kw22614
Platinum Member
Jeez, I guess it's true - you get lied to everyday of your life! What a world....
I fought hard for anything extra I could get, like 72 mos finance @0%. Was told not an option - even for dealers. Did get all my tires filled and FEL bucket hook free, and they discounted the asking price of everything near 5%. Her in NOVA everything is more expensive to start with anyway. Was one of the easiest sales I've gone thru in a long time.
Byrd Tractor of Manssas, VA. Been looking for Workshop Service Manual and Parts Manual and even with a 10% buyer's discount they're way too expensive. You'd think as much as parts, even maintainance parts cost, Kubota and the dealers would make the manuals affordable. After all, they will get markup on parts over and over, as by my research Kubotas are very reliable - IF MAINTAINED PROPERLY.
Check E-bay for the manuals. I got a real nice shop/service manual in binder form for my B7200D real cheap.
Thanks mjaybee, been and keeping looking everywhere. Ebay wants $119 just for the service manual, cheaper everywhere else!
I just don't have $120 for the manuals (average cost of both). :smiley_aafz:
I know lots of people say to get a service manual. If I bought a 10 year old 2000 hour tractor I might try to find a service manual. When I bought my first or second or maybe third Kubota I tought about buying a service manual but with the cost I decided I'd lay low until a cheap one came available. By my fourth and fifth Kubota I decided I'd never needed it on any of the previous models and by the eleventh and twelvth Kubota I thought about how much money I'd have wasted if I had bought service manuals for all of the previously owned Kubotas. Maybe I could have gotten part of my money back by selling them when I sold the tractor but maybe not much. Now on my 13th, 14th and 15th Kubota it never enters my mind to get a service manual. Changing all the fluids and filters and greasing all the fittings and filling the fuel tank is all so simple and covered in the owners manual and any side issues can usually be answered here and anything to complex will get mine to Barlows experienced mechanic.
I'm not saying Kubotas never tear up but new ones are pretty dependable and regular service is very simple and fairly obvious to do. I also some what believe if one can't figure it out they maybe shouldn't be working on it. Just my experience and opinion which cost nothing so it may be worth nothing. I believe your getting hung up on a molehill that probably will never be an issue in the next 10 years of your life, maybe even longer. Again, I was where you are several times.
Use your tractor and enjoy yourself and be careful. You have a fine rugged dependable machine at your disposal.:thumbsup:
I know lots of people say to get a service manual. If I bought a 10 year old 2000 hour tractor I might try to find a service manual. When I bought my first or second or maybe third Kubota I tought about buying a service manual but with the cost I decided I'd lay low until a cheap one came available. By my fourth and fifth Kubota I decided I'd never needed it on any of the previous models and by the eleventh and twelvth Kubota I thought about how much money I'd have wasted if I had bought service manuals for all of the previously owned Kubotas. Maybe I could have gotten part of my money back by selling them when I sold the tractor but maybe not much. Now on my 13th, 14th and 15th Kubota it never enters my mind to get a service manual. Changing all the fluids and filters and greasing all the fittings and filling the fuel tank is all so simple and covered in the owners manual and any side issues can usually be answered here and anything to complex will get mine to Barlows experienced mechanic
This is what my 'bota dealer told me when I purchased. Yes, at the time Kubota was only offering 0% on 5 year, maybe 6; dealer was able to give 7 years.
I know lots of people say to get a service manual. If I bought a 10 year old 2000 hour tractor I might try to find a service manual. When I bought my first or second or maybe third Kubota I tought about buying a service manual but with the cost I decided I'd lay low until a cheap one came available. By my fourth and fifth Kubota I decided I'd never needed it on any of the previous models and by the eleventh and twelvth Kubota I thought about how much money I'd have wasted if I had bought service manuals for all of the previously owned Kubotas. Maybe I could have gotten part of my money back by selling them when I sold the tractor but maybe not much. Now on my 13th, 14th and 15th Kubota it never enters my mind to get a service manual. Changing all the fluids and filters and greasing all the fittings and filling the fuel tank is all so simple and covered in the owners manual and any side issues can usually be answered here and anything to complex will get mine to Barlows experienced mechanic.
I'm not saying Kubotas never tear up but new ones are pretty dependable and regular service is very simple and fairly obvious to do. I also some what believe if one can't figure it out they maybe shouldn't be working on it. Just my experience and opinion which cost nothing so it may be worth nothing. I believe your getting hung up on a molehill that probably will never be an issue in the next 10 years of your life, maybe even longer. Again, I was where you are several times.
Use your tractor and enjoy yourself and be careful. You have a fine rugged dependable machine at your disposal.:thumbsup:
There is no "secret financing club". Anyone can do a rate buy down like that by paying the cost of the interest. Any financing company will typically do that, but its rarely done because ultimately the customer ends up paying the expense somewhere.
I fought hard for anything extra I could get, like 72 mos finance @0%. Was told not an option - even for dealers. Did get all my tires filled and FEL bucket hook free, and they discounted the asking price of everything near 5%. Her in NOVA everything is more expensive to start with anyway. Was one of the easiest sales I've gone thru in a long time.
Byrd Tractor of Manssas, VA. Been looking for Workshop Service Manual and Parts Manual and even with a 10% buyer's discount they're way too expensive. You'd think as much as parts, even maintainance parts cost, Kubota and the dealers would make the manuals affordable. After all, they will get markup on parts over and over, as by my research Kubotas are very reliable - IF MAINTAINED PROPERLY.