Suggestions for 6 - 16 Hilly Wooded Acres?

[JOHNTHOMAS]

They are but I wouldn't travel out of my way to get a Kubota. Other machines compare well. I have JD because Deere and Kubota are the main dealers in my area and the Kubota guy isn't the greatest.

Still see your beating on Kubotas because you don't like the dealer. Great reasoning for buying a Deere and that's OK but why don't you take a break on the Kubota bashing or as you may seem to think by pointing out one small point or possibly a better feature on a competing brand making the Kubota a no buy.
Seriously, why don't you try and focus on other aspects (personal experience or questions) of this forum instead of a soapbox to put down Kubotas.:thumbsup: Listing several better features of a competing brand and then tossing in that Kubotas are OK and you've considered buying one or may one day buy one isn't covering up the rest of your input of how the other brands are better.
Any way, just try it, no remarks about Kubota, either way, good or bad, just tell about the fine machine you actually own instead of the ones you don't own. Just try, It'll be hard but just try it. OK? NO KUBOTA INPUT, you don't own one so leave it alone!!! Those of us that do can give responses based on the Kubotas we've owned or own, not from reading specs or sitting on one in a dealers lot but from our actual day to day usage for years and years.:thumbsup: Maybe a newbie would prefer hearing from someone with actual brand/model ownership experience than someone that doesn't have actual brand/model ownership experience, just a thought!

 

[Martian]

Still see your beating on Kubotas because you don't like the dealer. Great reasoning for buying a Deere and that's OK but why don't you take a break on the Kubota bashing or as you may seem to think by pointing out one small point or possibly a better feature on a competing brand making the Kubota a no buy.

I was only relating it to what the OP has experienced with his Kubota dealer. I compare the Kubota because they and John Deere are the "main" tractor brands.

Nobody can make your opinion on brand, only appropriate HP/size that you will require and you have to determine the brand that has that size. But if you want to look at Kiotis and Deere's as you mentioned you like the Kiotis and the Kubota guy wasn't great I would say CK27 or CK 30 or a 2520 or 2720 on Deere. If you want a larger frame then 3320 Deere.

I thought this told my thoughts on different tractors well. People prefer different things for different reasons. Any 30HP tractor will do the job well for the OP but what he prefers in terms of brand can be decided by nobody but him. The layout of the controls, feel of the machine, the dealer and price are the only real difference between two similarly sized tractors. All similar HP tractors spec out similarly but the reason for buying tractors are all different due to our personal preference.

Seriously, why don't you try and focus on other aspects (personal experience or questions) of this forum instead of a soapbox to put down Kubotas.:thumbsup: Listing several better features of a competing brand and then tossing in that Kubotas are OK and you've considered buying one or may one day buy one isn't covering up the rest of your input of how the other brands are better.
Any way, just try it, no remarks about Kubota, either way, good or bad, just tell about the fine machine you actually own instead of the ones you don't own. Just try, It'll be hard but just try it. OK? NO KUBOTA INPUT, you don't own one so leave it alone!!! Those of us that do can give responses based on the Kubotas we've owned or own, not from reading specs or sitting on one in a dealers lot but from our actual day to day usage for years and years.:thumbsup: Maybe a newbie would prefer hearing from someone with actual brand/model ownership experience than someone that doesn't have actual brand/model ownership experience, just a thought!

I've said nothing about the experience I've had with a Kubota as operating them as I've only put maybe half an hour on one of my friends - which I had no problems with. I've only said that from the experience I've had with Kubota and related that to the OP's. I've compared the ergonomics as I've sat on one for 1 minute. I am not knocking Kubota in any way. I only use Kubota as a example as they are the other main brand. More people know Kubota and JD than all others. Especially newbies. Almost all tractor brands make excellent tractors and people choose one of all those different tractor brands because of different reasons. It doesn't just have to be after the tractor is yours. I want to share my entire experience. If I moved tomorrow and found myself in the opposite situation where I found a helpful Kubota dealer and not so much Deere my next tractor would be orange. I've been in sales all my life and know that people sell tractors. I walk out of many deals to pay more money because of an @ss that I can't deal with. I talk to my JD dealer all the time about why they are more than Kubota and that they are loosing tons of business because of the price difference and he can't say anything more than Deere needs to get their pricing down. Kubota's offer pretty much the same tractor, all the same features for thousands less. Whether Deere thinks their brand name is worth that I don't know. Kubota is offering a lot of tractor for a lot less for JD. Don't take it as Kubota's bad - not what I'm saying. I have not said anything on the operation of Kubota's because I haven't operated them. I've only experienced a Kubota at a dealership and wouldn't say that's much of an experience. Maybe it's coming across wrong but what I'm trying to say is get a Kubota if that's the machine that fits you best, get a Kioti if it fits you best, get a Massey if it fits you best, get a Cub Cadet Yanmar if it suits you best, get a TYM if it fits you best, get a Deere if it fits you best. I'm trying to say I like the Kubotas but don't have one ONLY because of my dealer, not because they are a bad brand. They are a very good brand. I like Kubota tractors a lot, like the price a lot better than a Deere's and have the same features. Brands are pretty well all the same when it comes to specs, only ergonomics, dealer and color are the main differences. And those are all really personal preferences. There's been a lot of used Kubota's that I've looked at. I'd love an M59 TLB right now but I'm in the used market and the cheapest I've seen is about $10k out of my budget.

