Home Stretch! XB25 vs GC2410 packages. What to do?!

[radioman]

I think you will be happy with kubota. I think there are more add ons with bota then massey. I see your dealer is willing to work with you and I see the deal is sweet. GO for it.:thumbsup:

 

[SrChf]

you need to ask yourself,wich tractor do I really want.If it is the GC ,the $800.00 dollars would be worth it to me.over a 72 month period,$800.00 wont make much of a diff. in the payment.

I would also ask myself, wich dealer I feel most comfortable with.

my only decision at this point, would be the dealer.

I do see where you are coming from but there is some matters of principle in play here too. A dealer baits and switches me to make an extra $450 (on top of the $600 he disclosed that the mfgr would kick back to him on the sale), that becomes a splinter in my mind over any future dealings with him. One of those 'Trust him as far as I can throw him' kinda things.

The closer deler, the bota dealer held their cards close, and it took a good amount of work to loosen their prices up, but they never turned to the dark side (that I could see). Besides, its more like $1200 difference when you factor in the thumb.

Who knows, I may regret it, what with that mickey mouse rocker pedal, tamer backhoe and higher RPMs issue...but only time will tell on that.
From what everyone here says, you cant really go wrong with either.

Thank you for the feedback Chooglin!

 

[SrChf]

I think you will be happy with kubota. I think there are more add ons with bota then massey. I see your dealer is willing to work with you and I see the deal is sweet. GO for it.:thumbsup:

Thanks Radioman! Just sealed the deal and it gets delivered tonite! (another benny - the other guy couldnt deliver for 9 days)

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Thanks Radioman! Just sealed the deal and it gets delivered tonite! (another benny - the other guy couldnt deliver for 9 days)

Yay!!! BX! BX! BX! :thumbsup: Congrats!!! :thumbsup:

 

[jake98]

I told him it would be a tough sell

But he was up to the job...
Good luck with it. I agree with the poster that said not to get extra tires tho. Don't know anybody that changes tires over.

 

[Chooglin]

Congradulations on the new BX.................you will enjoy it. :thumbsup:

 

[ashdump]

Congratulations!:thumbsup:

Having never operated the MF GC, I have no point of reference, but I can't imagine it getting much better than the BX25 for a machine of it's size!

 

[Johndeere3720]

Congratulations on your new BX25! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[LBrown59]

Home Stretch! BX25 vs GC2410 packages. What to do?!

On the off chance this is seen by some of you that have been commenting on my previous posts on what tractor to buy, it has come down to the final exciting (for me) chapter.

Here are the two all new stock packages I have local offers on. I am seeking 'If I were you I would get the...' comments from you seasoned (and even not so seasoned) tractor fans.

In the left corner:

BX 25 TLB w/ Bar tires
3 PH
10" BH Bucket
60" Kubota MMM
Land Pride 48" Box Blade
Wallenstein Thumb
side of turf tires
Doorstep Delivered
All for $19,565 financed for 0%@60 Months

In the Right Corner:
GC2410 TLB w/ Bar tires
3PH
10" BH Bucket
60" M-F MMM
Howse 48" Box Blade
NO THUMB AVAILABLE
Side of Turf Tires
Doorstep Delivery
All for 19,500financed for 0%@72 Months.

So, on one hand I have the ($375) thumb but a higher payment ($349/mo x 60) on what I think is a 'slightly' less beefy unit (the BX)...but has better 'name' thus resale value - so I am told, on the other, I have a lower payment ($270/mo x 72) on the possibly beefier M-F unit but it cant even mount a thumb - so I am told (I have tonnes of log relocating to do).

What I'm doing with it: Correction and upgrades (drainage, topsoil, gravel road install, tree and shrub planting, inset flagstone walkways, french drains, etc) to 1 cleared acre of a 5 acre wooded plot of high clay soil land, then installation of new topsoil and lawn. Then lawn maintenance after that w/ occasional harvesting of trees for firewood and lumber, de-stumping and grading over and seeding 1 or 2 trees at a time with the intent to increase my total area of cleared land.

I know some of you may want to comment and say "it comes down to personal preference" but I have had about 6 minutes of seat time in the BX25 and have yet to drive the 1.5 hours to go test drive the closest 2410. (Though both my nearest Kabota and M-F Dealers are about 30 to 40 mins away...the closest M-F doesnt have the unit I want in stock.) No way to form a 'preference' yet. I want to know what you all think!

A wordy request, I know. :confused2: Thank you to all that power through it and render an answer.
Cheers!

I'd almost venture A bet that there are more BX owners here on T B N than there all other Sub Compact owners combined here on TBN.

 

[Wacky]

I'd almost venture A bet that there are more BX owners here on T B N than there all other Sub Compact owners combined here on TBN.

Agreed. But, is that because of lack of MF dealers:confused3:? Either way, OP got a good price.:thumbsup: