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Read articles →This is a genuine owner's one-year-in review at 260 hours, not a dealer walkaround. The owner explains why he upsized from an L3901 to the L4701, covers the LA765 loader's lifting capacity, BH92 backhoe, skid-steer quick-attach system, R4 tires, beet-juice ballasted rear tires, 50-hour maintenance routine, and one tire-popped-off-rim mishap he attributes to his own ballasting error. Good for buyers comparing L-series sizes for wooded, land-clearing use.
Posted by an owner-operator (John, Old Redding Farm) sharing hands-on impressions from actual use on his own wooded property, not a dealer or sponsored channel.
His wife convinced him to buy a tractor that would last 10 years instead of needing an upgrade later, so he got the 47 horsepower L4701 instead of the 39 horsepower L3901.
The LA765 loader can lift about 1500 pounds, and the bucket when full can carry about half a yard of material like topsoil, rocks, or wood chips.
The owner has done the 50-hour maintenance to change filters, plus regular greasing. He says it has been easy and he has had no major problems.
The owner was driving on a soft wood chip pile with too much weight in the front loader and not enough ballast in the back, which caused the tire to pop off on both sides.
