Priced a new Kubota L2501 with implements

[alanferg]

Hello all, I just joined and hopefully soon-to-be tractor owner. Been reading TBN now for days. Closing soon on 230 mostly wooded acres in Aroostook County, Maine, with plans to build. I'm looking for a tractor to keep ~25 acres of brush and grass in check, clear snow, maintain road, dig 7' trenches, and excavate/move around loam and gravel. Was looking at B series but discovered a lot of happy L2501 owners. The weight and power seems good for my needs and doesn't include the DPF/emissions junk.

Kubota quoted me $37,500 out the door for this setup:
- Kubota L2501HST no cab with loaded R4 tires
- LA525 60" loader
- BB1260 60" box scraper
- SB1064 Rear snowblower
- RCR1260 60" rotary cutter
- BH77 backhoe

Reasonable price?

 

[wagne223]

I recently bought an L2501. I love it.
I can't reply to your total price because I got different attachments.
I will say that I got 3 dealer quotes and they were all 10% less then MSRP.
You can find MSRP by using the build my Kubota on their site. Figuring the attachments is tougher.

I do have a few suggestions:

1: get the rear remotes. I ordered mine with 3 remotes and top and tilt.

2: SSQA is a nice option also. 66" bucket comes with it.

3. You should get a 66" BOx blade. With R4 tires the width of tractor is about 62-63"

 

[wagne223]

O and you should go with the 25 series box blade. It is a good 100 lbs heavier then the the 15.
So I recommend the 2566 BB

 

[KNOWITALL]

Hello all, I just joined and hopefully soon-to-be tractor owner. Been reading TBN now for days. Closing soon on 230 mostly wooded acres in Aroostook County, Maine, with plans to build. I'm looking for a tractor to keep ~25 acres of brush and grass in check, clear snow, maintain road, dig 7' trenches, and excavate/move around loam and gravel. Was looking at B series but discovered a lot of happy L2501 owners. The weight and power seems good for my needs and doesn't include the DPF/emissions junk.

Kubota quoted me $37,500 out the door for this setup:
- Kubota L2501HST no cab with loaded R4 tires
- LA525 60" loader
- BB1260 60" box scraper
- SB1064 Rear snowblower
- RCR1260 60" rotary cutter
- BH77 backhoe

Reasonable price?

Sounds like a good price if the snow blower and BH77 have a combined cost of $16,500. Pre tax for tractor/loader/shredded should be somewhere between $20,500 and $22,000 depending on how slow the salesmans month is. I would strongly recommend you upgrade your shredded to the RCR1860...the 12 series is a price point, if any one says they are pleased with one after their purchase they Either don't use it or lack a frame of reference.

 

[alanferg]

Sounds like a good price if the snow blower and BH77 have a combined cost of $16,500. Pre tax for tractor/loader/shredded should be somewhere between $20,500 and $22,000 depending on how slow the salesmans month is. I would strongly recommend you upgrade your shredded to the RCR1860...the 12 series is a price point, if any one says they are pleased with one after their purchase they Either don't use it or lack a frame of reference.

The tractor/loader/cutter is $22,900 pre-tax. Backhoe/snowblower is $12,000 pre-tax. Rest is box scraper, doc/title, and tax.

I'll look into upgraded cutter. Thanks for tip!

 

[alanferg]

I recently bought an L2501. I love it.
I can't reply to your total price because I got different attachments.
I will say that I got 3 dealer quotes and they were all 10% less then MSRP.
You can find MSRP by using the build my Kubota on their site. Figuring the attachments is tougher.

I do have a few suggestions:

1: get the rear remotes. I ordered mine with 3 remotes and top and tilt.

2: SSQA is a nice option also. 66" bucket comes with it.

3. You should get a 66" BOx blade. With R4 tires the width of tractor is about 62-63"

If I understand correctly, I don't have a need for remote valves presently. Is there an advantage to installing now vs later?
Thanks for tips!

 

[sixdogs]

If I understand correctly, I don't have a need for remote valves presently. Is there an advantage to installing now vs later?
Thanks for tips!

