ive been looking at all of them for mowing and snow blowing were goin with the deere 2210 the kubota sales people are a**holes around here and those were the two were were stuck between after them all and another thing about the deere the hydralics are part of the tractor not an add on like the kubota

 

FYI the add on hydraulic pump can be an asset. I replaced the stock 9 GPM pump with a 18 brand new USA pump under $200 and installed in about an hour. Sorry to hear your Orange dealer sucks. Sometimes they cant understand why they loose business, I dont blame you attitude means a lot. You can drive by them on your new Deere and go HAH HAH !!! (using Nelsons voice from the Simpsons)

 

I have a Kubota M4700, a Kubota BX2200, a John Deere 4600, and a Ford 1320. The Kubota's are totaly superior to the John Deere in every way. I joke about the Kubota's that all we do to them is check the oil once a year wether they need it or not. The New holland's are pretty good I hear. But I've had such good luck with the "bota's" I would buy anything else now.

 

WOW!
Hey Luke, I was just thinking today that I haven't seen much of you lately.
Hope all's well.

Ed

 

Ya I haven't been on the net in a long time. Business has been busy mainly. But that is all going to change soon as we have decided to sell both of our dealerships. I am not sure what career path I will take next, but I am kinda tired of the car business and I look forward to a change.

 

I've got a 45 hp SAME (AGCO, Deutz, Lamborgini, Hurliman) 4x4 compact. 4 banger Mitsubushi turbo, 4 speed w/3 ranges. Built in Italy. Very good quality. Good hydraulics. Hydraulic locking front and rear differentials. No problems other than operator headspace/error. Sometimes it seems a bit small and I would go with a full size tractor next time, just for the extra weight. Only real gripe is I think the radiator is a bit small, primarily if you live in the warmer parts of the country. Never overheated, just runs hotter than I like during the summer months. Putting about 400 hr per yr on it. Pulling a 1000 lb disk, I'll burn 1-1 1/2 gph depending on how deep the disk is cutting.
Looked at the New Hollands but they had too much stuff hanging underneath them. Couldn't even talk to the Kubota guys. Wasn't impressed with the Deere compacts (Yanmar). $16.8K with the loader.

gettingclosetoplowingtimeShortround out

 

For small tractors you might take a look at www.allmand.com pretty good machine and american built.

 

id go with a john deere if i was u. We have 4 of em (ranging from 18 - 65) and we use em in turkeyhouses. Which is the worst possible place that i have found that a tractor can be used. With all of the abuse and crap that we put them through they still haul! we got a '66 '85 '91 '00 year models. 750, 1520, 2355, and a 6110 cab tractor. Weve put thousands of hours on em. A tractor aint a tractor round here if it aint a 4x4 and if it aint got a loader on it. (except for the 750) the 2355 has a 7 1/2 foot bucket on it. and its had it on it since day 1. We use the 750 to till the houses. Weve used em in the hay feild for all their lives up intill bout 5 years ago when we stopped baling hay. They are beasts! the green paint might cost a little more but its the only way to go in my book

 

I was raised on a cattle farm , driving JD tractors since I was 12. We still have a 72 model bought new which is still driven daily. When I went to buy my own tractor (see sig) I looked at them all. Kubota cost as much as a JD around here, but are good tractors. I almost bought a Mihindra, but wound up buying The JD. It has the shuttle shift, 12 forward and 12 reverse. Love this tractor for my small operation. Only problem I've had was a bad battery, but was covered under warranty. Loader takes 5 mins on/off. Bottom line, there all pretty good, buy what you want.

 

See my gallery, got it in November 04. Very nice to operate, kinda "cab forward" if you will. The curved boom makes operating the FEL easy and the visibility is GREAT. J.D's are nice, my neighbor bought one about the same time I got mine. The thing is, is that mine is so much BIGGER than his. Just looks like a "real" tractor, not a compact. I know it's only 35 horse, but shes fairly stout. I have the 12X12 SS also, it's the safe way to fly. I am glad I didn't get the hydro, the shuttle is SOOOOO much easier to operate than a regular range/gear tractor anyway. I baby mine, little bit of rough cut mowing, some dirt moving, little snow work. I took my time shopping, took me over 5 months to decide on the New Holland.
If I had the extra 1,400 bucks I would have gotten the TC40, from what I've read it's a better engine (4 Cyl).
All these Deere guys, ever looked at the Cubic Inch and torque specs on the Boomer series?
No regrets here.
(have heard good things about the new MF's too).

 

www.tractorbynet.com has VERY detailed write up's and plenty of customer reviews on almost all makes and models.
Uh, oh....... Kinda like if this was a Dodge, Ford, Chevy forum!!
The groups are seperated, so it's easy to investigate just one at a time.
It's pretty comprehensive, broken down into Owning/Operating and Buying/Pricing

Good Luck.

 

i loaded the hay in my gallery with a new holland cab tractor. It was a brand spankin new tractor when the guy started to bale that feild. I didnt just plain hate it, but i would take my grandpas 6110 john deere cab tractor ANY day of the week! the cab on the NH was short but wide. And i would alot rather have the high and narrow cab like in the JD. being as how i am 6'2'', the NH cab just didnt work with me. The JD is just a whole lot nicer......

 

I just bought a case IH farmall DX29. The dealer said it was the same as the boomers. I think it's 29 HP. It is 4wd, hydro and has a front end loader and I paid 11,500 for it with 500 hours on the tach. So far I love it. It has a 5 foot befco finish mower (mow 4 acres once a week right now) and it cuts really well even in foot high grass. No problems with the hydro but took some gettin used too. I was a little skeptical of them (hydro) overall but they have been around for a long time now. I was going to plow with it or pull really heavy loads I would get a manual clutch model. I have a 4020 and other tractors for that though. It has plenty of power to mow, use the loader or box blade. A 5 speed manual clutch tractor will pull more than the same tractor with hydro. But not much more.
If I wouldn't have found this one I was going to buy a Kubota L2800 4wd with manual clutch. Tractor was 10,200 with rebate and loader was about 5000 installed. I was limited on money so the case IH was a better deal for me. Hydro adda a lot to the price of any tractor. I looked at deere, kubota and case/NH. They were all about the same in price for the same HP tractor.

If you have a loader the hydro is the only way to go. No shifting from fwd to reverse. I like my little DX29 especially since my wife wants to mow the grass now that we have it!

 

I purchased a New Holland skidsteer.The machine has been OK sort of.But when I had problems with it the dealer and New Holland were of no help to me. Just out of the 1 yr. warrenty and the e- brake failed for about the 4th or 5th time. The previous brake repairs were covered under warranty, after the 1st year I was ON MY OWN.This time I paid 1100.00 and it was fixed right. I think you are doing the right thing by seeing what people have to say, If I had done that I would not have purchased New Holland.I felt that I was a small contractor in a big industry and they could careless about me or my problems.In a nut shell I felt that customer sevice was real lousey.

 

Good point. Dealer service is a huge factor when deciding to buy a tractor. You would be better off buying a mediocre tractor with excellent dealer service than a supposed "best" tractor with terrible dealer service.

For example when I bought my tractor they did the following free of charge: Repaired tire leaks, overhauled the entire seat mechanism, fixed a bug in the light system, put new hood latch on, installed new battery and changed the fluids. All this on a used tractor that on most lots, would have sold "as is" and the dealer would have charged for all of the above.