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Originally Posted by CAO65 (Post 425303)

Zippy1,

No problem; will do. I'm 4.5 years in and at 132 hours and all's well. Still looks like a brand new tractor. Upkeep, maintenance, and not beating the daylights out of your tractor seem to be the key.

Or in your case, not putting very many hours on it.....

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Originally Posted by J-Mech (Post 425380)

Or in your case, not putting very many hours on it.....

My Dad's 4 year old Kubota, L3800 runs and looks great. It has 24 hours on the clock, time to trade it in.

J-Mech,

I can't argue with the number of hours on the tractor as it only takes so long to cut 1.5 acres of grass. But I get it, time will tell. Well I'm off to adding some more hours on my shitty-less than older style Cub. I think I'll have a beer or two in the process. Lol

I heard that! Let me see those Cyclops and older owners do this.:biggrin2:
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Originally Posted by Oak (Post 425411)

I heard that! Let me see those Cyclops and older owners do this.:biggrin2:
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We Sir,
are refined ppl,------------ we chug-a-lug it first, don't need no stinkin sodie pop holder!
sodie pop holders are friends that stop by, then we say "here hold me beer and watch this" :biggrin2:

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Originally Posted by clay1811/44c (Post 425397)

My Dad's 4 year old Kubota, L3800 runs and looks great. It has 24 hours on the clock, time to trade it in.

If you only put 6 hours on a tractor a year, why would you even own one? Does your dad have more money than sense?

QUOTE=J-Mech;425426]If you only put 6 hours on a tractor a year, why would you even own one? Does your dad have more money than sense?[/QUOTE]

I won't sidetrack this thread any more, last comment. Dad always had junky older tractors. So he went and treated himself to something nice. When he passed away Feb. 2016 I thought about getting rid of it. But I still need something to help maintain the place (40 acres) for mom. After all it's paid for and not eating anything.

ok, just had to get in on this action-lol. longnecks & tunes make for a more pleasurable mowing day-it's Miller time:beerchug:

I bought an XT3 earlier this year. Just did the 100hr service, mowed my property and towed it over to mow my dad's all year. I have nothing bad to say about it, maintenance is easy and the Kohler Command Pro runs great. I have wheel weights on it and just bought the sleeve hitch, snow blade & box scraper. Will it still be running 20 years from now? Who knows, but at $4k it was easier on my wallet than a BX.

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Originally Posted by rudedawg (Post 425211)

My 14yr. old Cub series 2000 shaft drive 2166 is beginning to require a lot of attention lately and I am in the market to purchase a new GT. I like the shaft drive and have looked online at the entry level XT3 GS w/42" deck (dealers here do not stock anything but XT2's) and have read a few reviews but would really like to hear first hand from any owners on both the positives & negatives of the XT3 series. I had looked at a John Deere X570 @ $1600.00 more only because it had a sleeve hitch available but not thrilled about the belt drive and triple blade deck. Cub has now released a sleeve hitch for their XT3 so a small garden is now doable. The Cub really fits our budget better but I would have to order it sight unseen so any advice or input given on the Cub XT3 series from an actual owner is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Rudy.:Thanks:

Hi Rudy

I own an XT3 GSX I purchased this past spring with a dealer installed sleeve hitch and 48 fab deck. In short, I love the machine. Plenty of powere, tight tiurninh radius, heavy feel to it and the differential lock is great for my steep hills . I've used my box scraper and chisel plow and the tractor handles both with ease. For the price point compared to JD, it's a no-brainer. JD is too expensive for the features offered. No problems with it thus far, just up and go. Look up some of my earlier posts. There's some stuff on youtube too.