Dump Trailer and TLB recommendations......

Good, I am glad to hear you have a WDH and tongue weight scale. I like to have the proper tongue weight for the load. I made my own tongue weight scale. I have been wanting to make a video of it and put it on youtube but it has been windy the past couple of weeks and it would mess up the audio.

 

Curious to hear if anyone has any thoughts on this one.. 11 years old.. kind of low hours at 670... Looks like it sat outside that whole time.. Looks like it got traded in to a dealer.. Probably overpriced.. Just wondering if its out of the reasonable range to negotiate down or if I should just let it pass..

2005 Kubota L48/BT1100 Loader Backhoe 4X4 Delivery Available

 

Mines about a 2005, much cleaner kind of lives in the barn.. about same number of hours.. I can't enlarge rest of pics.. mines a 50 hp mx 5000.. ktac (Kubota insurance) clues it without the attachments at 18k.. too bad you didn't get Gasifier his looked nicer.. having sold his he might have some insights!

 

stuckinthemuck . I have been looking around myself for a Kubota TLB. Watching what they go for, or not. I won't be buying until I sell my John Deere 210C, and that is only if I get my price for it.

I've seen that L48 on Craigslist. That is not a bad price. I am also looking at a couple L39s. Unfortunately you can't get them with Ag tires. And that is what I would like. But the TLB series Kubota are built stronger and they have a better front lift capacity than a comparable size Ag tractor. It is tough to get one machine that has everything you want.

How long would the dump trailer be you are thinking of buying?

 

You can see the rest of the pics if you hit the link to the craigslist ad.. I guess that price may not be too bad with the attachments.. I just can't get past someone leaving it outside.. Makes me wonder if it was neglected in other ways... I guess not everyone has a barn/garage in which to put all their toys/tools...

 

I'm actually a fan of the industrial tires... I supposed I might change my mind when I get one but for now, I like the sort of hybrid between the turf tires and industrial tires.. I was thinking about getting a 7x16 dump trailer rated for 14k... I imagine the trailer itself would weigh in at 4k... At this point, i guess I'm not in love with any single idea.. Been also looking at the smaller John Deere 3038 as recommended earlier in this thread..... Need the money tree that I planted in the back yard to start leafing out so I can pull the trigger on something!!!

 

The industrial tires are nice, until you get into wet soil or the right consistency snow. The lugs fill up faster and you just start spinning. You can pull yourself out with your backhoe and use your bucket to "push" yourself back and out, but if trying to do a lot of loader work your production goes way down.

As far as chains go, the L35 I had I read would not take chains on the rear. Backhoe frame too close to tires. Not sure if L48 is the same or not. Chains are also expensive.

Best thing to do is wait until it is dryer, but I have a lot of "lower " areas on the property and want to get the work done. I also like to cut wood in the winter. The difference in what you can go through with Ag tires in both situations is a real big difference.

 

I hear ya on storage.. tractor went in garage 1 winter wife I was like look tractors more valuable THAN MY CAR..

yup chains on back of mine were 660 dollars.. expensive yes! worth it to me YES... I also have studded snows.. it's my driveway really.. 300 yards down hill 150 yards culvert flat spot 300 yards back up hill.. give or take.. some spots steep 10% grade..

I figure it's price I pay for privacy... less 5 miles to interstate exit.. 22 acres.. neighbors (2) have farms which abut property.. close enough to town to work shop there.. far enough to not have to deal with dumb people

 

If you order/buy a new tractor from Deere, just tell them it has to have R1's and they need to be loaded. It costs them little to nothing and this time of year they will work some good deals to hit year end target. Again, it is not a cadillac of tractors, but works well and I beat the crap out of it. I suggest working a deal on the aux hydraulics. While they are not equipped to run a splitter due to the hydraulic flow and cooling capacity, they come in handy with a hydrauilic top link etc.

 

interesting MasterMech I use r4s Dealer said the 4 in 2wd same impact on lawn as 3 but stiffer sidewall for loading heavier loads....

personally I am in 2wd until I get stuck then use 4 to get out.... my r4 are what I got chains for... oh when blowing backwards.. in 4wd.. otherwise always need to lock rear diff.

 

Rental center???
Strange that both the bucket and loader cylinders are faded beyond the frame, and differently faded from each other.

 

I can't see that being a rental center "one owner" machine that is nearly 12 years old with only 640 hours in it. The low hours is what makes it attractive. Might take a drive to look at it.

 

Yeah, that's true. Check it out, 640 hours is nothing!

 

I think they cylinders on the loaders on Kubota are powdercoated so the would explain the difference in color. One think I think it has going for it is it is not all beat up. Most of the time the sheet metal on a TLB will be all beat up. I don't like how the hoses going to the BH looked. They look like they will need replacing in the near future. The front tires look they are showing some wear but not bad for a machine that size with 600 hours. If that is the original rubber that tells me guy was not hard on and spinning the tires all the time. If you got it and wanted to take the time you could make the paint on it look like new. The plastic could also be made to look new. Since it has a 4 in 1 bucket it probably has a 3rd function on the loader.

I just noticed it looks like it is in Florida and you are in Vermont.

 

Not sure what the extended list of uses is for this rig but have you considered either a flat bed dump with sides or a tilt equipment trailer that you can put sides on when needed? I have a 6x12 dump that I haul my 30 hp tractor around in. It works but dump trailers are a PITA for equipment IMO. Granted my tractor barely fits in my trailer but you are talking about much bigger machines in not much bigger a trailer.