yanmar cbl40 vs kubota L39 - Page 3 - Machine Underground -Tractor & Commercial Equipment Discussion Forum

Dougster · 05-31-2008, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigkid

Well it seems like i am gonna have to make this decision based on dealer support and overall price. I have been trying to find something about one or the other that might make me lean more in one direction but it seems like everytime i find a little something i like i find a little something i disslike and it works that way for both machines. Well i guess the next few days will tell the tale as i plan on revisiting both machines again at the dealer and maybe just maybe i can make up my mind. If you guys have anything else that might help please feel free to share. Thangs again

To me, adequate dealer support is a simple go/no go... not a feature to be evaluated. Either it's there or it's not. And I think you have said that it is there in your area for both machines. Yanmar dealer support happens to be a bad joke in my particular area (MA/RI/NH)... although I stupidly did not understand how very bad it was at the time I bought. My bad for not checking that out better.

Still, I'm starting to have success working around that problem by buying the parts manual and ordering Yanmar parts via e-mail through a very helpful dealer located in Florida. Other parts I am buying locally from Milton CAT and a couple of other construction equipment parts places. Touch-up paints I've had matched and supplied by local paint dealers. I have also located a couple of nearby indy construction machinery shops that I can employ for major repairs, if/when needed.

Obviously, net out-of-pocket cost to you should be a major concern as well as resale value. But the main issues should always be whether or not the machine meets your needs and how much you enjoy working the machine. If you can try them out a little at the dealerships, great. If not, rent one of each machine for a day (or even half a day) and put each one through the paces. I believe you'll know which one to buy before the end of the second day.

Dougster™

**Ducati996** · 05-31-2008, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougster

The CBL-40 does have a funny looking loader. In fact, it looks funnier in person than it does in the pix. But it is also powerful like the bull. Make the L39 FEL look anemic. And the extra weight of the CBL-40 is not to be sneezed at either. It does make a difference.
Dougster™

Im confused based on the documents attached the two machines are very close in perfromance (except PTO HP), so much so its not even noticable. Could I be wrong?

Dougster · 05-31-2008, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducati996

Im confused based on the documents attached the two machines are very close in perfromance (except PTO HP), so much so its not even noticable. Could I be wrong?

Duc - Breakout force is considerably higher on the CBL-40's FEL:

Dougster™

**Ducati996** · 05-31-2008, 02:12 PM

Understood didnt see that earlier

bigkid · 05-31-2008, 05:32 PM

Well i spent a little more time on the cbl40 today at the dealer and i have to say the more i run it the more i like it. The hydraulics are silky smooth, it has power to spare even though it operates like a hydro their is much more power to the ground like the gst so it's like getting the best of both worlds. It does look kinda funny with such a short hood but it makes it great for visibility. To me looking at the cbl40 is like looking at a full size machine in a smaller package. I am hoping i will be keeping this piece of equipment for years so maybe by then the resale value part will balance out a little. I am leaning more and more towards the cbl40 but the way things have been going that could change in the next 5 minutes so stay tuned. Thanks again for the feedbackand again keep the feedback coming. It is greatly appreciated. By the time this is all said and done i am gonna owe a few of you some seat time on the new machine for helping me out so much.

Dougster · 05-31-2008, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigkid

Well i spent a little more time on the cbl40 today at the dealer and i have to say the more i run it the more i like it. The hydraulics are silky smooth, it has power to spare even though it operates like a hydro their is much more power to the ground like the gst so it's like getting the best of both worlds. It does look kinda funny with such a short hood but it makes it great for visibility. To me looking at the cbl40 is like looking at a full size machine in a smaller package. I am hoping i will be keeping this piece of equipment for years so maybe by then the resale value part will balance out a little. I am leaning more and more towards the cbl40 but the way things have been going that could change in the next 5 minutes so stay tuned. Thanks again for the feedbackand again keep the feedback coming. It is greatly appreciated. By the time this is all said and done i am gonna owe a few of you some seat time on the new machine for helping me out so much.

Good luck BigKid!!!

There is no wrong decision here. Just a matter of picking out what's best overall for you!

Dougster™

**emerichsales** · 06-01-2008, 12:01 PM

Welcome to the MU! I may be a LITTLE BIA's

Buy the Kubota!!!!!!

**Chris2520** · 06-02-2008, 06:52 AM

Well , this is all i really want to add. i talked to several kubota
dealers. all of them said the same thing. thay never had a tranny fail
in a L39 ever. thay even had to work on Hydro's on L48's but never a L39.
I am told its as close to the same shuttle in a full size hoe you can get.

now this fancy tranny in this yanmar if it breaks someday.
i bet you are looking at a fortune to repair. its made buy the same people
as a JD 110 , and i know i heard alot of hydro's had problems in them.

Something to think about.

or just go for the M59 , i hear it has the same hydro
setup used in there excavaters. so you know it brutal.
but we are talking serious---->

What ever you decide. dont forget to post
pictures.....

Chris....

Dougster · 06-02-2008, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris2520

Well , this is all i really want to add. i talked to several kubota
dealers. all of them said the same thing. thay never had a tranny fail
in a L39 ever. thay even had to work on Hydro's on L48's but never a L39.
I am told its as close to the same shuttle in a full size hoe you can get.

now this fancy tranny in this yanmar if it breaks someday.
i bet you are looking at a fortune to repair. its made buy the same people
as a JD 110 , and i know i heard alot of hydro's had problems in them.

Something to think about.

or just go for the M59 , i hear it has the same hydro
setup used in there excavaters. so you know it brutal.
but we are talking serious---->

What ever you decide. dont forget to post
pictures.....

Chris....

Chris - We need to get you a job selling L39's for a living!!!

I think you would be extremely good at it!

Dougster™

**Chris2520** · 06-02-2008, 11:35 AM

Doug , your not going to believe this.
but i sold 5 2520's in a year over at the other place
cause i think its a good machine.....

if i believe in something. i dont mind telling people what i think.
i have tested the L39 and played a little in dirt. and read
every post at three different forums. have hardly ever heard a complaint.
or machanical failure.
i just think in its class of the cbl40 and the 110.
price for options and what you get for your money.
you just flat cant beat it. the only thing you can buy new in the compact TBL tractor market superior to a L39 is a M59. and then you get into a whole
new money bracket. but honistly its not really superior. its just a bigger machine.
thay are acualy identical in every way.

Chris...