...or you'd be arse over teakettle and thankful your ROPS held up and you didn't get crushed under it. One thing I've learned and that is, with no actual suspension to absorb the 'tilt', it don't take a lot to roll it over. Both mine have plenty of lift and curl power and I've never felt it was lacking at all and that applies to all the Kubota's I've owned and I'm on my 10th and 11th Kubota's.Same here with my little L4400. There is little doubt that the loader capacity exceeds the limits of the tractor itself. The sawmill I lifted exceeded the published capacity of the loader and was a good two feet or more in front of the bucket pins. The loader handled the load fine. The tractor did not. As mentioned, more rear ballast would have helped that aspect. The point being, I see no issues with this tractor’s loader capacity at all. If it had significantly more real loader capacity the primary result would be a broken tractor.
I have been looking for a larger tractor to replace or go with my Kubota L4400 4wd. The L4400 is 45 hp and is a good machine but it is very light weight. I need something heavier and with substantially more loader capacity. I'm looking for a used pre-emissions tractor with no computer. I'm looking in the 60-70 hp range. My ideal machine is a Kubota M6040 or M7040. Needs to be 4wd. But these are hard to find and as everyone knows these pre-emissions tractors are EXPENSIVE right now. I looked at a M7040 with 1800 hours on it. Beat up. Bent exhaust pipe. One of the front wheels and tires was new which makes me wonder what happened to it. Otherwise it was solid. Drove and functioned well. No obvious leaks etc. $28,500! And searching the web that's consistent with what else is out there. I've made a casual offer of $22,000 but haven't heard back. Can't imagine he'll get anywhere close. But it has been sitting there a while.
So, I need to broaden my horizons. That would primarily mean John Deere or other popular brand with good local dealer support. But I don't know anything about brands other than Kubota. I would prefer a mechanical shuttle shift. Would consider hydraulic shuttle shift. No hydro. What would the JD equivalent of a Kubota M6040 or M7040 be? Any thoughts or recommendations appreciated.
Critical on a little tractor like mine. Wish I had wheel weights to.Interesting comment about filling tires, something that is popular that I never do.
Yes, that is an interesting comment that filling the tires is necessary to use his loader.Interesting comment about filling tires, something that is popular that I never do.
My last tractor was about that age when I started replacing rims, and to the best of my knowledge they were never loaded. I had to have a major hole in one of the rears patched and replaced the two fronts due to rust.Filling rears is cheap and easy. Mine came from the dealer filled. I did not know it. When I went to fill them myself I got drenched. Unfortunately I think mine have calcium carbonate ( or whatever it is) in them. I would have opted for something else. But, the tractor is pushing 20 years old and no problems.