dkair
Member
Hello,
New member here, but have lurked for the last year and really appreciate the expertise on this site. My wife and I have a small but growing farm in Minnesota. We're looking for a tractor to help with:
Mowing brush and 5 acre pasture
Working 2 acre market garden
Grading and maintaining driveway
Carrying soil, rocks and such
Pulling logs from woods
Moving snow
Small food plot planting
We've been getting by with an ATV, garden tractor and various standalone machines. We're about to take back over our 5 acre pasture which is pushing me over the line of where I think we need a compact tractor to help around here. I started by first looking at used compact tractors, but there's just not many out there. I have visited various dealers, including Kubota, JD, Case (Farmall), McCormick and Kioti. At this point I am about ready to pull the trigger on a Kioti. JD, Kubota and Case were about $10,000 more for a similarly equipped machine. McCormick was nice, but the Kioti dealership is much closer, has a great reputation, ergonomics are good for me and a good friend of mine is a mechanic at the dealer.
I am debating the CK30 vs. CK35 with Hydrostatic and Loader. Here's where I am at with pricing:
CK30 $15,900
CK35 $16,900
Free delivery and filter kit for 50 Hr. service
Add block heater and rear remote $300
Brush mower with slip clutch $1950
I am also thinking of asking for a rear work light and bucket hooks (maybe d-rings?) to be added for the price above. How do these prices look? Anything else I should consider? I called the next nearest deal about 160 miles from me and his prices were pretty much the same. I know it is "just" $1K, but I am thinking the CK30 would be enough machine. Am I being shortsighted?
Also, Kioti dealer has a 2010 (I think) new Bobcat 30 HP tractor. Paint is faded in spots and there is some rust on various spots, including loader arms. Dealer says he would have these sanded, primed and painted under warranty and would let this tractor go for $14,900. Considering it has sat for a while, the paint issues and the one year shorter warranty I don't think I'll go this route.
Thanks all for your time,
DK
New member here, but have lurked for the last year and really appreciate the expertise on this site. My wife and I have a small but growing farm in Minnesota. We're looking for a tractor to help with:
Mowing brush and 5 acre pasture
Working 2 acre market garden
Grading and maintaining driveway
Carrying soil, rocks and such
Pulling logs from woods
Moving snow
Small food plot planting
We've been getting by with an ATV, garden tractor and various standalone machines. We're about to take back over our 5 acre pasture which is pushing me over the line of where I think we need a compact tractor to help around here. I started by first looking at used compact tractors, but there's just not many out there. I have visited various dealers, including Kubota, JD, Case (Farmall), McCormick and Kioti. At this point I am about ready to pull the trigger on a Kioti. JD, Kubota and Case were about $10,000 more for a similarly equipped machine. McCormick was nice, but the Kioti dealership is much closer, has a great reputation, ergonomics are good for me and a good friend of mine is a mechanic at the dealer.
I am debating the CK30 vs. CK35 with Hydrostatic and Loader. Here's where I am at with pricing:
CK30 $15,900
CK35 $16,900
Free delivery and filter kit for 50 Hr. service
Add block heater and rear remote $300
Brush mower with slip clutch $1950
I am also thinking of asking for a rear work light and bucket hooks (maybe d-rings?) to be added for the price above. How do these prices look? Anything else I should consider? I called the next nearest deal about 160 miles from me and his prices were pretty much the same. I know it is "just" $1K, but I am thinking the CK30 would be enough machine. Am I being shortsighted?
Also, Kioti dealer has a 2010 (I think) new Bobcat 30 HP tractor. Paint is faded in spots and there is some rust on various spots, including loader arms. Dealer says he would have these sanded, primed and painted under warranty and would let this tractor go for $14,900. Considering it has sat for a while, the paint issues and the one year shorter warranty I don't think I'll go this route.
Thanks all for your time,
DK