Why so few BIG Kubotas on used market?

[RickB]

The larger sized Kubota's have not been in production for that long have they?

We service a Kubota M series tractor that is probably 25 to 30 years old. I think the issue with used M series Kubota's availability is that there were far fewer sold than similar sized tractors of other brands, and this is still true today, to a degree.

 

[TripleR]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I understand that a big Kubota is not a BIG tractor, but I'm thinking more of apples to apples in terms of Kubie M's versus newer JD 5XXX's. The availability of the JDs is staggering, provided I was interested in one at those price points (which I am not).

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

I'm looking for a true luxury vehicle. I don't "need" something this large, but I'm simply not interested in a compact or a small utility. For several reasons.

*I'm going to be cutting (and possibly haying in the future) my pastures.
*I need a larger loader capacity than my Bobcat can provide. Which is only 1200 lbs. It's an open cab model and I frequently drag stuff around on my two front wheels.
*I need a cab because of some respiratory issues.
*I don't want to repeat the mistakes of each and every neighbor with buying and trading up. My neighbor to my rear has now done that twice. I made a similar mistake buying a lawn tractor when what I needed was a 0turn.
*I want to be able to run a good sized PTO snowblower. Last winter was a real wake-up call. Two storms. 40" each. It took three days (each time) to dig our way out to the paved road using three modest sized FELs. Snowbound will never happen again. The wind never stops at my place, neither do the drifts.

I want ground clearance, power and traction. I have the Bobcat for hand to hand stuff. It's good for some tasks, but it simply cannot do what I want all the time.

As for putting a request in to my dealer... I've bought a couple of pieces from them. And had quotes for other stuff. They're a "home run every time" sort of place. I like their service side, but the front of the house is too rich for my wallet.

Anyway, please keep the comments coming. I really do appreciate the thoughts.

We are very happy with our M8540 and the M95s has even more features, so it seems to be a machine with which you will be happy. While I like some of the features, I am not willing to pay for them.

 

[D7E]

We service a Kubota M series tractor that is probably 25 to 30 years old. I think the issue with used M series Kubota's availability is that there were far fewer sold than similar sized tractors of other brands, and this is still true today, to a degree.

In this area a larger kubota is very rare as an agricultural tractor and would still be considered a bit of an "off brand" by most but there are a few new ones creeping in slowly on dairy farms but this is pretty grain dominared area so CaseIH is mostly what you see .

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I understand that a big Kubota is not a BIG tractor, but I'm thinking more of apples to apples in terms of Kubie M's versus newer JD 5XXX's. The availability of the JDs is staggering, provided I was interested in one at those price points (which I am not).

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

I'm looking for a true luxury vehicle. I don't "need" something this large, but I'm simply not interested in a compact or a small utility. For several reasons.

*I'm going to be cutting (and possibly haying in the future) my pastures.
*I need a larger loader capacity than my Bobcat can provide. Which is only 1200 lbs. It's an open cab model and I frequently drag stuff around on my two front wheels.
*I need a cab because of some respiratory issues.
*I don't want to repeat the mistakes of each and every neighbor with buying and trading up. My neighbor to my rear has now done that twice. I made a similar mistake buying a lawn tractor when what I needed was a 0turn.
*I want to be able to run a good sized PTO snowblower. Last winter was a real wake-up call. Two storms. 40" each. It took three days (each time) to dig our way out to the paved road using three modest sized FELs. Snowbound will never happen again. The wind never stops at my place, neither do the drifts.

I want ground clearance, power and traction. I have the Bobcat for hand to hand stuff. It's good for some tasks, but it simply cannot do what I want all the time.

As for putting a request in to my dealer... I've bought a couple of pieces from them. And had quotes for other stuff. They're a "home run every time" sort of place. I like their service side, but the front of the house is too rich for my wallet.

Anyway, please keep the comments coming. I really do appreciate the thoughts.

For what its worth, your the typicaly customer for the machine your looking at. Its a good fit.

 

[DieselnHooters]

snow removal outfits are the main buyers of M series up here, being somewhat lighter may be an advantage in that regard...more fuel efficient too perhaps?

but kubota so totally dominates the under 60 hp segment its not even funny, I d like to see some tier 3 brands make inroads so as to keep kubota honest

 

[om21braz]

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

Considering that size lists at $60-65k plus w/ cab+loader and sells for something in the 50k range, I'd say the price range you're looking at is pretty good if the tractors are low hour and good condition.

 

[zman007007]

1ST I have no idea where you are from, but I just saw a few on craigslist around here. Go to craigslist and type in Greenville, South Carolina. might be too far away for you though. zman

 

[ace10]

1ST I have no idea where you are from, but I just saw a few on craigslist around here. Go to craigslist and type in Greenville, South Carolina. might be too far away for you though. zman

There WAS a 9540 on CL down there. I shot them an email, but it was already sold. It was on the market for exactly one day.

I'm very cautious about buying something as significant as a large tractor off CL. I'd want to run the transaction through an equipment dealer and I'm willing to pay a fee for that, but most private sellers just want fast cash. There's zero chance I'm going to travel somewhere far off with a bag of cash.

Thanks for checking.

 

[Route66]

Picked up a M95s about 6 months ago. Previous to that I had a Farmall 460 and a IH544. Kept the 544. Welcome to the 21st century. After going thru the process at length all I can say is that any option that you are going to consider adding will be well worth the $ when you actually think about the lifetime of the machine. I had the same experience as these tractors are difficult especially used with low hours. Good luck

 

[Country1]

I found 5 Cabed M95s here KUBOTA M95S, Used KUBOTA M95S, KUBOTA M95S For Sale At TractorHouse.com - Page 1
Ones in VA and the next closest is in KY....