Dranrab
Bronze Member
I mentioned in a previous thread that I have 10 acres in South MS that I will need to tend. As of right now I have a 20x300 driveway that has been cut out. I'll need to have some gravel brought in so that I can make a proper driveway out of it. I have about an acre cleared that will be the place where a house will be built in 5-6 years when I retire. I'll keep it bush hogged down. I have about an acre that I will plant a spring and summer vegetable crop and a fall and winter food plot on. I also have about a wooded half mile perimeter walking path that I will maintain.
I could make do just fine with a sub-compact, but I have been told so many times to go a size larger than I think I'll need that I decided to go with a small frame compact. I have surfed Craigslist ads exhaustively, and a decent compact with an FEL is nowhere to be found in my area. So I have decided to go new. My research tells me I can expect good service from any of the manufacturers. I narrowed it down to a Tym T264, Kioti CK2510, Mahindra Max 26, LS XJ2025, Branson 2510H, Kubota B2601, Yanmar SA424 and SA324, Massey 1526, New Holland Boomer 24 and JD 2025 R. HST and FEL are a must for me.
I have had 5 right shoulder surgeries and it remains deficient. For that reason I struck all the machines that didn't have the FEL control at the fender. That left the TYM, Kioti, Kubota, Yanmars, New Holland and JD tractors. I can get the TYM for the best price, The dealer is about 50 miles from the land. You all know how tractor pricing works. There are good discounts and there is 0% financing but rarely both. The prices on the competing machines with my desired implements is coming in between 19K and 22K.
I did some math. $19,000 at 5.5% financing costs the same over the life of the loan as $21750 at 0%. The TYM is about 19K with insurance and 5.5%. The Kioti and Kubota are at about the $22,000 mark with insurance and 0 %. The others are either more expensive or don't have local dealers. The TYM dealer is 50 miles away and TYM is a lesser known entity. I am going to strike them for that reason.
That leaves me with orange. The Kioti dealer is about 12 miles away, and I kinda know the owner. He's the brother in law of my best bud. The Kubota dealership is about 25 miles away. Kioti and Kubota enjoy a good reputation with their owners, but Kubota has better brand recognition and is generally thought to be the higher quality product. Of all the tractors listed above, the Kiote has the largest engine by a considerable amount, the highest weight by a considerable amount and its capacities eclipse the Kubota by a decent amount. As it stands right now the Kioti would come with Woods implements which change the financing a bit, and with a non-Kioti insurance provider. Packaged out, it'll likely cost a little more. My dealer doesn't have one right now, so I won't be able to lay eyes on it before I buy it. The Kubota comes with Kubota implements and Kubota insurance. I have been able to do a brief demo on one and I like it.
Each orange machine comes with advantages. Do any of our learned members have any constructive feedback?
I could make do just fine with a sub-compact, but I have been told so many times to go a size larger than I think I'll need that I decided to go with a small frame compact. I have surfed Craigslist ads exhaustively, and a decent compact with an FEL is nowhere to be found in my area. So I have decided to go new. My research tells me I can expect good service from any of the manufacturers. I narrowed it down to a Tym T264, Kioti CK2510, Mahindra Max 26, LS XJ2025, Branson 2510H, Kubota B2601, Yanmar SA424 and SA324, Massey 1526, New Holland Boomer 24 and JD 2025 R. HST and FEL are a must for me.
I have had 5 right shoulder surgeries and it remains deficient. For that reason I struck all the machines that didn't have the FEL control at the fender. That left the TYM, Kioti, Kubota, Yanmars, New Holland and JD tractors. I can get the TYM for the best price, The dealer is about 50 miles from the land. You all know how tractor pricing works. There are good discounts and there is 0% financing but rarely both. The prices on the competing machines with my desired implements is coming in between 19K and 22K.
I did some math. $19,000 at 5.5% financing costs the same over the life of the loan as $21750 at 0%. The TYM is about 19K with insurance and 5.5%. The Kioti and Kubota are at about the $22,000 mark with insurance and 0 %. The others are either more expensive or don't have local dealers. The TYM dealer is 50 miles away and TYM is a lesser known entity. I am going to strike them for that reason.
That leaves me with orange. The Kioti dealer is about 12 miles away, and I kinda know the owner. He's the brother in law of my best bud. The Kubota dealership is about 25 miles away. Kioti and Kubota enjoy a good reputation with their owners, but Kubota has better brand recognition and is generally thought to be the higher quality product. Of all the tractors listed above, the Kiote has the largest engine by a considerable amount, the highest weight by a considerable amount and its capacities eclipse the Kubota by a decent amount. As it stands right now the Kioti would come with Woods implements which change the financing a bit, and with a non-Kioti insurance provider. Packaged out, it'll likely cost a little more. My dealer doesn't have one right now, so I won't be able to lay eyes on it before I buy it. The Kubota comes with Kubota implements and Kubota insurance. I have been able to do a brief demo on one and I like it.
Each orange machine comes with advantages. Do any of our learned members have any constructive feedback?
