GreenWannabe
Platinum Member
Well sounds like Kioti Dk 40. Cant believe its 9k cheaper than the Kubota.
The DK45SEC I bought last year with brush cutter, tiller, quick hitch, and free loader was $10K less than quotes on both MF and Kubota.
Well sounds like Kioti Dk 40. Cant believe its 9k cheaper than the Kubota.
Well sounds like Kioti Dk 40. Cant believe its 9k cheaper than the Kubota.
Also, hard to believe it is 2k less than the identical Bobcat.
I priced all of the tractors here all at the same size...well as close as I could get all spec'd closely...all hydro drives, 4x4, etc...
Kubota L3940 - $30500
John Deere 3720 - $31500
Massey 1640 - $28500
LS R4041 - $23400
NH boomer 40 - 26500
Bobcat CT 440 - $24000
Kioti DK40SE just - $21800
Just comparing for prices here....this was discounts and dealer incentive pricing, so really the price I would be paying.
Find the tractor you like the best out of the bunch then go price shopping. Check at least 3 dealers. What all options did you get on the Kubota price? It sounds a little high.
Well I can tell you this, you will not be dissatisfied with the Kioti DK40se. I have a slightly smaller version the DK35se hst. and I love it. The loader specs alone on the DK40se put in in the lead.. let alone the price. The Bobcat dealer is NOT doing what the other Bobcat dealers we are hearing about here are doing..So buy the Kioti, you will be pleased.
James K0UA
Here is what i did as far as spec's on the tractors for comparison and price shopping:
All were to have a front end loader with quick attach bucket
Bucket size was whatever it came with.
Engine size was to be pushing around 31-33 PTO horsepower
Hydrostatic Tranny
4x4
Remote Valves
Cruise Control
Grill Guard
Needed to have rear ballast in the tires
Nice adjustable seat
Loader control valve next to the seat instead of mounted on the loader
and the biggest thing for me is the more room in the platform area the better.
I'm a big guy, 6'2 245 and some of the operators area was just a little small.
As for the Kubota itself, i weighed the features between an L3800 and the Grand L3940 and liked the extra frill of the grand series, hence the price check.
I notified the Bobcat dealer that i could get the same tractor but in Kioti for a couple grand less....he just kinda passed it off.
I I think if you are going to be running a grapple you should get a 3rd function. You will need 3 arms to run a grapple off a remote at times. A 3rd function is a cleaner setup because you have steel lines on the loader instead of hoses. .
Not really. Easy peazy to operate a grapple with a remote. If you are coordinated enough to drive a 4 on the floor car you will quickly learn to drop your hand off the joystick to operate the remote. There is virtually never a time you need to operate the joystick and remote simultaneously. I have a diverter on my current DK40se but actually preferred the remote to control the same grapple on my first CK20. Never damaged hydraulic line either.