First tractor:need help !

[jeff9366]

Near my small town there is a Kubota dealer six miles away and a John Deere dealer eleven miles away.

I established rapport with the Kubota dealer, never with the busy, busy, JD dealer.

Therefore I went with the Kubota and I have been glad I did. The Kubota dealer has remained supportive.

I bought The Dealer as much as a specific tractor brand.

I think the Dealer Relationship is important, especially for a first time tractor buyer/operator.

Others differ.

 

[eyi]

What I feel looks like important is a brand with a dealer with a place close to where my land is and close to where I live too which is 60 miles away. The one I have the better feeling with is the Massey, close to where I live, but he mentioned no problem to deliver the machine ! There is another MF dealer close to where my land is, but owned by a different person. I almost prefer to deal with the dealer close to where I live because I have more time on week to deal with issues. When I go at my land, no time to worry about tractor problem.

I don't have an appropriate trailer, it this an issue for future services or it can be done on site by almost anyone ?

 

[jeff9366]

I don't have an appropriate trailer, it this an issue for future services or it can be done on site by almost anyone ?

I think all tractor dealers have tractor transport trailers.

My Kubota dealer charges me $50 to pick up and return my tractor, $75 when I send my RTV500 utility vehicle at the same time.

Twelve miles round trip, plus time securely strapping down the equipment(s) at each end.

The mechanic generally does the hauling, which give me the opportunity to discuss repair/service issues.

Major service comes once every 150 hours. Last year I put 230 hours on the tractor.

I make sure to have a very cold Dr. Pepper for the mechanic.

A mechanic will make adjustments in the field. Actual service is usually performed in the shop, where tools, spares, fluids and fluid disposal are available.

 

[Biggreenavalanche]

Ditto all the above...good solid advice...one thing to consider, the dealer, ask around, go to BBB, talk to all dealers, a good dealer and service dept are one Of the best things to have ! All the brands you're considering should give you years of service, but a bad dealer will not !

Rich

 

[eyi]

Hey guys, what do you think about the case Farmall 35B ?

Looks like to be a pretty complete machine, the dealer is a little bit far but is giving me a good feeling and a good price. There seems to be few info on the net about it ? It is as safe a machine as the other ones I am looking at ?

TKS

 

[jeff9366]

Hey guys, what do you think about the case Farmall 35B ?
Looks like to be a pretty complete machine, the dealer is a little bit far but is giving me a good feeling and a good price.
Is it as safe a machine as the other ones I am looking at ?

35B LINK:

http://www.caseih.com/en_us/Product...owres Update r1 PROOF - complete brochure.pdf

A Farmall 35B will get you started: 38 horsepower and 3,200 pounds.

 

[GManBart]

Hey guys, what do you think about the case Farmall 35B ?

Looks like to be a pretty complete machine, the dealer is a little bit far but is giving me a good feeling and a good price. There seems to be few info on the net about it ? It is as safe a machine as the other ones I am looking at ?

TKS

The Case Farmall 35B is an LS R3039 with a significantly weaker loader, and red paint....the same machine, made by LS, and then Case puts the loader (which they don't make either) on it. They then charge quite a bit more for it than LS does. A new LS R3039H with FEL is running $19,600 from my dealer right now:
LS R3039 tractor loader, 39hp

With the amount of land you're talking about, the length of the road, etc....I'd definitely want something significantly bigger. I have the bigger brother of the R3039, and while it's a lot more machine, I'd want even more than that if I had as much land as you're talking about.

 

[Coyote machine]

Geeze, once again, I have to agree with Murphy 1223! A Kioti DK- 40, which we both have, is an excellent tractor for the $, the weight, the capability to out-lift anything in it's class. I run a Canadian made front plow designed for use with tractor loaders, (see my signature line). Kioti makes a front mounted blower which drives from a mid-mount PTO shaft, but I wouldn't spend that kind of money to get a blower, JMHO.
I too believe a 40+ HP machine is what you want at a minimum, I don't think I've ever heard anyone here say- 'gee I wish I had gone smaller?!':confused2::confused3:
You're going to want most everything on my signature line at some point anyway. I maintain 25+ acres of woods, two ponds, fields, paddocks, etc. And a 600' gravel driveway uphill and around bends....

 

[eyi]

well it is my first tractor experience...actually seriously leaning toward L3800 and SQ 160 to begin with...

 

[GManBart]

well it is my first tractor experience...actually seriously leaning toward L3800 and SQ 160 to begin with...

Based on the size of your land, the road, etc, I'd be willing to put good money down that if you go with an L3800, you're going to wind up buying something bigger in the near future. I only have 15 acres right now (may grow to as much as 55 eventually), and I'd be really limited with an L3800. I use my loader a lot, and have had plenty of times when it wasn't powerful enough, and it can lift 1,500lbs more than the L3800 loader. I'd also be concerned that it was far too light for maintaining that road....a 2,500lb tractor is pretty light when you start doing anything along those lines.