[AT] My New Toy

[Grant Brians]

I have feedback about Kubota current tractors. Lots of them are sold for the 
Strawberries over in Watsonville area. I am now using one for row crop 
activities as well, thanks to a friend having one that we are currently 
using. Kubota builds expensive tractors that do not stand up to abuse. They 
do work well and are well built, but seriously underweight and need careful 
use.
    An example is that we went to hook up the transplanter and it would only 
lift the unit a foot up, not enough to use. On the Oliver Super 77 or New 
Holland 6610S, The unit will lift three feet.... Additionally, to get twp 
remotes on this tractor, you have to buy an additional package at extra 
cost! Also, the price of the Kubotas are higher than competing "American" 
tractor companies such as New Holland, John Deere (the only actual domestic 
wheel tractor company). They are highly thought of for light duty use. 
Personally I would not consider purchasing a current Kubota unless there was 
a "deal!"
        Grant Brians
        Hollister, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] My New Toy


> On the subject of Asian built tractors, has anyone seen the 100+ HP 
> tractors Kubota is building now?  I had to go to a former AC now Kubota 
> dealer the other day to pick up a gasket and he had some on the  yard.  I 
> had no clue they were building 100 HP farm tractors.  If they run as good 
> as they look they are ok.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 4:22 PM
> Subject: [AT] My New Toy
>
>
>
> Larry you pretty well covered the reasons for the bucket being so far
> forward.  Higher and further reach.  And you are correct in that with the
> load so far forward the rear wheels have less traction.  That is why 4 
> wheel
> drive is so nice,  you can still move. The industrial tires are somewhat 
> of
> a trade off between mud traction and floatation but they are heavier and
> wider than the normal R1 farm tread, plus more costly.
>
> So far we are really happy with the Kioti DK55.
>
> H. L.
>
>
> On 7/4/2006 9:32:58 AM, Larry D. Goss (rlgoss at evansville.net) wrote: > OK, 
> H
> L. And all you other experts I have a question -- why do > manufacturers
> place the bucket of their FEL so far out in front of the > front wheels?
> Kioti > isn't alone in doing this, and I am curious about > it. Placing 
> the
> bucket that far forward makes the mechanical advantage > "wrong" for good
> traction with a loaded bucket, so you have to have more > counterbalance
> weight than if the whole thing was close-coupled. > Obviously, you can get 
> a
> higher dump height and more reach with the > bucket to get a load over the
> middle of a pickup truck bed, but is there > some other reason for 
> designing
> them the way they do? > > Larry > > -----Original Message----- > From:
> at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com > [mailto:at-bounces at lists
> antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Charlie hill > Sent: Tuesday, July 04,
> 2006 8:24 AM > To: Antique tractor email discussion group > Subject: Re:
> [AT] My New Toy > > I hear you H.L.! That thing is cool and it's > almost 
> AC
> orange. LOL
>
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