I looked at the New Hollands and Kubota before my purchase. Both excellent machines. Get the hydro you will not be sorry, no matter which brand. I don't think you can make a mistake with either as long as you have a good dealer. Also, get 4x4.

I ended up going with a JD 4410 which is a little more hp than what you are asking about but the same frame size. The main reason, the brake pedal and drive pedals were on opposite sides. I have some hilly terrain and needed to be able to drive some with the brakes, you can't do that with NH or Kubota (less you set the cruise). They have the drive and brake pedals right there on the right side together. Does not make sense to me.

JD are no more expensive than the 2 you are looking at, contrary to popular belief. You just have to work the dealer over some. I bought my 4410 w/ FEL for within about $300 of the best price I could get a NH for.

I bought the tractor and FEL for $22,000 used it for a couple hundred hours and sold it for $21,500. Best investment I made. I could not have rented or hired the work out for the $500 it cost me to own the machine.

HTH

 

I personally wouldn't get hyd. drive, only because of the way my father's Kubota works. If you are turning the tires and using the bucket hydraulics at the same time (like digging into a bank) both motions stop, it seems like the hyd. pressure drops and nothing works. I have to put the bucket where I want it, drive into the dirt, stop the tractor, then raise the bucket. If any of the levers are moved while the tractor is driving, the tractor comes to an almost complete stop. Piece of crap, in my opinion. If the problem is, indeed, this particular tractor, I wish we could find a dealer that would actually admit a problem and fix it.

I have used older Kubotas, and they are great. Very powerful for their size. But any of the newer ones (3 years old or less) I've tried have been extremely low on power.

Jim

 

I have not experienced any of the problems NHdiesel stated in his above post. I have a front end loader on my case dx29 (not a Kubota)and it works fine when doing multiple task in 2wd, 4wd or operating the 3-point at the same time. I had the same concerns about hydrostatic drive since this was my first one. THe dealer let me test it out and I was convinced. Just change the hydrualic oil and filter as per the manual (300 hours for mine) and you will last you a long time.

 

I demoed a JD, Kubota and NH prior to my purchase. I never had a problem like NHDiesel states. They all would "multi-task" just fine. Not saying you couldn't have one that has a problem but they should operate everything at the same time, less you stall it.

 

Well I don't have a lot of experience with tractors...just giving opinions based on the few I've used. I used a John Deere that worked great, my brother in law's Kioti which works great (neither have the problem with the hydro. I mentioned), my father's Kubota, and my friend's new Kubota. Both Kubotas have exactly the same hydraulic problems. I won't go so far to say that ALL Kubotas have that problem, and I didn't mean that it was a manufacturing problem in my previous posts. When I said that it was a problem "with Kubota", I meant that if 4 different dealers can't solve the problem, then Kubota has a problem...with their dealers, which, with numbers like that (4 bad dealers in N.H. alone), it says something about the way Kubota runs things.

Oh, and I won't even hide the dealer's names. My father and I have dealt with MB Tractor (two branches, Tilton and Milford), Nash Equipment in Colebrook when I was borrowing it, and my friend bought his from Pinnacleview Equipment in Walpole, N.H., and they are the ones that out of 2 trips back for work, they couldn't manage to get it put back together properly either time. And they are a very large dealer for the area. For me, the dealer has a lot to do with buying a product. Even if the product is great, I will avoid it if there are no good dealers around. I own a Yamaha RX-1 snowmobile. 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, 145hp. AWESOME sled. But I won't buy another one, because Yamaha is screwing me around, and the sled has been at the dealer since February to have new rings put in under warranty. Its STILL there and isn't finished. Because of the way I have been treated, I won't buy another Yamaha. If I lived in an area with different dealers, I would consider buying a Kubota, if the dealers were better. But I'll never own one around here.

Jim

Jim

 

Maybe some of the problems everyone has is possibly the operators? We all have some kind of problems every now and then. MASSEY FERGUSON ALL THE WAY!!

 

I have a 70's model Kubota 6100 Hst 4x4 I rolled the hours over about a month ago "4-digit meter" never have touched a thing on it. For a compact tractor it can't be beat. I'd put mine against any 8n Ford out there an win.

Friend of mine baught a New Holland likes it, other then the two fuel pumps thats been replaced. All under warrenty

Both are good tractors don't know much about the newer Kubota's, but love my 70's model as much as my Cummins

 

Not too sure about specific models of tractors that small, however I have used and appreciate the JD 870 and 855 (hydrostat) units from a few years back.

My main thought for you is to consider purchasing a used unit, instead of a new one. Sure you may not have much of a warranty, but then unless you use it constantly, you likley won't incur too much in repair costs. Consider looking at rental shops in your area to see what they use - occasionally you may purchase thier machines, and while they may have been used fairly hard, they tend to keep them up and provide you with records. They also will be substantially less than a new unit.

My only (two) problems with buying a less well-known brand is that resale value goes in the tank once you purchase it, and repalcement parts avalibility is questionable, at best.

Biggest consideration on brand to buy: Dealer support. Research the dealers and their customres in your area, and purchase a unit that is represented by the best dealer around. You'll be happy you did!