My wife, and I had the first Kubota tractor imported into the U.S. in 1971. We used it on our Christmas tree farm to rototill, and to haul a spray tank around. Also I used it to haul logs out of the woods when I thinned a eighteen acre parcel on our property. Representitives came clear from Japan once to see how our tractor was holding up, and if we had any suggestions about improving it. As far as the tractor we had no problems with it except the charging system was very bad , and it would not start most of the time. I don't now how many times I draged that tractor up and down the road trying to get it to start. Once it started it was a great tractor.
Hi Charley and Sarah I have bought an L4600 second hand in Australia. Here, they all come with "industrial" style tires: useless on steep land. Your tires should be 8.3-16 at the front and 14.9-24 at the rear. If that is the case can you be so kind to tell me the size of you rims: it is stamped on it along the outside and powder coated over. To switch my tires from Industrial to Agricultural I need new rims too because industrial tire are much wider . Kubota does NOT want to tell me the size of the rims , but is very happy to sell me the rim for 3x price compared to aftermarket ! Very capable machine btw!
Bought my first tractor from Springfield tractor, then a Cub Cadet from out of town in Illinois, then a my next one was from Hendrix Machinery, a M5040 when they came out and still have it. Looking to buy a 3901 so I can easily transport it for working. Great video and awesome tractor. :)
If you have plans to get one - before that email me - I have a lot of info on what should be done before you even start using it. Like reinforcing buckets and grinding joints etcetera. You may save some big money I generally lost on fixing hoses and Anyhow before you buy one email to me
From Australia, Loved your review but I have bad OCD and my heart nearly stopped when you cleaned the oil hose on your dress, LOL. Also tractors are dear as poison over here, I have a BX23s cost me $33,000.00 in 2018.
If I was a Kubota dealer I think I would give you a tractor with all the attachments they make. Great review. I have a New Holland but only because I can't afford Kubota. "Suspension" lol.
Don't worry about grease nipples in the the link arms (the arms for lifting stuff at the back 3 point linkage) and the top link just take pin out and lightly grease every now and again they are usually case hardened meaning they have a very hard surface so shouldn't wear much at all I have some over 60 year old and never been greased just about wearing out now
Pft 90 hours... We have 600 on one of ours and 1000 on the other, that said they've been around a few years! Great video, I was eyeing up some of your attachments in the catio videos
Henrys Workshop Wow that's a lot of hours lol yeah we just got ours about a year and a half ago. What models do you have? And thank you. We have the bucket, grapple, forks, auger, and box blade so far.
We use ours for mowing so they got a lot of hours especially in the summer. We have a New Holland, not sure if theyre about in the states and an Iseki, the Iseki is a smaller dedicated mower with an hydraulic tipper for grass collection, the New Holland is bigger, around 30-35hp if I remember correctly
Just stumbled onto your channel. Very nice stuff. Nice tractor, but I don't think 3-point hitch ever has grease fittings, I think that's standard. Probably back of the machine, greased will just collect too much dirt. Three point hitch bars don't cost that much. I have an old ford 641. I think 2 lower bars cost about $80 pair. Good luck!
Okay I love the video on the tractor. We bought the same one and now are waiting on the grapple to come in. I just have to ask where your husband found his tshirt??? I need this for my husband!
Hi, My wife and I are in kind of a similar situation to you, with regards to the property and lifestyle. We are tossing up between a new JD 3036E and a Kubota L3800 [The dealer has tempted us with the L4600 also]. Can you tell me, Which John Deere model where you considering? Cheers, Shayne
Hi - Nice review thanks. Can I ask how much land do you have and are you happy with this size tractor? Would you go bigger or smaller for any reason if you had your choice now?
+Jay Pop Thanks Jay. We have about 12 acres, but most of it is heavily wooded... so we only mow about 1/2 acre or so on our old riding lawn mower. Overall we're happy with the size, but there's times when dealing with trees/logs that a bigger tractor would be nice. Like a few months ago we were cleaning up someone's oak tree and there were 8 foot sections 36" diameter and we had to drag those instead of lifting. Good luck with your purchase.
Listen to Charlie, you don't want a suspension system. With a heavy load in the high lift, you'd experience more sway that would scare the heck out of you. The center of gravity would be constantly changing more than it does now, and that can create a disaster.
We mow lease roads with a Kubota. Don't ask me what model or horsepower. All I know is that it has a cab on it and the cab is air conditioned. Sorry Charley. I guess you are too strong to be a tractor operator.
Ted Alexander Ahh nice. Our next model will have an ac cab because I'm not spoiled enough ;-) Just kidding. And yupp, I can only operate a chainsaw when milling (and not having to support the weight lol). Poor Charwey.
Excuse me for pondering this point...but what in the hell does storage for CZcams recording devices have to do with what a tractor is meant to be used for?? A tractor (no matter the size) is a TOOL...to be used to do WORK...NOT make YT videos from!!!
