I will have to see if I can take some picture this weekend for everyone to weigh in on. I have seen the other thread regaurding quality on new Kubotas. This thread may have pushed me to take a closer or more critical look at my tractor. I was not happy with my tractor purchase from day one due to many delivery, financing, and insurance problems that are still not resolved. I really am impressed with what the tractor will do in terms of work, but I am not totally happy with things that I would consider fit and finish items.
1. The welds on the loader to not look very good. There is lots of splatter that is falling off exposing bare metal. The decals are starting to peel a bit. Not anything really big, but it is is starting when new what happens down the road? What if a weld does break?
2. The support brakst for the snowblower crank looks like it was dipped in a bucket of paint and allowed to drip dry. Now after use, some of the paint has fallen off from vibration. Not really a big deal, and I can repaint the bracket. Not really an imparment to operation, but as everyone knows, the front mount blowers cost a good deal of monet.
3. The serial number sticker is already peeling from the quick hitch. Better record that serial number before it is gone for good.
These are some of my biggest complaints. There are others along the same lines on different parts/implements, but generally the same quality issues are pressent elsewhere. I like the tractor, it performs well, but I spent $18,000 and some of these fit and finish things bother me a bit. The tractor will get used, but also washed when needed and I won't go out of my way to damage or scratch the tractor. I wonder if my tractor is the exception or if everyone is going through the same sort of things. What would you do? I just want to look back and be happy in the end, be it getting over these issues becuase everyone is like that, or speaking up to my dealer and Kubota while I have the chance so that I don't wish I had down the road.
