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I looked at the GL, but a bit out of my price range and more extras than I wanted. I really like the simplicity of the L3800 gear drive. Guess that's why they make em fancy or plain... :D

Doesn't sound too bad. Our old 3750 has a bit of blow by and blue smoke, same as it did 10 years ago. :D

I've had both and 2wd Kubotas are way too light in the front end for my needs. 4wd is a game changer! :D Sounds like a L4400 isn't large enough for the 8' shredder, but I bet it could handle the hay bales.

Hans, PM replied to. Just to be clear, my L3800 was used, but like new (14 hours) :D I saved $4k over the package deal w/trailer and box blade, wich I didn't really need. Nothing wrong with HST, our old L3750 has it and it's great for FEL work and tight mowing areas. But I prefer gear drive...

I was casually looking at tractors while getting parts for our old Kubota. Got the bug and bought a L3800, 4wd, FEL, gear drive, 14 hours and 5' mower for $16k. I love the thing and also prefer gear drive. Dang nice tractor!

Sounds like a safety switch, maybe the one under the seat?

Very nice repair work!

Lot of extra weight on that front end with a loader. ;)

Just a reminder folks, grease the front axle pivot points (mounts) often. If the front-end gets too sloppy (like the broken one above), stuff is goin to wear out, break and/or fly apart. I just spent over $1000 on our L3750 because of this problem.

Guess I'm old fashion. I went with a standard gear drive on my new L3800 and love it. Our old 3750 has a shuttle though and it works good.

LOL What flavor am I lookin for?

I just found out my new 3800 has fluid in the tires.:eek: :cool: Now I need to call the dealer and find out what they put in there.

Waltz, sounds like you should have bought a Grand L model. Larger and more ergonomic cockpit, tilt wheel, etc (can't remember all the extras). But of course it cost more money. There are better tractors, but the L3800 is hard to beat for it's price.

Gotcha, I believe my newer 3800 has the sealed tube. Unlike the old 3750...

I guess you're talking about where the shaft attaches to the transmission? My trouble was at the front-end. If you'll remove the shaft cover, it's easy to see what's goin on. Assuming yours has a cover like mine?

I didn't know about them. Looks like a great place to check for used parts! Thanks for the info.

The PTO shaft that powers the front end. The splines were striped on the front of the shaft and the pinion gear. Had to replace shaft, splined couplers, ring & pinion gears, pinion bearings, pinion seal. Most of this wear was because the front end mounts were very worn and had no grease...

That could explain why our old 3750 seems to have 5000 hours, but meter says 2066. :eek:

I never have a loaded bucket high enough for stuff to fall on the hood...

Yeah, that's the way I've always understood it. The weight is in the tires and on the ground. Same with wheel weights. One thing I've noticed, is a heavy loader and/or bumper weights on the front can really wear out the front end components.