Storage for straps, gloves, sunglasses, bug spray, cell phone, etc would be nice. There is space that could be allotted for storage, and more storage is generally a good thing.
If you want to get more info or tip on your new Kubota talk to Paul Short. He in my opinion is the KING of Kubota's, he owns & uses two of them. And modify s as needed also. I think you will really like & enjoy his CZcams channel czcams.com/video/IToelgepGRo/video.html I will also send him a message about your CZcams channel. PS....I likes your review & I subscribed to you a while back.
Bill Longland So funny you said that -- I actually just found and subbed to his channel today. Yes, he seems to really know about their tractors and I'm looking forward to seeing more of his videos. Thanks for sharing, though -- really appreciate it. And thank you for your support with our channel. Great to hear from you, Bill.
Awesome little review. Need more like this from regular folk instead of professional tractor workers.
I have a L4600. I absolutely beat the crap out of it and I can say with a lot of confidence it’s a small tank. Good tractor all around.
My exact situation. 1969 Leyland tractor. Love the little old tractor but 2 hours work, 3 days maintenance. Thanks guys.
My wife, and I had the first Kubota tractor imported into the U.S. in 1971. We used it on our Christmas tree farm to rototill, and to haul a spray tank around. Also I used it to haul logs out of the woods when I thinned a eighteen acre parcel on our property. Representitives came clear from Japan once to see how our tractor was holding up, and if we had any suggestions about improving it. As far as the tractor we had no problems with it except the charging system was very bad , and it would not start most of the time. I don't now how many times I draged that tractor up and down the road trying to get it to start. Once it started it was a great tractor.
thanks for 10 minutes of my life back. can you give me about another 40 years?
It's in the mail
Love that southern Belle accent, wish we had those up here in Canada
And the same for here in Australia! She's a cutie!
Sehr gute Ehefrau die mit Herz bei der Sache ist und ein guter Traktor...Du mußt ein sehr glücklicher Mann sein, lacht! Auf jeden Fall Daumen hoch!
+Frank Sweets Vielen dank. Ja, wir lieben den traktor. :-) ...with help from Google Translate.
I am all the way in Jamaica and I enjoyed this video. I love the unity and the tractor. Thanks for this great review.
+Lincoln Crooks love to hear that Lincoln thanks so much 😊
You kids take care of your new Kubota and it will last you a long long time good luck with the new tractor.
Cute video. Thanks . This was actually helpful. Just came back from kubota dealership
So glad to hear that, thanks.
Hi Charley and Sarah I have bought an L4600 second hand in Australia. Here, they all come with "industrial" style tires: useless on steep land. Your tires should be 8.3-16 at the front and 14.9-24 at the rear. If that is the case can you be so kind to tell me the size of you rims: it is stamped on it along the outside and powder coated over. To switch my tires from Industrial to Agricultural I need new rims too because industrial tire are much wider . Kubota does NOT want to tell me the size of the rims , but is very happy to sell me the rim for 3x price compared to aftermarket !
Very capable machine btw!
Bought my first tractor from Springfield tractor, then a Cub Cadet from out of town in Illinois, then a my next one was from Hendrix Machinery, a M5040 when they came out and still have it. Looking to buy a 3901 so I can easily transport it for working. Great video and awesome tractor. :)
+JAMRV kids Wow that's awesome, small world too. And thank you :-)
I really enjoyed this review and it was helpful. You two are a cute couple and she's a doll. God Bless.
+Benny Blair That's really sweet of you -- thank you. Glad you found it helpful :-)
Very nice review. I have L45, with a backhoe. And thank you for the "tar" explanation
Ah, awesome. A backhoe would be useful, but we haven't made that jump just yet. And thank you :-)
If you have plans to get one - before that email me - I have a lot of info on what should be done before you even start using it.
Like reinforcing buckets and grinding joints etcetera. You may save some big money I generally lost on fixing hoses and
Anyhow before you buy one email to me
Great review. Well done. I enjoyed your operational experience with the tractor.
Thanks Bruce, glad it was helpful. :-)
I asked about your tractor. Thanks so much for the review. It was very helpful. Love your channel. Keep the videos coming!
Paul M Hey there Paul, really glad you found it helpful. Sorry it took longer than expected. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement :-)
From Australia, Loved your review but I have bad OCD and my heart nearly stopped when you cleaned the oil hose on your dress, LOL.
Also tractors are dear as poison over here, I have a BX23s cost me $33,000.00 in 2018.
Great review, very helpful!
If I was a Kubota dealer I think I would give you a tractor with all the attachments they make. Great review. I have a New Holland but only because I can't afford Kubota. "Suspension" lol.
thats a smart pretty gal you have there buddy dont let het get away he he
You're better off not doing the rocking motion with your foot just remember your toes to go forward your heel to go back so much easier
Id buy one for playing with if i had some land!it looks fun!!
BCdesign Thanks, Barry. Appreciate you watching :-)
Don't worry about grease nipples in the the link arms (the arms for lifting stuff at the back 3 point linkage) and the top link just take pin out and lightly grease every now and again they are usually case hardened meaning they have a very hard surface so shouldn't wear much at all I have some over 60 year old and never been greased just about wearing out now
+Daniel Orritt Well that's good to hear, thanks.
Pft 90 hours... We have 600 on one of ours and 1000 on the other, that said they've been around a few years! Great video, I was eyeing up some of your attachments in the catio videos
Henrys Workshop Wow that's a lot of hours lol yeah we just got ours about a year and a half ago. What models do you have? And thank you. We have the bucket, grapple, forks, auger, and box blade so far.
We use ours for mowing so they got a lot of hours especially in the summer. We have a New Holland, not sure if theyre about in the states and an Iseki, the Iseki is a smaller dedicated mower with an hydraulic tipper for grass collection, the New Holland is bigger, around 30-35hp if I remember correctly
Henrys Workshop Ah gotcha, that makes sense. Mowing is something we have very little of thanks to all the woods.
I would rather woods than lawn :(
Me too. We only have 1/4 acre of grass and I'm trying to replace it with flowers lol.
Just stumbled onto your channel. Very nice stuff.
Nice tractor, but I don't think 3-point hitch ever has grease fittings, I think that's standard.
Probably back of the machine, greased will just collect too much dirt.
Three point hitch bars don't cost that much. I have an old ford 641. I think 2 lower bars cost about $80 pair.
Good luck!
They do have side by side pedal for forward and reverse
Okay I love the video on the tractor. We bought the same one and now are waiting on the grapple to come in. I just have to ask where your husband found his tshirt??? I need this for my husband!
those are called hime joints on the 3 point hitch they dont take grease fittings bro.
Good review of your tractor.
Dave Gatton Thanks Dave, appreciate you watching.
Very nice review!
Summers Woodworking Thanks Brian.
Good video. But it’s called a HYDRO STATIC Transmission. Haha.
Hi, My wife and I are in kind of a similar situation to you, with regards to the property and lifestyle. We are tossing up between a new JD 3036E and a Kubota L3800 [The dealer has tempted us with the L4600 also]. Can you tell me, Which John Deere model where you considering? Cheers, Shayne
Hi - Nice review thanks. Can I ask how much land do you have and are you happy with this size tractor? Would you go bigger or smaller for any reason if you had your choice now?
+Jay Pop Thanks Jay. We have about 12 acres, but most of it is heavily wooded... so we only mow about 1/2 acre or so on our old riding lawn mower. Overall we're happy with the size, but there's times when dealing with trees/logs that a bigger tractor would be nice. Like a few months ago we were cleaning up someone's oak tree and there were 8 foot sections 36" diameter and we had to drag those instead of lifting. Good luck with your purchase.
How’s the kubota running and operating after a few years?
It's still running as good as new.
And massey ferguson
Listen to Charlie, you don't want a suspension system. With a heavy load in the high lift, you'd experience more sway that would scare the heck out of you. The center of gravity would be constantly changing more than it does now, and that can create a disaster.
Ron Briz Ah, yeah... guess that makes sense. But I like my ideas, they make sense in my mind. Lol :-) Thanks for watching, Ron.
Slowvannah Farms As long as the voices don't start fighting with each other ;) Great review!
Making SawDust Hey now, don't judge ;-) And thank you.
We mow lease roads with a Kubota. Don't ask me what model or horsepower. All I know is that it has a cab on it and the cab is air conditioned. Sorry Charley. I guess you are too strong to be a tractor operator.
Ted Alexander Ahh nice. Our next model will have an ac cab because I'm not spoiled enough ;-) Just kidding. And yupp, I can only operate a chainsaw when milling (and not having to support the weight lol). Poor Charwey.
First video of y'alls I have seen. Your wife is cute as a button (meant with respect).
+Hank Dalton you're too sweet, thank you 😁
YOUNG MAN ,
NEED ANTI FREEZE IN THE REAR TIRES
you video nice
Keeper
Excuse me for pondering this point...but what in the hell does storage for CZcams recording devices have to do with what a tractor is meant to be used for?? A tractor (no matter the size) is a TOOL...to be used to do WORK...NOT make YT videos from!!!
Storage for straps, gloves, sunglasses, bug spray, cell phone, etc would be nice. There is space that could be allotted for storage, and more storage is generally a good thing.
If you want to get more info or tip on your new Kubota talk to Paul Short. He in my opinion is the KING of Kubota's, he owns & uses two of them. And modify s as needed also. I think you will really like & enjoy his CZcams channel czcams.com/video/IToelgepGRo/video.html
I will also send him a message about your CZcams channel.
PS....I likes your review & I subscribed to you a while back.
Bill Longland So funny you said that -- I actually just found and subbed to his channel today. Yes, he seems to really know about their tractors and I'm looking forward to seeing more of his videos. Thanks for sharing, though -- really appreciate it. And thank you for your support with our channel. Great to hear from you, Bill.