Okay, I read this stuff and I will put it all to rest. I drove to Muncie IN from Philly towing a landscape trailer and bought a Rural King Tractor King 200. First, it sort of blew me away that this tractor was $3999 less 10% and 0% for 12months on the credit card. Paid mine off in 6 months and you will get stung hard if you don't as interest adds up if you don't clear it. Second, they did a really nice job putting it together and yes, all fluids were changed. Oil, Hyd, antifreeze, etc. and a new rural king battery as the chinese ones are junk. Everything is top line for Jinma and this is a 200. Steel Fenders, Canopy with foldable ROPS, powersteering, Turf Tires, and 3cyl Yangdong 385 motor (real smooth). Third, I looked at Tractor Pro at a dealer in NC when I was on vacation and the tractors are the same - Just more coin as Rural king must buy hundreds at a time. They also have the big Chines ones there which were huge. And, the staff at Rural King was great. Very helpful, very nice.
The only fluid that I don't think was changed was the fuel injector oil which is really easy to do and is a maintainance item anyway. Parts are easy to get on the internet and really cheap as y385 is really common. I wouldn't really worry about the warranty thing as you can see from the Chinese Tractor postings...you will be working on these things, period. If you can't do mechanical stuff, do not even consider buying one. Not a Kubota in quality so don't think they are. Very basic machine, very old school, sort of like a cheap chinese tool set. Works, but not without issues. Again, not even close in quality to the Jap stuff. I did do a bunch of work with it and put on a 100 or so hours mowing with a 60" rear deck which was the tractor didn't even know was back there. I dug a ton of post holes with a Leimbach rig and used a 48" grader blade which was the perfect size for the unit. For what you pay, this thing is a bargain. I wanted a loader and not an option with 2wd so bought a new 4 wd Kubota 2 months ago and sold the Jinma. The guy who bought it loved it and I may buy another one just to play with as only $3500. I actually miss the thing as it sort of turned into a hobby. Problems I encountered: The thing quit running at 10 hours because the oil in the injector pump was chinese and stuck the ball or something. Changed the oil with diesel engine oil and fine. The rear hydraulics leaked down from pulling 600' of fence post out with the 3 point and chain...fix kit on internet was $25 and my rear hurt as seat is solid mounted..recommend buying the spring seat kit on the web. Also, they don't like to start when it is really cold. Fuel filter is a nightmare to get off the first time and other than that very powerful, very smooth, very unbelievable deal. Okay, that is fact...no speculation as I bought one and used it for two seasons. Hope this helps guys. It is as a nice size...which by the way these things are not small. Over 2000 pounds and almost like a JD 790 sizewise.
Hope this helps potential buyers. Rural King does not deserve a bad wrap in my book and I would buy from them again without any hesitation.
Mow Howard