I'm looking to buying a new tractor this spring, it needs to be atleast 55+ hp at the PTO. I have been looking at the Kubota's, but am open to some other suggestons. I have had good experience with Kubota diesel (and 0% for 36 mo.) but recently a guy says he has had trouble with his Bobcats, which run Kubotas. Any thoughts

Thanks
Hoyt

 

ive ran a couple Kabotas for a few years and have not had any problems, very nice tractors...

 

I would consider your dealer network and service options first. Back home in central Illinois, many people in my county purchase AGCO products due to the fact that the local dealer, Shaff Implement, takes great pride in offering excellent service at reasonable prices. They are a low-overhead dealer, you have to pretty much know they are there, but they have a very loyal customer following and bank thier busniness on repeat customers and service.

 

Hey, I know "of" Shaff Implement.

We're an AGCO dealer in Ohio...you might consider the GT series AGCO tractors. We have had excellent luck with them...one is ~14months old and nearing 3000 hours of use on a prison Dairy farm. Last week the front main seal went out on the crank, took us a half day to get it fixed and back to them. Other than that, nothing. They've got another on on order for Fall.

Where are you located?? The main thing to look at is dealer reputation...talk to people and find out what the dealer's reputation on service is. That is what we sell, our service record.

Feel free to PM me with any questions, or just reply back to this thread. I'm happy to help
Chris

 

I work as a service tech for Deere, we have 2 series that fit in that hp range, the 5020 series is a no thrills but well built tractor that fits into a price range that keeps us competitive with others, and a 6020 series with features like independent link front suspension, cab suspension, and infinite variable transmission (no it’s not a hydro). But the price on the 6020 series can get very salty.

 

I've owned or still own most of the major brands but will only buy JD from now on.
Kubotas are ok but overpriced in my opinion.

 

http://www.deere.com/en_US/ProductCa..._TRACTORS.html

I've only had limited use of the 5000/6000 series tractors, mostly with the 7000 series and bigger. But from the smaller ones I've used (52 and 5300, 6300), they are nice little tractors. All with MFWD and loaders. Pretty easy to use and to get on/off of. Seem to be pretty fuel effiecient, too.

 

Boo Deere!! Sorry, I am all for Massey Ferguson, hence my handle. Can't beat a Massey. There are several posts on here about tractor pref. do a search and see...

 

I work for Kubota Tractor Corp. in the R&D dept. The Kubota tractors are very good tractors for the money(less than Deere). We hardly every have any problems with the engines, as long as they are maintained. I have a friend that had a Kubota diesel generator at his work that ran 24/7 for seven years before they retired it. Thats over 60,000 hrs and was still running good, they just finally got electricity run to the weigh scale. If it was my money I would want the best for the least amount of money. IMO.
Andy

 

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TALKING ABOUT KUBOTA, that's the wrong color of Orange man, help me out .

Looks like you like AC diesels...me, too. Just picked up a 45D, D15LP, and D17LP over the weekend. Also have another D17LP, D15D, 2 D17D's, D19D, D21, and probably more I'm forgetting.

As for the tractor question again, what dealers are in your area. I've already given more of my opinion than you probably wanted

Chris

 

Guess you know MF only exsists as the paint on the tractor now. MF sold out to Landini in Italy in the late '80s and is now owned by AGCO. Landini still makes the MF for AGCO. You can buy the same tractor in several different colors with different brand names printed on them. I have a '90 MF labeled Landini with 17,000 hours on it, good engine but the hydraulics have been one problem after another.

 

Never thought I'd say this. BILL, YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!!!

Actually, Landini is owned by SAME/Deutz-Fahr of Italy/Germany. Massey was bought out by AGCO in 1994, and is still in production in EVERY part of the world.

Massey has sold the tooling and production rights of it's older series tractors to other companies...Tafe, and Ursus come to mind.

The current production models are built in a few factories scattered across the globe, such as in Brazil, Turkey, and the Higher HP tractors in England, and France.
Massey from about 70HP-240HP in North America is essentially the same tractors as the orange AGCO tractors, except for the Perkins engines (a MF tradition), and features that are standard on the AGCO's are optional equipment (but still available) on the MF.

MF is no different than White Farm Equipment (New Idea, Oliver, Minnie-Mo, White), they are wholy (sp?) owned by AGCO Corp, and are an integral part of their multi-franchise marketing strategy

Confused yet???
Chris

 

I am original A-C orange to the core, but Kubota pays the bills. I was just trying to drum up some business. As for Kubota dealers, there are 35 in GA, with 14 of them with a 75 mile radius of me. For your area there are nearly 50 Kubota dealers in Ohio. Other brands in my area, mainly Deere, New Holland and Case IH. Very few, maybe 1 or 2 Agco's in the whole state.

 

We use a JD 5510 out here at the farms to pull the spreaders around. Best tractor I've ever used.

We've got 3 Fords (3000 model?) and they do the job but they are very crude.

 

Check it out, Landini is owned by Agro http://www.landini.it/eng/az_dati.htm

My 385 MF came with a Landini owners manual and my dealer sells exact replica MF red tractors and Landini blue to this day. They are the same tractor with different paint. Could be this only applies to the under 100hp tractors