Nickname: Anonymous Scoring: 10 out of 10
Review Date: 01/02/2007
Price Paid: $19850*
Years of Use: New Owner (0-1 Year)
Model Year: 2006
Implements: Purchased From: Dealer

Strengths:
I Purchased the B3030HSDC with LA403 fel in July of 2006.Before purchasing I looked at many different brands including New Holland/Case, John Deere, Mahindra, Cub Cadet, & Farmtrak. In the end I was debating between the John Deere 2520, & Kubota B3030HSD.After looking at both I decided to go with the Kubota because I seemed to get a little better bang for my buck, without giving up any quality!.I ended up coming home with the B3030HSDC.Anyway,I know I'm long winded so I will get to the review part here, sorry bout that.I put 40 hrs on it this summer while I was making about a 1.5 acre yard around our new home.All of that time was spent digging & hauling rocks and dirt with the loader, pulling a rock rake, and dragging a drag.The tractor never faultered.It has great power and very nice smooth controls.The loader hydraulics have great power, more than once I lifted the rear end of the tractor off the ground.Initially I wasn't going to get the cab, but now am very glad I did.It kept not all but a very large majority of the dust and dirt off of me, as well as keeping me out of the weather.The AC also works great.I can also tell you that the heater works great now that I have had some time to use it in the winter.

Weaknesses:
I do have some minor complaints to mention.To me the seat in the tractor seems to be tilted forward a little too much so that I slide slightly forward.I also have a slight vibration noise when pressing the hydrostatic pedal all the way to the forward position.And last of all, I have a bit of a slope to the end of my back yard, and the tractor feels to be quite tippy and have a high center of gravity (this is with the fel hooked up & nothing else).I thought it would be more stable on inclines.However, this may be the same on all small tractors, I don't know since this is my first one.

Overall:
Overall I am very pleased with the tractor, and have no real problems with it.Its powerful, runs smooth, is easy to handle, has good hydraulic controls, and starts good in the cold weather.As of now I only have the front end loader, but plan on getting the drive over mid mount mower in the spring, and getting the front mount snowblower in the late fall.