The centry post has me thinking of something I kinda lost track of when I found this site and was introduced to all kinds of different tractors I'd never heard of.
My old AC5020 is getting hard to find parts for and I could use a FEL, so it's new tractor time. Which of the current companies will be around when the new tractor is 20+ years old like the AC? I know orange and green and blue will probably be, but what about Mahindra or Montana or the others. I was kinda down to a MX5000 or a Mahindra 5500. The 5500 seems to be a lot more tractor for 1000.00 less than the Kubota, but will Mahindra be here long term like Kubota will. As the owner of a hard to find parts for tractor, this becomes more of an issue. Maybe this will help others too. The City of Houston now uses some Mahindra's for mowing in the 640 sq mi area of Houston. Of course long term use may not be an issue to the city with the amount of hours per year they put on them. As for me, I plan on passing before my next machine does, and I'm only 46 now.
The big 3 are only a couple G's more than the off brands. Is it worth the extra money now and get parts later or will the big 3 even have parts 25+ years from now for the tractors that they produce today. I've only had this one tractor so I don't really know if long term availability is an issue.
What are the opinions for long term? MP
My old AC5020 is getting hard to find parts for and I could use a FEL, so it's new tractor time. Which of the current companies will be around when the new tractor is 20+ years old like the AC? I know orange and green and blue will probably be, but what about Mahindra or Montana or the others. I was kinda down to a MX5000 or a Mahindra 5500. The 5500 seems to be a lot more tractor for 1000.00 less than the Kubota, but will Mahindra be here long term like Kubota will. As the owner of a hard to find parts for tractor, this becomes more of an issue. Maybe this will help others too. The City of Houston now uses some Mahindra's for mowing in the 640 sq mi area of Houston. Of course long term use may not be an issue to the city with the amount of hours per year they put on them. As for me, I plan on passing before my next machine does, and I'm only 46 now.
The big 3 are only a couple G's more than the off brands. Is it worth the extra money now and get parts later or will the big 3 even have parts 25+ years from now for the tractors that they produce today. I've only had this one tractor so I don't really know if long term availability is an issue.
What are the opinions for long term? MP