Replacing my Montana 3840

[FIREFIGHTER6CO6]

I am looking for a new tractor, I would like to get away from the montana, LS line of tractors and go with something more mainstream. I have a **** of a time getting to a dealer.

Required features:
Cab
Rear PTO
Rear Hydraulics connections
front end loader / quick disconnect

Summer time : mostly used for yard work on 15 acres, Brush cutting 5 acres , finish cut on another 5 acres with a 6ft mowing deck

some landscaping, post hole digging and I would like to add a backhoe down the road ..

winter: Road clearing about mile of dirt road and 1/4 mile of drive way... paved.

 

[jda1961]

kioti is a fine tractor, 4 year warrantee.

 

[jdbnh]

in my opinion, when these new tractor lines offer a 4 or 5 year warranty, that isnt very settling to me. and these warranties are usually only on the motors

 

[jda1961]

in my opinion, when these new tractor lines offer a 4 or 5 year warranty, that isnt very settling to me. and these warranties are usually only on the motors

kioti warrantees are 4 years, the 1st 2 years are on everything then after that its the power train.

 

[mostly_gas]

What size tractor? What are you going to do with it? The vast majority of posts on the site have been with finding a dealer close enough that you can work with him. I really don't recall any posts that had one of the big 3 (big 4?) tractor companies had any models that were total "dogs". Giving everyone a better idea of what you are looking for will be helpful.

 

[jones2127]

If you have any Mahindra dealers around you should consider visiting one. While perhaps not as mainstream as JD, it soon will be. They offer a great product and the best bang for your buck. I've used several of the mainstream tractors and while they're good machines, they just didn't impress me like Mahindra.

 

[spruce Deere]

I am looking for a new tractor, I would like to get away from the montana, LS line of tractors and go with something more mainstream. I have a **** of a time getting to a dealer.

Required features:
Cab
Rear PTO
Rear Hydraulics connections
front end loader / quick disconnect

Summer time : mostly used for yard work on 15 acres, Brush cutting 5 acres , finish cut on another 5 acres with a 6ft mowing deck

some landscaping, post hole digging and I would like to add a backhoe down the road ..

winter: Road clearing about mile of dirt road and 1/4 mile of drive way... paved.

My neighbor has same deal with his montana, no support, no parts, no dealer. The deere dealer dont really want his montana 4340 as a trade neither. They already have one used on the lot for almost two years with no takers interested in it, dead horse. Now he is really wishing he would have stayed with the big three orange, green and blue. Most of the tractor sales being had by the orange and green colors. I would choose between orange and green models that best suited the needs I had and ease of operation. Those two orange, green have not been bought out or names changed.... In twenty years, there will still be John Deere name on tractors same as kubota, NH will probably be case/IH /fiat/nh or cihfnh

 

[RPW]

I noticed that in your first post you desire to have a backhoe down the line. Keep in mind that "most" backhoes are not compatible with a cabbed tractor. I would really like to have a dedicated backhoe but for the amount of time and jobs I will be better off renting and taking some time off from work. Now if I win the lottery.......

BTW I'm biased but I would lean toward either a JD or Kubota. Nothing wrong with the others but in my area that seems to be the majority of tractors.

Good luck.

 

[medicshawn]

Where are you located? That might help you choose good dealers in your area.

 

[jdbnh]

I noticed that in your first post you desire to have a backhoe down the line. Keep in mind that "most" backhoes are not compatible with a cabbed tractor. I would really like to have a dedicated backhoe but for the amount of time and jobs I will be better off renting and taking some time off from work. Now if I win the lottery.......

BTW I'm biased but I would lean toward either a JD or Kubota. Nothing wrong with the others but in my area that seems to be the majority of tractors.

Good luck.

you are right but just for any bodies future reference, New Holland backhoes will fit on New Holland compact tractors that have a cab