Price Check L3301

jlsmith1000 · Mar 24, 2020

Hiyas,

My archery club owns an L3301 (2016 I believe) and a few weeks ago an embankment collapsed under the tractor and it rolled on it's side while running. Repair estimate from the Kubota dealer was nearly as much as buying a new tractor as they indicated it needs a new engine, new steering column, plus labor.

That being the case, we bought a new L3301 on Monday because one of the other local dealers made us an offer we couldn't refuse and frankly, we really like the dealer and the whole experience was great (as a side note)

They also mentioned they might be interested in purchasing the older tractor, and we have a club member, and friend of a club member who is also interested.

Tractor only had 185 hours on, loader is fine, tires.wheels, pretty much everything other than a dent in the left rear fender, the engine and the steering column.

My question is, what is a reasonable price for that as it sits? I did confirm the engine isn't seized.

Jeff

s219 · Mar 24, 2020

Is it gear or HST? What type of tires? Pin on bucket or quick-attach? These all figure into the price quite significantly.

I would have swapped the loader from old to new, plus tires and wheels too. Those are all separate options on a new tractor and no need to duplicate in a situation like this if you already owned that stuff.

If the loader is in good shape, it's worth probably $3200-3500 all by itself. More if it has quick-attach.

jlsmith1000 · Mar 24, 2020

HST, current tires are r4 but we're going to swap them for the turf tires/wheels. The loader is quick attach. Tractor super light use only 185 hours so the loader is in great shape.

airbiscuit · Mar 24, 2020

I would say work backwards. What would it cost to rebuild the engine or replace with a salvage engine? Subtract that from $14k.

lennyzx11 · Mar 25, 2020

I would be hesitant to just arbitrarily say it needed an engine from tipping onto its side unless allowed to just sit there and run for an extended period.
That engine is pretty tough.

I would find out what dealer offers and then allow club members to match that price.

tradosaurus · Mar 25, 2020

jlsmith1000 said:
HST, current tires are r4 but we're going to swap them for the turf tires/wheels. The loader is quick attach. Tractor super light use only 185 hours so the loader is in great shape.

I thought R4 were the turf tires? Did you mean swap them for the Ag (R1) tires?

jlsmith1000 · Mar 25, 2020

The tractor that got totaled has the r4 tires. The tractor we just bought has ag tires we're going to swap the ags to the old tractor and put the r4 on the new tractor.