xxxsandman
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I have a 60 acre mini ranch and raise cattle and goats. I move and feed round bales, do field work (discing, mowing, manure spreading), barn cleaning, occasional dirt work, drive grading, etc.
I took a day off and went to every dealer I could find in a 60 mile radius yesterday. Out of everything I looked at and test drove, the ones listed below are kind of what I narrowed it down to.
* Mahindra 7520 4wd - BIG and HEAVY. Love the turbo, lots of power! FEL seems really slow, but very strong. Controls and layout wasn't layed out as good or nice as the others. Best quote on a new one so far $27,895 which includes rebates and no financing.
* Koiti DK65S w/Bush Hog 5045 loader - Smooth and well laid out. Again, loved the turbo engine, lots of power and torque rise. Didn't have the loader on the tractor I was testing. They quoted it with a Bush Hog 5045 loader, which seems VERY big for this tractor. 4k lift capacity! I'm worried it's too big for it and will be slow with the 11gpm pump. Quoted $28,100 after rebates and no financing.
* Kubota M7040 w/LA1153 loader - Again Smooth running and nice power. Hydraulic Shuttle seems nice, but I couldn't get used to using it in the lot, kept going for the clutch. I guess it's a plus whether you use it without clutching or not, since it comes with wet clutch's, I guess it should last longer? Well laid out. Descent loader performance although lowest weight capacity spec of the three, with reasonable cycle times. Quoted $28,900. Not sure if there are any rebates on this machine or not.
So all three machines are within $1k of each other, so let's call the money equal and talk about everything else. I would love to hear what everyone has to say about these machines. Is the quotes good or can I do better? I'm in OK.
Thanks
James
I took a day off and went to every dealer I could find in a 60 mile radius yesterday. Out of everything I looked at and test drove, the ones listed below are kind of what I narrowed it down to.
* Mahindra 7520 4wd - BIG and HEAVY. Love the turbo, lots of power! FEL seems really slow, but very strong. Controls and layout wasn't layed out as good or nice as the others. Best quote on a new one so far $27,895 which includes rebates and no financing.
* Koiti DK65S w/Bush Hog 5045 loader - Smooth and well laid out. Again, loved the turbo engine, lots of power and torque rise. Didn't have the loader on the tractor I was testing. They quoted it with a Bush Hog 5045 loader, which seems VERY big for this tractor. 4k lift capacity! I'm worried it's too big for it and will be slow with the 11gpm pump. Quoted $28,100 after rebates and no financing.
* Kubota M7040 w/LA1153 loader - Again Smooth running and nice power. Hydraulic Shuttle seems nice, but I couldn't get used to using it in the lot, kept going for the clutch. I guess it's a plus whether you use it without clutching or not, since it comes with wet clutch's, I guess it should last longer? Well laid out. Descent loader performance although lowest weight capacity spec of the three, with reasonable cycle times. Quoted $28,900. Not sure if there are any rebates on this machine or not.
So all three machines are within $1k of each other, so let's call the money equal and talk about everything else. I would love to hear what everyone has to say about these machines. Is the quotes good or can I do better? I'm in OK.
Thanks
James