Steppenwolfe
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Tractors are like trucks. There's the base and there is the Platinum model. To each according to his needs...
Comparison Standard vs premium tractors
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For me its not about all the premium features but some sure are nice.
Stall guard, engine matched to the HSt.. that E-Hydro crap JD has, and all the like minded stuff is basically worthless to me. Extendable links, a comfortable seat, good position of controls, and power steering are what is important. I must admit that having the floor mat does help keep my legs from getting numb but that is something I could add myself to any tractor and probably for a lot less than the factory sells it for.
I would be just as happy adding power steering a floor mat and extendable links to an old tractor as I am with my newer stuff but a better seat is something I have put on almost every tractor I ever owned and most didn't need something super expensive to make them livable
Stall guard, engine matched to the HSt.. that E-Hydro crap JD has, and all the like minded stuff is basically worthless to me. Extendable links, a comfortable seat, good position of controls, and power steering are what is important. I must admit that having the floor mat does help keep my legs from getting numb but that is something I could add myself to any tractor and probably for a lot less than the factory sells it for.
I would be just as happy adding power steering a floor mat and extendable links to an old tractor as I am with my newer stuff but a better seat is something I have put on almost every tractor I ever owned and most didn't need something super expensive to make them livable
daugen
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Agreed. Funny, we can get dozens of high end audio speakers in our cars and trucks today; the Alpine system in my Ram truck is remarkably good for oem, and what they give you in a tractor
is such junk to be appalling. No platinum audio systems. That one company that makes most of them is unimpressive. No Sirius XM. Now before you all remind me this is a tractor..., on those long mowing days, or particularly plowing snow which is pretty quiet work, in a cab which isn't too noisy, such that you don't have to wear ear protection, and would like something other than FM, you simply cannot buy a stereo upgrade. I replaced the tiny ceiling speakers with some Polk 4 inches and the vocals are better but bass of course is totally lacking.
Let's see. My Kubota has cruise control but it isn't adaptive. If I drive into my barn the barn will lose; no autobraking. My seat is neither ventilated nor heated. And frankly, four years ago, oem Kubota seats were pretty dismal. But spending over a grand to get a Grammer installed was silly for me due to low seat time. Though I know a few guys have installed them and love them. I use a fancy gel seat pad instead. Not the same though, you bounce on top instead of being supported all around like in a car. With a very bad back and arthritis all over, I look for some comfort when I can get it, and Kubota sure gave me none with that oem seat. And no optional seat.
Front and rear windshield wipers, just like my Outback. Heated rear window too. Heat, air, lots more ac ducts in tractor than car. Power steering, manual brakes, that's ok, hardly ever use them with a hydro and 4wd. Three speed tranny, just like my first 55 Chevy with a three on the tree, but shifting on the hydrostatic fly is very questionable and I sure wouldn't try it...
Nice shiny hood in front of me with a hood ornament too. High beams, low beams, driving lights, turn signals same page on all that. I'd say my tractor was a Laramie or a Silverado, not a Platinum. Now if it were the platinum edition, I bet I would have gotten an all chrome SMV sign... And no chrome exhaust tips for my Kubota either. We all know they greatly improve engine performance. We learned that at age 16.It's coming though. Our tractors will get fancier and fancier, and not just electronic farming, which has been here for decades on large ag tractors, but gizmos and luxury features inside the cab. Where's our Eddie Bauer editions? (maybe Cabella had one?)
One of things we like about tractors is, normally, how stone reliable they are. The more we add electronics, optional equipment, complexity, hard to imagine reliability overall not changing for the worse. When will be get an OBD port on our tractors? ( I'm sure the big electronic engines now have something like that)
I think what we all might like for some extra money is a little more hydraulic capacity or a little easier to use three point hitch. Kubota's extenda-arms are great. Without them, the Massey is a bear to hook up to. So some features, premium or not, well they might be considered mandatory optional extras.
It's a monkey see monkey do business so if JD comes up with something new, Kubota, CNH and others won't be far behind. One makes the cab bigger, then the next one does.
All good for us.
I'd like a premium tractor to come with a ten year 5000 hour warranty. Wonder what that would cost.
Longer warranties would always make me take a second look. Free maintenance for the first five years. oh boy, that would be pricey...
The tractor marketing folks still have a long way to come to keep up with the car guys.
DieselBound
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Great post, daugen!
I've got the best of both worlds: I have an absolute bare bones B7800 (though it has HST) and now a cabbed Kioti NX5510. I will never part with my Kubota! (it can do things that very few other tractors can do) The Kioti was needed for more power; that, and as I get older, I need something that doesn't slam me around like the B7800 does. Having a cab has allowed me to install a monitor with cameras so I can look behind me without having to strain my neck (which has been horribly compromised from twisting around while backing up and slamming up and down in the seat). The cab added about $3k to the price. Doctors bills add up quicker...
I've got the best of both worlds: I have an absolute bare bones B7800 (though it has HST) and now a cabbed Kioti NX5510. I will never part with my Kubota! (it can do things that very few other tractors can do) The Kioti was needed for more power; that, and as I get older, I need something that doesn't slam me around like the B7800 does. Having a cab has allowed me to install a monitor with cameras so I can look behind me without having to strain my neck (which has been horribly compromised from twisting around while backing up and slamming up and down in the seat). The cab added about $3k to the price. Doctors bills add up quicker...
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No not at all.I don't know a thing about the kubota B 7800's
DieselBound
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Not knowing much about a B7800 but what can it do that others can't?
Maneuverability (fit in really tight spots) combined with power. Small-framed and 30hp. A Mighty-Mouse of the tractor world.
daugen
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ok, but if your nose is growing longer, I called it...
you know way more about tractors than you let on.
DieselBound
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Not knowing much about a B7800 but what can it do that others can't?
Using loader bucket to hold up roof section as I dismantled the shed:
Maneuverability (fit in really tight spots) combined with power. Small-framed and 30hp. A Mighty-Mouse of the tractor world.
