To the OP , I wouldn,t rule out a good used grey market tractor for Your needs. Sure Parts might be hard to find on some models. IF You ever need any.
I,ve been running My Isekis for years & haven,t needed any parts Yet , Just regular service & I dont do that as regularly as most . I put on an average 6 hours a day on them . Sure Might not be the Pertiest tractor . But Bullet proof IMO & I aint found anything They wont do .
If I was to sell Mine today I would ask around 6 to 7 grand with loader & attachments . But You can find them cheaper . Just check them out good before buying .
Check out the Iseki forum here & you,ll find it one of the loneliest places here , Not Because no one has them , Just because they very seldom break down . Just My opinion . Best of luck. Bob
Thanks, Bob. I just might go Gray market. I'm not likely to be going back to a dealership for service unless it's something where I'm way out of my depth. I'm more the type to get a manual or latch onto an online community, and get help like that.
I've read a little bit on here about Vietnam rebuilds, and talk about some tractors lacking standard stuff (like waterpumps?). That stuff kind of scares me in that there seem to be a lot of unknowns. I would be happier not doing something out of ignorance that I'd regret later. . . . You know what I mean? The other thing is that with the grays lack of support there doesn't seem to be anyone around here that really deals in them. One thing that I've always liked is to be able to go down to the IH dealership and pick up parts for my Cub Cadet or to the NAPA to get Kohler engine parts. I asked the NAPA guy last time if he can get parts for Yanmar. He said maybe filters. . . . Otherwise, didn't seem to be too enthusiastic.
Where did you buy your tractor? How did you know it would work for you? You sound like you use yours a lot more than I probably would.
Jim