Kubota L4400 4x4 manual trans change to hydrostatic

[4570Man]

"It's certinly possible" That is all this old tractor driver, tree farm owner, near 20 year Kubota owner and a 5 clan Scott asked to know.

You do not need to know my budget, because that is my business not your business, ever, period.

Never mistake a Scott for not havng money to spend, they are by heritage, very careful when it comes to actually spending any money. We are thrifty.

The whole point of this thread was clearly budget oriented. If you’ve got so much money go buy a new tractor and a new backhoe to fit it. Actually even if you’re poor do that anyway because it will be cheaper than converting yours.

 

[MTGreen]

"It's certinly possible" That is all this old tractor driver, tree farm owner, near 20 year Kubota owner and a 5 clan Scott asked to know.

You do not need to know my budget, because that is my business not your business, ever, period.

Never mistake a Scott for not havng money to spend, they are by heritage, very careful when it comes to actually spending any money. We are thrifty.

Reading through the thread nobody asked your budget although I think most people would think that that piece of information would be a perfectly reasonable thing provide when asking for assistance with a cost savings related issue

 

[mikester]

This advice always seems to ring true

"You can do anything you want, it just might cost more and take a little longer"

If you have a lot of time on your hands and money burning a hole in your pocket then yes you can convert your manual tranny into HST.

 

[SDT]

Can an old 06 L4400 be changed out from a manual transmission to a new style hydrostatic transmission?

A prior spinal cord injury, is acting up as I get older, imagine that, the manual clutch is more difficult to use for all day loading/unloading operations due to.... Timber cutters are coming in 6 months.

I checked the new 50 Hp and they will not fit the barn door frames, or about half of my tractor implements, like my 3 point hitch $6k back hoe.

So it is a new barn or barn face and several new implements VS maybe a tranny change out and keep the other stuff as is. Not to mention the catalytic converter crapola mess. Forgot the old has 900 hours on it and I own a tree farm.

Many, many things can be done with enough money and/or time but this endeavor is neither practical nor cost effective.

 

[nybirdman]

Or find an HST tractor that your back-hoe fits.Sell yours less back-hoe.Make take a different sub-frame but cheaper than a conversion.

 

[jeff9366]

I'm sure it's possible with plenty of money. But at what point is it worth it versus just getting another tractor?

For starters, you'll need at least the HST assembly and the middle transmission housing for the HST model, that alone is $10,700 for the HST and $1,200 for the middle case accordingly to Messicks. Then you all the little things like pedal linkages, input/output shafts, PTO input shats, damper plate. Probably another $5k to 7k?

Also, it's not uncommon for the range gears to be different on an HST compared to the Gear model. That only adds to the cost.

I'm guessing 20 to $25k in parts, not counting labor and that's just if there is everything you need still available.

The OP will also need the hydraulic motor(s) to drive the wheels and quite likely a main hydraulic pumo with increased capacity. Add another $3,000 for parts (guesstimate), plus labor.

 

[cathy liebchen]

This conversion is never going to happen