Kubota ST-30 (UK/IE) Buying Advice

[lukejr]

Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for any buying advice for a Kubota ST-30 and anything to watch out for in this model?

My understanding is there could be issues with the HST (hydro transmission), is there anyway to check for this other than if it drives, it's OK?

Any tips would be great, or things that do go wrong with the ST-30 model that one should watch out for would be useful.

Any general good things to check for when buying any Kubota?

Thanks, Luke

 

[UpNorthMI]

Luke,
Welcome to the forum, this was an interesting model as it was built on a chassis, most are over 20 years old. I think main advice is to make sure all the key mechanical items function as they should, steering, 3pt lift, pto etc. I’m amazed at some of the prices these sell for. I’m originally from Staffordshire but spent a lot of time fishing the lower Shannon for bream and Salmon in the early 1990’s.