Cab tractor cost

Martian · Jan 16, 2012

Kioti does make an excellent tractor as well. Built heavier than most other tractors, which is a good thing. Kioti (or Bobcat) would be a good idea to look into:thumbsup:

grsthegreat · Jan 16, 2012

What amazes me is most dealers only charge about 6-7 grand extra for a cab unit (over the price of their respective open station) when i was shopping last year. You sure get alot of stuff for $7,000.

was way worth it

TripleR · Jan 17, 2012

Jay4200 said:
What is the difference in cost? I would think I can get into a B3000HST cab (w/o backhoe) for somewhere in the 26k range. I'd absolutely prefer a Grand L, but last time I looked at pricing for them, I almost passed out.

JayC

There is a significant price difference, but after looking at the B Series, I was willing to pay the difference. I lucked out and found a really nice, used L5030 HSTC before ordering a L4240.

It worked out great as our Case CX80 went toes up about 18 months later and we had to buy an M8540, so our budget was shot to heck for a looong time.

art · Jan 17, 2012

Get in the cab of a Grand L kubota and check out the operation of the transmission and you will see why they are years in advance of other makes. That is why many makes are cheaper and you can't even buy the options to make them equal!

Trenching with a backhoe with a cab tractor is not easy!

grsthegreat · Jan 17, 2012

art said:
Get in the cab of a Grand L kubota and check out the operation of the transmission and you will see why they are years in advance of other makes. That is why many makes are cheaper and you can't even buy the options to make them equal!

Trenching with a backhoe with a cab tractor is not easy!

Ill agree that trenching with a cab tractor isnt easy. My Kubota dealer even told me he doesnt recommend it to any of his customers, but will sell it that way if requested.

Im not so sure about the statement about years in advanced though. I tested JD, TYM, Kioti and Kioti and they all seemed similar if not near identical... except for a few minor things

Martian · Jan 17, 2012

Kioti makes a dealer installed cab for their smaller tractors as well (see below), but I think you may want to look at a larger Kioti as the price savings on them is significant for a tractor just as good as the Kubota, for less.
KIOTI - run ahead of the pack!

Jay4200 · Jan 18, 2012

Martian said:
Kioti makes a dealer installed cab for their smaller tractors as well (see below), but I think you may want to look at a larger Kioti as the price savings on them is significant for a tractor just as good as the Kubota, for less.
KIOTI - run ahead of the pack!

I would consider a Kioti - do they (or Bobcat) have any online pricing tools like the Kubota site has?

JayC

grsthegreat · Jan 18, 2012

Jay4200 said:
I would consider a Kioti - do they (or Bobcat) have any online pricing tools like the Kubota site has?

JayC

na, they do have an online contact form that you tell what you want, and they have the local dealers contact you. Thats how i got my DK45.

Martian · Jan 18, 2012

They don't, which is interesting because I think if they had one and people saw how much cheaper they were they would be a lot more likely to walk in a dealer.

art · Jan 18, 2012

grsthegreat said:
Ill agree that trenching with a cab tractor isnt easy. My Kubota dealer even told me he doesnt recommend it to any of his customers, but will sell it that way if requested.

Im not so sure about the statement about years in advanced though. I tested JD, TYM, Kioti and Kioti and they all seemed similar if not near identical... except for a few minor things

Wow I can't wait to get to the farm show!!!!! I'm not aware of those makes introducing Anti-stall or auto throttle on there tractors! I haven't seen that they have added anything close to a hi-low to there tractors either not counting being able to adjust the sensitivity of the hydro from from the drivers seat!!!!

I know that every tractor company out there is advancing fast but I didn't realize how fast!