Any Kubota tractor stacks up very nicely against a JD, a Kioti, a Bobcat a whatever. Specs are one thing and the intangibles are a completely different thing. They can only be decided by the individual. I'll say it again the ONLY reason I don't have a Kubota is the dealer. I would want a Kubota for the features to price ratio from JD but as a salesman I can't stand bad salesmen and will buy the same thing for more from a better salesman. If its coming across wrong I'm sorry. I'm usually doing 12 different things while I'm on TBN and don't double check what I've wrote a whole lot and I can see how you could take it wrong but it wasn't meant that way. I have a lot better things to bash a brand that has done me no wrong:thumbsup:

 

[PapaPerk]

Wow all that text makes my head hurt! Lol

 

[R_Walter]

Time is money and all those times you just need to run up to the dealer for something quick or a question to go out of your way is a pain.

You are either making a ton of it (money) or losing a ton of it with all of your wordy posts in this forum. Which is it?

 

[Martian]

You are either making a ton of it (money) or losing a ton of it with all of your wordy posts in this forum. Which is it?

I don't understand what your trying to prove. There's a big difference between driving 45 minutes to an hour each way to a dealer and typing a post that takes me 3 minutes to type.

Brad have you searched around at some local dealers to see what they have to offer?

 

[TOMMYHPX4X4]

if there is no watercrossings i would go with the gator but if you have anykinda water to cross go with the rhino just make sure it's a 08 or newer with ife them carbs don't do good on hilly areas.if your gonna do some pulling drop in an epi clitch kit that thing will pull very hard.it's not that great on the bed capacity but it will pull a small to medium trailer. also look into the extended warraty it will cover the rhino bumper to bumper for 6 years .i got it with mine and never regret getting it.

 

[Martian]

BradGad,

Have you looked into tractors/UTVs any more? Leaning one way or another?

 

[TripleR]

if there is no watercrossings i would go with the gator but if you have anykinda water to cross go with the rhino just make sure it's a 08 or newer with ife them carbs don't do good on hilly areas.if your gonna do some pulling drop in an epi clitch kit that thing will pull very hard.it's not that great on the bed capacity but it will pull a small to medium trailer. also look into the extended warraty it will cover the rhino bumper to bumper for 6 years .i got it with mine and never regret getting it.

Kind of surprised as we use our 06 660 carb unit in the hills all the time as well as our 08 Grizzly 700. Other than the Grizzly starting easier in cold weather we really can't tell the difference.

We do love our Rhino, but wouldn't recommend it for the OP.

 

[KentT]

Kind of surprised as we use our 06 660 carb unit in the hills all the time as well as our 08 Grizzly 700. Other than the Grizzly starting easier in cold weather we really can't tell the difference.

We do love our Rhino, but wouldn't recommend it for the OP.

Same here -- I love my Rhino 450, but won't recommend one for use on a lawn because of its locked rearend...

I grew up with manual chokes, so I kinda appreciate the simplicity -- though I do hope they bring out a 550FI version of whatever they replace today's Rhino with...

Now that they've won every lawsuit that's been brought to court (they'd lost one, but it was recently overturned), perhaps the company that invented UTVs can finally get back to focusing on them...

 

[TripleR]

Same here -- I love my Rhino 450, but won't recommend one for use on a lawn because of its locked rearend...

I grew up with manual chokes, so I kinda appreciate the simplicity -- though I do hope they bring out a 550FI version of whatever they replace today's Rhino with...

Now that they've won every lawsuit that's been brought to court (they'd lost one, but it was recently overturned), perhaps the company that invented UTVs can finally get back to focusing on them...

Yeah, a 550 EFI would be nice and I am surprised they haven't already gone that route since they put the 700 EFI in a few years ago.

I thought about getting a 700 EFI, but my 660 is paid for and does everything I need it for. I do have to kind of drool over the cabbed Kubota RTV when I am at the tractor place, but have no real use for one.