rental property

[dirtlover]

i have approx 100 rental properties that require periodic maintenance. such as new water line, sewer line, grading work, tree cutting, driveway gravel, etc. i also am in the process of landscapings new home and building some ministorage units etc. i have been looking at kubota and johndeer tractors. i like the L35 and L48. i probably don't need that large of a tractor, but i would like to have the power to dig rocks or whatever and do it quickly. any suggestions. the price i got on the L48 is 36,600 and the L35 is 32,000. it seems the L48 is worth the difference /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[littlediesel]

Dirtlover,

I also have several rental properties and own 6 pieces of Kubota equipment for general maintenance chores.

I previously owned a B21 TLB and traded it for a L35 TLB because the machine was just too small for the duties you described in your post.

The L35 is one great machine!! It has never failed me for any task I needed to do. The reason I chose the L35 because it was powerful enough to do anything i needed and still small enough to tow behind my 1/2 ton F150 pickup truck. The max I can comfortably tow with my truck is about 8000 lbs (6000 lbs for the L35 TLB and 2000 lbs for the trailer).

After saying all these great things about the L35, I went and purchased a new Kubota KX61 mini-excavator. Once you start using these excavators you will never want to use a TLB again. I love this machine. Since purchasing the excavator the L35 has been used only for loader work.
I also find myself using the excavator for typical chores you would typically use a loader.

If you only want one machine the L35 is a great choice. Also, you may want to consider the new L39 TLB (replacing the L35) coming out in January 2005. The machine is sized between the L35 and L48 that is priced near the L35 price. It looks almost exactly like the John Deere 110 TLB.

If I were in the market looking for a new TLB, I would wait for the new L39

Good luck,
Jon