Price, convenience and cleanliness.
Plus, you now have the dealer's attention since he's about to get paid.

 

[wagne223]

If I understand correctly, I don't have a need for remote valves presently. Is there an advantage to installing now vs later?
Thanks for tips!

I knew I wanted T&T and I got the 3rd valve just because I might want it in the future.

As mentioned, doing it now is cleaner and more convenient. Another plus is it gets wrapped in the financing now.

 

[joe04785]

Alanferg, I would definitely add the rear remotes. IMO they will come in handy at some point and time. Make sure you get a couple of quotes to see about the price range. Also, I live in the same neck of the woods as you and you may want to think of adding a cab. It gets really cold here in the winter when trying to blow snow.

 

[ProjectKing]

Hello all, I just joined and hopefully soon-to-be tractor owner. Been reading TBN now for days. Closing soon on 230 mostly wooded acres in Aroostook County, Maine, with plans to build. I'm looking for a tractor to keep ~25 acres of brush and grass in check, clear snow, maintain road, dig 7' trenches, and excavate/move around loam and gravel. Was looking at B series but discovered a lot of happy L2501 owners. The weight and power seems good for my needs and doesn't include the DPF/emissions junk.

Kubota quoted me $37,500 out the door for this setup:
- Kubota L2501HST no cab with loaded R4 tires
- LA525 60" loader
- BB1260 60" box scraper
- SB1064 Rear snowblower
- RCR1260 60" rotary cutter
- BH77 backhoe

Reasonable price?

Sounds high to me. I priced L2501 with loader and backhoe with rebates was $23,000 without tax. That was in December.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Sounds high to me. I priced L2501 with loader and backhoe with rebates was $23,000 without tax. That was in December.

That is awfully low. Do you have that in writing?

 

[wagne223]

That is awfully low. Do you have that in writing?

Agreed, sounds low. But that was in December so the dealer may have just wanted to "get rid of one" so to speak.
Spring/Summer is when tractors sell so prices and incentives are less now.
Plus that could have been an older model.

 

[ProjectKing]

That is awfully low. Do you have that in writing?

Yep... what I paid! But I traded up to a L3301 because the L2501 was so noisy.

 

[ProjectKing]

Agreed, sounds low. But that was in December so the dealer may have just wanted to "get rid of one" so to speak.
Spring/Summer is when tractors sell so prices and incentives are less now.
Plus that could have been an older model.

Nope... ordered for me. But I traded up to a L3301 because the L2501 was noisy as heck!

You realize the L2501 is only $13,500 by its self right?! They are not expensive tractors.

 

[paulfun9]

That just sounds very high to me. It seems like prices quoted on much bigger cab tractors this past winter.

I would look at other brands like Kioti/LS/Mahindra for comparison as we all know time of year, Area and dealer can have a big effect on prices.

 

[sixdogs]

Nope... ordered for me. But I traded up to a L3301 because the L2501 was noisy as heck!

You realize the L2501 is only $13,500 by its self right?! They are not expensive tractors.

A whisker off topic but how do the emissions compare on the L2501 and L3301?

 

[wagne223]

Nope... ordered for me. But I traded up to a L3301 because the L2501 was noisy as heck!

You realize the L2501 is only $13,500 by its self right?! They are not expensive tractors.

Seems you get some good pricing in your area.
Around here 10% off MSRP is about all you can get.
L2501's sell for $15k bare tractor. Add the SSQA loader and your at $19k

 

[Steppenwolfe]

A whisker off topic but how do the emissions compare on the L2501 and L3301?

Pretty sure the 2501 has no regen, 3301 does.

 

[ProjectKing]

Seems you get some good pricing in your area.
Around here 10% off MSRP is about all you can get.
L2501's sell for $15k bare tractor. Add the SSQA loader and your at $19k

That's real high. That really stinks.

 

[ProjectKing]

A whisker off topic but how do the emissions compare on the L2501 and L3301?

Yep no dpf on the L2501. The one I had smelled like a Ford Powerstroke 7.3L. Really stunk. Wasn't clean burning like my L3830. But maybe it was because it was new. I don't know. I traded for a L3301.

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