Buying Advice Hidden costs of Kubota BX 25D

[MinnesotaEric]

I am a Financial Advisor and sit in an office all day so when home I'm outside doing stuff in the yard.

Series 7 and 66?

Grass growing tip:

Throw down a layer of soil. spread grass seed. In Minnesota I like 100% creeping red fescue that I special order by the 50 pound bag through Amazon. Then, throw another layer for dirt over the seed.

It keeps the critters from eating your seed.

 

[MHarryE]

Built machine shed to replace fabric shelter. What about getting another tractor between the JD7720 and NH TS115A that I can keep at home place. Get out Kubota specs. M135X will fit under 9' door. Machine shed complete, everything fits, time to go tractor shopping. M135GX has improved cab 6 inches taller - won't come close to fitting in machine shed. Want the features of the Grand X so build another shed for the tractor instead of storing in building on one of our farms. Cousin/partner will never let me live this down - told you so!!!

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Funny post, as my Great Grandfather used to say "education costs money." I always think back on how true that quote holds regarding life in general. Helps me put things in perspective :thumbsup:

 

[Mac2411]

Funny stuff-as long as it doesn't happen to me.

 

[Guesseral]

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Not only had to build the barn for the new tractor, I had to build the pad too. It required fill over 6 foot high on one side. There is no flat ground in Branson, unless you "buy" it.

Is that like a kit garage/barn? Where do you get something like that?

 

[k0ua]

Is that like a kit garage/barn? Where do you get something like that?

It is a Carolina Carport. They make all kinds of buildings like this, in all kinds of configurations. This one took a few hours for a crew of 4 to assemble.

Carolina Carports - Homepage

 

[Buggs67]

I feel your pain.

I bought a new Jeep and put big bumpers and a winch on. That made it look funny with the skinny factory Rubicon tires and rims. So I had little choice but to put on bigger tires/wheels. They rubbed the fenders, so I installed flat fenders which seemed like a reasonable solution. Things still rubbed a bit, a miscalculation I suppose, so I installed a lift. Now it was hard to get into, so I installed sliders for protection and steps. That made it pretty good off-road, but it was so dark at times. So new lights front and rear. And summer arrived, so I had to get half doors and remove the top. But off road you often need to air the tires down, so I had to get on-board air. Funny thing after that it wasn't so good on the highway anymore so I had to buy an AWD BMW to take trips to see the kids. Mind you, I just wanted a Jeep. The accessories are now about as much as the Jeep, with the BMW being the most pricey Jeep accessory so far. My wife is so kind, but I'm pushing it a little at this point....

I'm now thinking that the tires/wheels are looking small, so perhaps some bigger tires next go round....and off we go again.

Jeep really needs to post some sort of disclaimer on the window sticker about these "hidden costs".

Yep. I stopped on this slippery slope. Went for the winch and skid plates and stopped short of the big wheel/lift kit pit-fall.

 

[Coyote machine]

Waited 20+ years to add an addition on house. Hired contractor, drew up plans. 15 x 15' addition turned into a 30 x 30' addition with 12 x 15' mudroom L add on at wife's request. During project it seemed like a tractor might come in handy to supplement the big equipment on site to move gravel, stone, whatever. Went to look at local tractor dealer's stuff. Bought a Kioti 3 cyl 35 HP hst, delivered the next day. Now I needed a place to put it?!
Asked contractor about a barn and we settled on modifying a factory built custom barn, adding a boat bay, since I had no place to store my 22' Mako. Added an apartment above the 3 bays, 2 next to the boat and one on the side, then another behind the apartment, just in case! Then I started buying needed implements, BB, brush mower, grapple, backhoe, etc. So between all the implements and my existing ATV, Dr. brush mower, trimmer mower and work benches, tool chests, hardware store sized supply's of paints, hardware, etc. I had no room to move. Then I figured a Shelterlogic half moon shape outbuilding must be constructed. Still looking for more space to store all the 'hidden cost' overrun items. Might want to trade up to a bigger tractor too, with cab, which won't fit inside the barn, the doors aren't quite high enough.....
Woe is me... Wife just shakes her head and walks the other way.....:confused3:

 

[KTucke]

I thought I had the tractor/8X16 trailer storage problem solved. I can get one of those metal sheds 12X21 for $3600. Put two eight foot ,maybe nine foot wide doors on each end. Put the trailer in there and park the tractor on top of the trailer. When I need the tractor at the house back it out the back door. When I need the trailer and tractor hook it up to the truck at front door and pull it out. Store implements that are not on the machine in the existing shed or maybe on the side of the metal shed. Not perfect but storage problem solved for $3600. I didn't get to how high I would need the doors because I called the town. A shed can't be bigger than 10X12. Not even big enough for the tractor. Plus I already have one. I have to have a workshop which can be 12X21. The problem is the door can't be bigger than 6 feet. I can't even get the tractor with the mower attached unless I lift up the deflector forget about trailer in there. In my town they will make you tear stuff down. So have to look at detached garage which is a nightmare with the town and a **** of a lot more money than $3600. For now the tractor is where it should be in the wifes bay of the garage.

 

[KubotainNH]

This is funny but I'm not liking your town's rules.