The 2018 Kubota L3560 HST as advertised
A listing on hammerhitchllc.com offered a 2018 Kubota L3560 HST with 324 hours, described on the site as in "Excellent" condition and asking $11,700. The listing page shows the machine year, model, hours and price as the seller published them. The site also lists a phone number, an email address and a street address as the operator's contact details.
What the buyer reports
According to the buyer's account filed with us, they sent a bank wire of $11,700 to the seller for the listed 2018 Kubota L3560 HST. The buyer reports that no tractor was delivered after the payment. All descriptions of the payment and outcome here are drawn from the buyer's report.
Checking a Kubota L3560 before you pay
This model is a compact utility tractor and the checks below are what a buyer should perform on any similar listing before sending funds.
Verify the machine identity in the photos. Look for a metal serial plate or VIN stamped on the mainframe or on the engine housing and compare any visible numbers in listing photos to the number on a bill of sale or title. On compact tractors the tag is commonly mounted near the operator station or on the engine housing; insist on a clear closeup photo of that plate before you proceed.
Match photos to the unit. Ask for multiple recent photos that include the whole machine from both sides, the dash/hours display, serial plate, engine bay and the rear hitch area. Run a reverse image search on the photos to check whether they appear on other sites or have been reused.
Confirm hours against wear. The listing shows 324 hours. Inspect tires, seat condition, paint wear on steps and the three-point hitch for consistency with that low-hours claim; photos that show heavy wear inconsistent with 324 hours are a red flag.
Request verifiable paperwork. Ask for a title, bill of sale and any recent service records. Match the name on those documents to the seller's published details and to the serial plate photos.
Ask an authorized Kubota dealer. Have a dealer check the serial number for registration, warranty and service history records they can lawfully access. A dealer can also confirm the model variant from the serial and advise whether the hours and condition look plausible.
Search liens and theft records. Run a UCC lien search in the state the seller lists as their address to ensure there are no recorded financing statements on the machine. Check national stolen-vehicle databases and make an inquiry with local law enforcement if anything looks irregular.
Confirm the seller's local presence. If the seller publishes a street address, phone number or email, verify those independently before any payment. A working local phone number and a site visit option are important for any in-person transfer.
How the payment was taken
The buyer reported using a bank wire to send $11,700. A bank wire is typically final once settled and cannot be reversed by a payment processor in the way a credit card chargeback can. That makes recovery difficult if the recipient is not cooperative; banks can sometimes attempt recalls but success is not guaranteed. The buyer's account is the source for the payment method and amount reported here.
What we have and have not verified
We have confirmed the site content as published: the listing text for the 2018 Kubota L3560 HST, the asking price of $11,700, the published hours of 324, and the operator contact details on hammerhitchllc.com. We have also confirmed the domain registration date 2026-09-27 and the registrar and nameservers returned by our scan.
Outstanding checks we have not completed include a physical inspection of the tractor, verification of the serial plate against a title or bill of sale, a UCC lien search in Georgia, an authorized-dealer PIN or service-history lookup, and verification that the published address hosts a functioning dealership. Those are open items that a buyer should complete before paying.
This record is published as filed and is based on the buyer's reported experience and on the site's published listing and technical signals. We attribute the payment and the non-delivery outcome to the buyer's account; we do not assert the seller's intent or identity beyond the published contact details on the site.
If you have already paid
If you wired money for a machine purchased from this site, immediately contact your bank's fraud or wire team and ask whether a recall is possible. File a report with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and with your state attorney general. Preserve every message, invoice, receipt and bank communication connected to the transaction; those documents will be needed for any recovery attempt or official complaint.
If you have additional documentation, photos, messages or payment receipts relating to this listing, submit them to our tip line so we can update this entry and help other buyers identify the same listing.