Comparison Massey or Kubota

[MinnesotaEric]

Meanwhile, 73hp Kioti is heavier and more powerful than everything discussed in this except for the Massey MF4608.

http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=8968057

Tractor shopping can be complicated.

 

[oth]

thank you all for your contributions - which have created more questions than answers!
But certainly of great assistance, & arms one with more queries of the dealer(s)

 

[TSO]

thank you all for your contributions - which have created more questions than answers!
But certainly of great assistance, & arms one with more queries of the dealer(s)

What exactly will you be doing with this tractor? How much property will you be working? That might help the community identify which particular tractors would be appropriate for you to be comparing. Also, will you be wanting a front end loader with the tractor? If so, what types of things will you be lifting with it?

 

[biodegraded]

Since the OP is in Australia, perhaps some of the brands are not as available?

 

[TSO]

Since the OP is in Australia, perhaps some of the brands are not as available?

Perhaps, but one thing at a time. Let's find out what his needs are first.

 

[oth]

1100 acres, undulating to a little steep; 250 acres virgin bush, running 450 sheep & 130 Hereford breeders. Main tasks are weed spraying with a 400L Hardie boom / handgun, running a hydraulic wood block splitter, slashing grass, bracken & sifton bush (if you haven't heard of it, be so very thankful), loading fertilizer into a 3 tonne spreader. I also have a Landini Ghibli 4wd 80 HP tractor, with FEL & forks, used for towing the super spreader, ploughing, slashing & loading round hay bales onto the ute for feeding out, so I'm looking for something similar to the 148 to do the jobs that don't need the Landini.
My concerns are reliability (Monday on the Mumbai assembly line), comparing like with like (as pointed out by some respondents), & value for money. Thanks for the suggestion TSO - cheers, Ian

 

[oth]

Quite true Bio - Google loves to point one to the USA, but asking the right question helps (eventually)
The MF 1648 looks good, but until I get to a dealer I'm thinking it will probably exceed my budget.

 

[TSO]

Sounds like you have a nice piece of property.

Couple Q's...

Which tractor dealerships are within your comfort zone for distance?

Regarding the 148 that you had sold, what were you hoping to replace it with, powerwise? Did you want something with more power? More features? Or just something new?

 

[TomSeller]

Of those two, I would recommend the Kubota. I would tend towards Japanese made over India made.

 

[oth]

I feel like I'm being psychoanalysed! - MF dealer is 15 mins away, Kubota 45 mins -
MF has proved (& Kubota seems) competent & reliable, with a country service attitude, so no dramas there.

The 148 was always good, apart from no power steering, & the brakes - apparently normal for the model (dry)
& proved hazardous when pulling 400 L of spray up a hill - brakes would only just hold
if you stamped hard enough to drain all the blood from your right leg. had to jackknife a trailer load of round bales
on a hill when the load was too great for the little girl & she started rolling backward.

Looking to replace with similar HP (& wet brakes) as I don't wish to be underpowered nor overpriced.
Features aren't a consideration unless they make attaching implements easier, so bells & whistles are unnecessary.
Yes, something new as I'm 66 & would like a new one that will see me out without major mechanical problems -
understanding that my reliability is likely to be dropping off faster than the tractor's.