Hi all. I'm new to the forum and new to tractor ownership. I figured I should join up after leveraging this site quite a bit during the research phase of tractor shopping. A lot of knowledge on this forum and I'll do my best to try and pay back to others what I've learned from this site already.
After months of research and agony over what to do, I finally pulled the trigger on a new L3301 HST last weekend. Its 4x4 with a LA525 loader. I also picked up a 5' Land Pride Shredder, and a 5' Armstrong Box Blade to get me started. Although I've rented and driven a few tractors of the years, this is my first to own.
So far, I've put a whopping 1.2 hours on it, but that's only because of the weather down here in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. As it starts to dry out, which it always does, I'll be spending more time in the seat of this tractor than I will my truck.
The HST whining noise certainly caught me off guard, but after learning its pretty common with HST transmissions, I'm over it now. I also had a little trouble with disconnecting the shredder (first time tractor owner), but finally figured it out. Other than, that I couldn't be happier and can't wait to start working on the honey-do list.
After months of research and agony over what to do, I finally pulled the trigger on a new L3301 HST last weekend. Its 4x4 with a LA525 loader. I also picked up a 5' Land Pride Shredder, and a 5' Armstrong Box Blade to get me started. Although I've rented and driven a few tractors of the years, this is my first to own.
So far, I've put a whopping 1.2 hours on it, but that's only because of the weather down here in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. As it starts to dry out, which it always does, I'll be spending more time in the seat of this tractor than I will my truck.
The HST whining noise certainly caught me off guard, but after learning its pretty common with HST transmissions, I'm over it now. I also had a little trouble with disconnecting the shredder (first time tractor owner), but finally figured it out. Other than, that I couldn't be happier and can't wait to start working on the honey-do list.
It will get better if/when you change your oil to a S-udt2 synthetic oil at about 200 hours. I find that the whine is less at a certain RPM , up in the range makes it seem better - could just be the engine noise drowning out the sound too.
