to live a lot closer to y'all before getting married. Moved away from Johnson Bayou, LA about 6 years ago. Y'all wouldn't happen to know anyone on my side of the river that digs ponds?

DmansPadge · Aug 13, 2005

( used to live a lot closer to y'all before getting married. Moved away from Johnson Bayou, LA about 6 years ago. Y'all wouldn't happen to know anyone on my side of the river that digs ponds? )

Sorry.. can't help you there. Maybe another TBN user in your area will see this and have somebody in mind.

Good luck with the tractor.

AntrimMan · Aug 13, 2005

Good deal or not? You must be joking. Never look a gift wife in the mouth. Big smile is what you should have.
Use it and enjoy and keep your missus happy, she is special.
Just how will you make it up to her? your gonna have to think real hard.
All the best,
Martin

jmc012 · Aug 14, 2005

I have a friend in Crowley that digs ponds, I believe he told me he charges $9000 an acre, I believe he told me thats 6 feet deep. I bought an L2050 and a rear scoop and ended up digging my own pond. It was alot of work but it about paid for the tractor if I had hired it done.

Widgeonus · Aug 14, 2005

Don't think I will be spending 9K for an acre big pond. Think I could rent an excavator for a **** of a lot cheper than that and just do it myself. How big of a pond were you able to dig with your setup??

jmc012 · Aug 14, 2005

I think it must be about an 1/2 acre, at the deepest it's probably 8 feet deep when it's full. I put about 300 hours on the tractor while building it. It's alot of work, but if you enjoy playing on the tractor it's no big deal. Here's a picture of part of it.

Widgeonus · Aug 14, 2005

You think it would be possible for me to do something like that with my L2800DT 4WD and a front end loader?

jmc012 · Aug 14, 2005

Here's a picture of the levy with my new tractor on it. I used some of the dirt to build up around my house and the rest I just left around the pond. I didn't have a box blade at the time but that may have worked better than the rear scoop I used.
Jim

jmc012 · Aug 14, 2005

Maybe some of the other guys could comment on the front end loader for digging, I've never had the pleasure of owning one. You can pickup a rear scoop for around $300 and that will do the job !

jmc012 · Aug 14, 2005

By the way, I used a L2050 2wd tractor which is 25 HP. So no doubt your tractor could handle it. Everyone was impressed what the little kubota could do. Jim