Grand L6060 Cab...

[Piston]

Your grandfather was a smart man!


Nice barn!

 

[rbarker]

TripleR,
An example. My need for reach and height on the FEL has changed as I have pine needles and Ivy growing on the roof of my Grandparents Home. In order to get to it I need more height and over reach. Another FEL requirement is my barn. It's sheethed in No. 1 Cypress that has to be bleached and treated. That treatment may entail painting with a brush OR spraying something on to get me through the year. In short the peak is at 23 feet and a higher lift FEL , with a larger bucket, would be God send...



Regards, Matt.

Wouldn't it be a whole lot cheaper to just buy a good ladder?

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[MarkV]

Wow, if I understand your post correctly you are considering buying that much tractor for less than 10 acres? Good luck with your hunt.

MarkV

 

[TripleR]

TripleR,
Many are able to narrowly define their exact needs when it comes to a tractor. This has not been the case with me. I wish I had 10 acres to take care of and could plan the purchase to the exact width of the box scraper and 100 pounds on lift strength of the FEL. Unfortunately I own many properties that have very specific needs. Some are one of two times every five years and some are every couple of months. An example. My need for reach and height on the FEL has changed as I have pine needles and Ivy growing on the roof of my Grandparents Home. In order to get to it I need more height and over reach. Another FEL requirement is my barn. It's sheethed in No. 1 Cypress that has to be bleached and treated. That treatment may entail painting with a brush OR spraying something on to get me through the year. In short the peak is at 23 feet and a higher lift FEL , with a larger bucket, would be God send...

I WANTED to achieve many of these things with the L6060 as I saw it as cheaper and a less ponderous solution. It would also take up FAR less room in the front of my barn. Only half of which is available for large equipment storage.

A couple photos of my barn. It is 26'x48'x12' with a goodly loft. Not a cheap choice made. Even the windows are Andersons with the grill between the glass... Partial view of the 600 plus tons of aggregate in the yard and for the driveway...




We'll have to disagree on the displacement issue. I think gentlemen can still do that...;-)

Finding the perfect tractor has been a difficult path. What I would like to get away with, doesn't seem to meet current demand, not to mention my tendency to go heavier, more powerful, and more expensive than is needed to meet an unknown need. My Grandfather, who left me the farms(not to mention options in life) always said to buy more Tractor than you need as you could always pull a lighter implement or meet a less demanding task. A tractor that wouldn't do the job, or was being overtasked, could not do the same.

Regards, Matt.

No doubt it is hard which is why my brothers have a total of thirteen tractors the best I can remember on three properties and seem to keep adding shelters to cover them though not nearly as nice as yours. We have several made by Carolina Carports and need another.

All my trucks and cars with smaller higher revving engines have outlasted my old 455, 427 , 396, 390 etc. engines by way more than twice the miles, so I guess we won't get together on the whole displacement thing.

 

[ovrszd]

I started with a B2910 (30HP) model Kubota, then an L4400 (44 HP) model Kubota, now have an M9540 (95 HP) model Kubota. My growth was never driven by needing a loader to reach higher. Not sure I understand that mentality. I read your reasons a couple times and saw nothing about needing to use a certain sized attachment or pull a certain sized load of any kind. So I can offer no advice on which model would best suit your needs.

With that said,,,, an M model Kubota, regardless of HP, is at least 50% more tractor than an L model. I thought my L4400 was a workhorse until I bought my M9540. It does work at an idle and with no hesitation that the L wouldn't do spinning and clawing at full throttle. If the comparison is an L6060 to an M5140, I'd take the M model regardless of transmission type.

With that said,,,, my use is HEAVY loader work with a Grapple, HEAVY box blade work with a 1200lb 7ft blade, HEAVY brush cutter work with a fully mounted 10ft cutter. Very common to have a rear tire in the air because of carrying a heavy load with the loader. Very common to have a front tire in the air when hooked to a rear load that lifts the front of the tractor. I use 4 wheel drive 80% of the time and am frequently on the diff lock for traction.

If all you're gonna do is get loader height, I agree with a previous poster, buy a ladder. You're gonna have to buy a ladder anyway to get yourself in the bucket when you've got it up against your barn.

Other than the loader lift height, I think a mid range Grand L will easily take care of your driveway and your 10 acres. Spend a couple hours on the Kubota website comparing models, looking at wheelbase, weight, tire size, HP, etc., you'll then better understand the differences between L series and M series tractors in the Kubota line.

 

[R_Walter]

Wouldn't it be a whole lot cheaper to just buy a good ladder?

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Good one.... my thoughts exactly based on my 'sense' of what I've been reading from this poster. [The barn pics look awful familiar to me from another internet site somewhere.]

 

[94BULLITT]

Buy a grand l and rent a man lift when you need it.

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[Piston]

Wow, if I understand your post correctly you are considering buying that much tractor for less than 10 acres? Good luck with your hunt.

MarkV

I really never understood the reasoning behind this? So many people try to size the tractor to the amount of land they own. I can own 5 acres of land but if I have to lift a 2500 lb log to get onto my mill, an L series isn't going to to cut it, no matter how long I have.

Sizing the tractor to the amount of land is good for some aspects, but there are SO MANY other reasons someone may need a larger tractor. There is a thread on here about "how many hp per acre" or something like that. Some people have really large tractors for very little land, and some people have very small tractors for a lot of land.

 

[ovrszd]

I really never understood the reasoning behind this? So many people try to size the tractor to the amount of land they own. I can own 5 acres of land but if I have to lift a 2500 lb log to get onto my mill, an L series isn't going to to cut it, no matter how long I have.

Sizing the tractor to the amount of land is good for some aspects, but there are SO MANY other reasons someone may need a larger tractor. There is a thread on here about "how many hp per acre" or something like that. Some people have really large tractors for very little land, and some people have very small tractors for a lot of land.

I totally agree. When I bought my M9540 I posted a thread about the tractor with several pics for informational purposes. I also described my uses of the tractor and the decision process to buy that model. I got a couple responses indicating they couldn't understand why I needed that size tractor for no more AG use than I had. Also got responses attempting to justify smaller tractors to do the work I do with lavish stories of the work that can be accomplished with the smaller L series. Preaching to the choir. I had just sold my L series because it could not do the work I needed done without severely over working the tractor and shortening it's lifespan.

I maintain 178 acres but that had nothing to do with my tractor size choice. Of that 178 acres, 100 acres are cropland (that we rent out) and CRP land that needs very little maintenance. So I basically have 78 acres that requires consistant tractor maintenance. That has absolutely nothing to do with the size tractor I needed. What mattered was the tasks that I am required to do, not the number of acres it supports. Very good point Piston.

 

[case245]

I have 16 acres and own a 70 hp tractor like roger said and try pulling a 3 bottom plow with 40hp tractor and lifting whole trees 40 -50 foot long