So why do you buy Kubota? Even though Roy says JD's best? :)

[rjkobbeman]

I have no brand loyalty to any tractor company. Never owned one until my BX2660.

Its been my experience that JD owners have always touted (probably with good reason) JD's quality construction, knowledgeable service departments, and superior supply chain. Of course, when I started looking at tractors, I found out that Kubota owners brag about the same things.

Then I started noticing the farms I pass by every day on my way to work (40 minutes one way, all on country roads). I pass five with Kubotas of various sizes, one old blue tractor (Ford?), and one with an older MF and an old Ford. With all the Kubotas around at places where people actually make their livings with their tractors....got me thinking maybe there's a good reason. Kubotas aren't the cheapest on the market, so I didn't figure these folks were cutting corners just to save as much as possible.

The icing on the cake was actually talking with the dealers. The JD dealer didn't seem to want to be bothered with questions, and one of the first things out of his mouth was something along the lines of "you have to be prepared to spend green to get green". OOOOKAY. But you're going to need to convince me its worth it...which he didn't do. Kubota dealer...100% opposite. And I got more tractor for quite a bit less money, and from a company that has a good reputation.

IMHO:
(good tractor) + (good company) + (lower cost) = SMART BUYER

(good tractor) + (good company) + (more $ for green paint) = :ashamed:


Let the flaming commence...

After my experience at the closest JD dealer (25 miles away), those pompous schmucks will never get a dime of my money.

For me to even consider Deere in the future, a dealer would have to come into my town and tell me what their green paint does that my orange does not... and then they would have to meet/beat the orange price.

The holier-than-though attitude that some of the green owners show on this site (although mostly tongue-in-cheek) are just a tast of the attitude the green dealers put on display. The dealers seem to mean it too! For them to survive with that attitude, they must still have a monopoly on a segment of the market. I'm sure competition will eventually change their attitude.

Seriously though, I got a very capable, high quality machine for a price that green could not (or would not) touch.

My farmer friend down the road has a green tractor that is very comparable to mine. He never considered Kubota but really likes mine. He uses Case in is big farming activities, so he has no loyalty to green. His first comment was on my self leveling loader. He was shocked to see one without any extra linkage. It really intrigued him.

 

[LostInTheWoods]

The holier-than-though attitude that some of the green owners show on this site (although mostly tongue-in-cheek) are just a tast of the attitude the green dealers put on display. The dealers seem to mean it too! For them to survive with that attitude, they must still have a monopoly on a segment of the market.

Yeah. I've never quite understood it myself, but some people really seem to buy into the idea of exclusivity. They're more than willing to pay far more for something just because they can than for any real need to. I guess JD might profit from that tendency. I suppose if you're insanely wealthy, then OK. By all means, no matter who you are its your money. Spend it however you want. I think most of the JD owners here really are just good natured tounge-in-cheek. But I don't get the impression the JD dealer I talked to was trying to be funny.

 

[TripleR]

I think most of the Deere guys are just playing around like I do. I would never seriously knock someones choice of equipment.

 

[keyman1808]

Thats because my Kubota dealer treated me like a person while the JD dealer treated me like I had the plague. Did not want to explain about the different tractor models or options. Will not even mention the response when I ask to test one. My Kubota dealer started one up and said go ahead and drive her around awhile. That and as others said I got much more bang for my buck. Nothing against green but its much better in my pocket than on my tractor.

 

[DiezNutz]

But I don't get the impression the JD dealer I talked to was trying to be funny.

I think some JD dealers do more to perpetuate the elitist attitude than many of the owners do. Something's wrong if you have to treat people like you're a bouncer at a nightclub, or trash everybody else's product to make your own look superior.

 

[brin]

MY 2 cents...This is all just ....kid games...who's is bigger .? Mine or Yours...?

I like my tractors...I have had my JD3020 for over 20 yrs now, bought it used..really used and have never had a major problem with it..dealers have been fine...I bought it right..same with the NH...has been a great tractor !

I fear some of you Kubota owners doth protest too much...Are Y'all trying to convince us or you that you have a good tractor ?

 

[DiezNutz]

Brin, I don't think this has become one of those kind of discussions. I don't see anybody bashing the actual equipment, they're all good machines. Therefore, nobody needs convincing of anything.

For every owner of a big color that's had nothing but years of trouble-free service, there's an owner of every other big color with same.
For every owner of a big color that's had problems, there's an owner of every other big color with same.

So simply saying or acting like "mine is better", without offering the substantial objective evidence to prove why, does not necessarily make it better.

 

[LostInTheWoods]

I fear some of you Kubota owners doth protest too much...Are Y'all trying to convince us or you that you have a good tractor ?

LOL...there go those JD "elitists", quoting Shakespeare on us :laughing:

 

[/pine]

buying for brand loyalty alone is like voting straight party lines...usually not the most prudent, intelligent decision(s)...

 

[Agrantina]

Ok, i had to say my 2 cents. I just bought a L3240 (GST) with a rotary cutter, no loader. I looked at JD, NH and Mih.. I first went to the JD guy and was settled on the green machine. Then I figured--ok take the emotions out and get down to smart buying. Dang then the fun startedæ‚* spent weeks looking and crawling around asking absolutely the dumbest questions. In the end I settled on the Kubota- why it, for me was the best quality, small bells and whistles and the BEST price over all others. The mechanic at the Kubota dealer told me simply this: æ³¥amm fine machines and those fellows (Japanese) really put their hearts in building these things! I walked in the Mih place and 2 were in the back with issues?