clayhardock
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I need a tractor to pull a 7-8ft mower for a small grass cutting company I run. Currently I use a JD F932 front deck mower with a 72" deck but the mowing I do(rough fields) is starting to take its toll on it. As well I have a small acerage(4 acres) so having a multiuse tractor(bucket, forks, etc) is very appealing.
I'm looking for something in the 40hp PTO range and have found a nice looking L5450. However is a bit older(1995) and pricier than I would like($18K). For that price I can get a 3yr old 40HP Montana with cab(mmmm AC). Ideally I'd like to stay green, only because the local JD dealer has an awesome parts dept and has been very good to me. However used JDs are rare and $$$. Not to keen on Montana either as the dealer is about 2hrs away. Not a good thing when you depend on the tractor for a business.
Never bought/owned Kubota before but I have two dealers within 30mins of me so if I do need parts chances are decent one of them will have it.
So I've searched and everyone says these are probably the best tractor that Kubota ever made, however being an older tractor when you do need parts are they readily available, does your local dealer stock much for parts for them? When they do have to order them in, is it quick? IE does Kubota have well stocked regional warehouses?
The unit I'm looking at is 1995 with 1100hrs. Its has an LM610 loader, anyone know how this compares to the standard la1001 loader? Only has a single aux. hydraulic port so I'm guessing no backhoe option. Any thoughts on how it would handle an 8ft mower? I'm guessing it will have ample HP. Hows the turning radius?
Whats the shuttle shift like? Is it easy to go from forward to reverse? I do a fair bit of FWD/REV sometimes getting into the tight areas.
Might be a strange question to some but.. how is the ride and seat? I spend 6-8 hrs continuously riding this thing some days. Having something that rides decent is important to my back.
Whats is like to work on? My John Deere's are great/simple. The only Kubotas I've worked on are RTV1100s for work. They're ok.
Any thoughts on the price? Hard to compare as near as I can tell any tractor up here(Alberta) is 30-50% more than in the Southern US. I have considered bringing one up but I really don't want to buy one unseen.
I'm looking for something in the 40hp PTO range and have found a nice looking L5450. However is a bit older(1995) and pricier than I would like($18K). For that price I can get a 3yr old 40HP Montana with cab(mmmm AC). Ideally I'd like to stay green, only because the local JD dealer has an awesome parts dept and has been very good to me. However used JDs are rare and $$$. Not to keen on Montana either as the dealer is about 2hrs away. Not a good thing when you depend on the tractor for a business.
Never bought/owned Kubota before but I have two dealers within 30mins of me so if I do need parts chances are decent one of them will have it.
So I've searched and everyone says these are probably the best tractor that Kubota ever made, however being an older tractor when you do need parts are they readily available, does your local dealer stock much for parts for them? When they do have to order them in, is it quick? IE does Kubota have well stocked regional warehouses?
The unit I'm looking at is 1995 with 1100hrs. Its has an LM610 loader, anyone know how this compares to the standard la1001 loader? Only has a single aux. hydraulic port so I'm guessing no backhoe option. Any thoughts on how it would handle an 8ft mower? I'm guessing it will have ample HP. Hows the turning radius?
Whats the shuttle shift like? Is it easy to go from forward to reverse? I do a fair bit of FWD/REV sometimes getting into the tight areas.
Might be a strange question to some but.. how is the ride and seat? I spend 6-8 hrs continuously riding this thing some days. Having something that rides decent is important to my back.
Whats is like to work on? My John Deere's are great/simple. The only Kubotas I've worked on are RTV1100s for work. They're ok.
Any thoughts on the price? Hard to compare as near as I can tell any tractor up here(Alberta) is 30-50% more than in the Southern US. I have considered bringing one up but I really don't want to buy one unseen.