Recent content by lemontwist

My L3200 with about 10 hours on it has a slightly jerky 3-point raising slowly with a heavy attachment (land plane) on it. Not enough to shake the tractor much, but the implement does not raise smoothly when going up as slow as possible. Go up a bit faster, smooth as can be. If I hadn't read...

The Grand L's also seem to have a better suspension seat as well. I was able to tighten up my l3200 seat so it works with my 270#, but it's adjusted pretty tight.

I'm 6' 5" and the L3200 (same as L3800) fits fine with the seat all the way back (just like every car/truck I ever drove). No space problems operating it, but I'm sure the larger framed tractors would have more room.

Getting the backhoe (BH77) off is pretty easy. A fairly simple dance of the bucket on the ground and the stabilizers to lift it out of it's 'cradle'. The description in the manual is harder to read than it is to do. The downside is that you then have to put on all the 3-point hitch parts...

those are some wicked looking ag tires on that thing :cool:

The lever should stay all the way forward when it is in float mode otherwise it returns to center. It sounds as if the detent may not be working properly if float works but the lever won't stay there on it's own.

The hydraulic system is a loop. The fluid flows thru each valve, then back into the reservoir. So all you need to do is cycle the cylinders to their full extent a few times and the air should be purged.

I'd check with Barlow Equipment in Kentucky. I was amazed at the difference in price between them and the local dealers, even with shippping costs. I think my local dealer is used to having a monopoly, so didn't discount much at all. In my shopping, Kubota was more costly, but not as much as I...

Well, I've been looking/researching for a few years now. Reading this and other forums, visiting dealers, and talking to other tractor owners. I have 10+ acres of mostly woods, with over a half mile of drive/private gravel road that gets pretty beat up when it gets wet. I've been fixing the...

Marvin from Barlow Equipment just brought me a new toy! :D L3200 HST with Loader, Backhoe, Grading scraper and WR Long grapple, along with a 20' trailer to haul it all. Much fun/work awaits, including the tractor barn.