Buying advice for small land-owner in New Hampshire

[Carl_NH]

What is your final model and configuration/options? Are you working with the North Hampton NH location or another dealer?

 

[BigNuge]

Made a decision to go for the Kioti.. just in time to find out that everyone in the country had the same idea and now cannot locate a unit to buy!

Good time to be in the tractor sales business I guess! Local dealer is basically entirely sold out of open station tractors.

Same thing I was told in June.

 

[nhbubba]

I decided on the Kioti CX2510. Loaded R4's. