How good an idea is buying this L3250 with LA650 loader and Woods Groundbreaker 6500 three point PTO backhoe? The meter says 1555 hours. The front ag tires are so worn the lugs are no longer present on the centerline. The rear tires look replaced and still have some mold flashing. Would we guess the hour meter is on its first time around, or second or more? It’s got just a little rust on spots that got stressed and paint worn off around where one’s feet go. Both tractor and backhoe seats are shot. The fuel cap is missing, with baggies and rubber bands instead. It’s at a Kubota dealer in Delaware, who’s asking $9000 for it and says that other than needing a new seat, and having a little oil seepage that does not require fixing, everything checks out on it. I’m contemplating offering the asking price if they’ll add a new seat and new front tires, and working from there. I don’t need financing.
I’m not certain what is standard on an L3250 and there are NONE listed at TractorHouse.com. This one has 4WD, high/low range shifter near the fender, a forward-reverse column shifter to the left, a 4 speed column shifter to the right, and a ROPS. From what I can make out, the L3250 is a sturdy model built from ’89 to ‘91
Am I right to believe these are “shuttle shift”? Do these require clutching when shifting? Seems like the Internet has as many different explanations of how shifters operate as the dealer has tractors. Also, there’s a control I don’t understand, a big knob on a stout shaft that points rearward, coming through a vertical slot below the steering column, at about the same height as the pedals. It’s close to where the brake pedal latch is on my B6200 which also moves vertically, but this knob looks pretty serious for a brake pedal latch. The 2WD/4WD shifter, PTO shifter, and differential lock pedal are all accounted for. Anyone know what it is?
What I want the tractor for is snow removal on my long gravel driveway, which has a huge cup-de-sac such that I have to move snow a long distance to get rid of it and sometimes need to pile it high. And also for various things around the property, like moving gravel, some light digging, driving a PTO auger (100 fence posts last summer!), and running a landscape rake.
This would replace my B6200 4WD, which I bought for $5000 about 25 years ago at the dealer, and which has a dozer blade on it. They thought the hour meter had already been around at least once when I bought it. I had the shop fix stripped clutch splines and also a broken shifter lever within the last few years, and replaced the water pump myself and am replacing a broken alternator bracket as soon as the new one comes in. The dealer says it’s only worth $2500 or so and they don’t want to take it in trade.
I probably need to keep a tractor available for 10 to 20 more years. I’m fine with non-synchro manual transmissions with clutches.
I wouldn’t mind something heavier and less old, with better lift capacity on the 3 point for when I pull up small stumps with my ripper/subsoiler, and would LOVE to have the loader. The backhoe would be a nifty extra but I probably wouldn’t spend more than $2000 to add one (the dealer’s not interested in removing it and lowering the price).
So, does this sound like a good move? Or should I quietly bide my time and watch the used tractor market for something different?
I will post pics when I figure out how again....
I’m not certain what is standard on an L3250 and there are NONE listed at TractorHouse.com. This one has 4WD, high/low range shifter near the fender, a forward-reverse column shifter to the left, a 4 speed column shifter to the right, and a ROPS. From what I can make out, the L3250 is a sturdy model built from ’89 to ‘91
Am I right to believe these are “shuttle shift”? Do these require clutching when shifting? Seems like the Internet has as many different explanations of how shifters operate as the dealer has tractors. Also, there’s a control I don’t understand, a big knob on a stout shaft that points rearward, coming through a vertical slot below the steering column, at about the same height as the pedals. It’s close to where the brake pedal latch is on my B6200 which also moves vertically, but this knob looks pretty serious for a brake pedal latch. The 2WD/4WD shifter, PTO shifter, and differential lock pedal are all accounted for. Anyone know what it is?
What I want the tractor for is snow removal on my long gravel driveway, which has a huge cup-de-sac such that I have to move snow a long distance to get rid of it and sometimes need to pile it high. And also for various things around the property, like moving gravel, some light digging, driving a PTO auger (100 fence posts last summer!), and running a landscape rake.
This would replace my B6200 4WD, which I bought for $5000 about 25 years ago at the dealer, and which has a dozer blade on it. They thought the hour meter had already been around at least once when I bought it. I had the shop fix stripped clutch splines and also a broken shifter lever within the last few years, and replaced the water pump myself and am replacing a broken alternator bracket as soon as the new one comes in. The dealer says it’s only worth $2500 or so and they don’t want to take it in trade.
I probably need to keep a tractor available for 10 to 20 more years. I’m fine with non-synchro manual transmissions with clutches.
I wouldn’t mind something heavier and less old, with better lift capacity on the 3 point for when I pull up small stumps with my ripper/subsoiler, and would LOVE to have the loader. The backhoe would be a nifty extra but I probably wouldn’t spend more than $2000 to add one (the dealer’s not interested in removing it and lowering the price).
So, does this sound like a good move? Or should I quietly bide my time and watch the used tractor market for something different?
I will post pics when I figure out how again....
