Buying Advice L2800 / L3000 / L3130 need fast advice!!

[CostaRica]

Hello, I have a L3000DT+FEL with 160 hrs (year 2001 or 2002?), wich works excelent to my needs (horse ranch), I have an offer of $16000 for it on next monday, if I sell it, I need another tractor as soon as possible (I live in Costa Rica, so I buy in the US and aprox. 2 weeks later is here). I saw another L3000 DT with 400hrs for $10500, an L2800 with 9 hrs for $15500, and an L3130GST with 126 hrs for $17900, all with FEL. This prices I can lower a bit maybe, and I have to add like $1500-$2000 for freights and taxes, etc.
My dilema:
L3000---> 27.5 / 32.1 HP ; 2425 lbs. Manual.
L2800---> 24 / 29 HP ; 2536 lbs. Manual
L3130---> 25.5 / 32.1 HP ; 3260 lbs. GST.
The weight/HP ratio of the L3000 has being more than adecuate for me, the L2800 w/HP is a little lower and the PTO HP is considerably lower, and the one that I would like, the L3130 GST, has about the same HP but weights almost 1000 lbs. more that the L3000. Do you guys think I will feel the difference in weight/HP operating the L3000 / L3130, more 'cause most of what I use the tractor for is pulling heavy trailers (manure and green grass).
And my idea for selling my beloved L3000 is for upgrading model year without spending much $$$.
Thanks.

 

[RoyJackson]

Seriously...you like the tractor you have...so, why sell?

Keep your L3000DT

 

[CostaRica]

I will sell to upgrade on HP or on model-year; and next year, I probably won't get that much $$ for my L3000DT., and that L3130 looks very tempting...

 

[CostaRica]

Any one else with opinions please...... I have to make a desicion this weekend......
Thanks.

 

[v8dave]

You are happy with what you have. Is it worth the chances of going wrong to change? In my life I have learned to pass on these types of decisions. I have regretted every decision I've made quickly under pressure.

Roy is right. Keep what you have.

 

[art]

The 3130's additional weight would be an advantage to you for stability on hills as well as could be used to pull additional weight. The Deluxe series Kubota are easier to drive and have a larger amount of accesories available to make more tasks easier. The glideshift transmission is a nice option you will enjoy as it makes changing gears effortless in either direction. The 2800-3000 are the basic line of Kubota tractors and are great tractors for the price but they do limit some attachments such as mid mowers and front snowblowers which I know you have no need for or at least hope you don't! We have our Feb warm weather trip planned to visit your country and my wife would die or shoot me if it snowed while we were there!

 

[smittyd3]

I have a L3130 GST, Fel, Loader tires with 86 hours on it.

The price for the L3130 GST with 126 hours is about 2K too much.

 

[Bob_Young]

CostaRica:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

...From someone who hasn't always heeded that advice and wishes he had.
Bob

 

[CostaRica]

Hello all, I got a price quote from a KY dealer on a brand new
L3400DT with loader for $14800, so I'm just a call away from getting that one, wich is about the same specs. as my L3000 DT, but with a little more HP, and newer looks. Thanks everyone for their opinions, I understand what you say with that if its working, I should keep it, and for me it is hard to sell my tractor, but I allready gave my word to the man interested in it, so by now, I need a good replacement, hopefully this L3400 will be it.......
And, for "ART", dont worry about the feb. snow here, the only place I have seen it here is at the Discovery channel.
Thanks again all of you, and more opinions are still wellcome.....