gemini5362
Veteran Member
from my limited experience you wont go wrong with either brands. I know a lot of people that have Kubota tractors and they all love them. There are a lot of people who makes a living farming that have to have a dependable tractor and they buy john deeres and are still making a living. There are also several other brands out there. As far as where they are made the following is from the Kubota website :
Kubota Manufacturing of America
Headquarters: Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.A.
Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA) was formed in 1988 as Kubota’s North American manufacturing base. KMA manufactures and assembles Kubota lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, sub-compact tractors, loaders, backhoes and other implements. The company employs 1200 workers. Two master buildings offer 616,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Today, one-third of all Kubota branded equipment sold in the United States is manufactured or assembled at its 151-acre Gainesville, Georgia facility.
Looks to me like they have been providing jobs in the United States for almost 20 years.
Personally I would not care what color tractor it is. Most of the brands like Deere, kubota, Case, New Holland are going to be comparable for the Majority of people that read these forums. I would be much more concerned about the Dealership. How well I am treated by the salesman, How much have they invested in their service department. I would chat with the service manager and see what I thought of him. After you buy the tractor he is going to be one of the most important people in the transaction if you have problems and all brands can have problems. If you do not have to have a tractor to make a living you might look at some of the newer brands. I personally have a montana. I do not think that montana is better than any of the other brands. Montana has not been around long enough to get any kind of history. It was a lot cheaper than some of the more well known brands and for my use that was an important consideration. If my tractor breaks and it takes a month or two before I can get parts to get it fixed that is just an inconvenience and not a big deal. I do not know about John Deere parts I have never had one. I do however have a 15 horse kubota 4 wheel drive that I use for mowing lawns. I have no idea how many hours is on it but it was very used when I bought it. I had to get a new clutch for it this summer. It took them less than a week to get it for me. As I said earlier I would not worry about the color as much as the dealership.
Kubota Manufacturing of America
Headquarters: Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.A.
Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA) was formed in 1988 as Kubota’s North American manufacturing base. KMA manufactures and assembles Kubota lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers, sub-compact tractors, loaders, backhoes and other implements. The company employs 1200 workers. Two master buildings offer 616,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Today, one-third of all Kubota branded equipment sold in the United States is manufactured or assembled at its 151-acre Gainesville, Georgia facility.
Looks to me like they have been providing jobs in the United States for almost 20 years.
Personally I would not care what color tractor it is. Most of the brands like Deere, kubota, Case, New Holland are going to be comparable for the Majority of people that read these forums. I would be much more concerned about the Dealership. How well I am treated by the salesman, How much have they invested in their service department. I would chat with the service manager and see what I thought of him. After you buy the tractor he is going to be one of the most important people in the transaction if you have problems and all brands can have problems. If you do not have to have a tractor to make a living you might look at some of the newer brands. I personally have a montana. I do not think that montana is better than any of the other brands. Montana has not been around long enough to get any kind of history. It was a lot cheaper than some of the more well known brands and for my use that was an important consideration. If my tractor breaks and it takes a month or two before I can get parts to get it fixed that is just an inconvenience and not a big deal. I do not know about John Deere parts I have never had one. I do however have a 15 horse kubota 4 wheel drive that I use for mowing lawns. I have no idea how many hours is on it but it was very used when I bought it. I had to get a new clutch for it this summer. It took them less than a week to get it for me. As I said earlier I would not worry about the color as much as the dealership.
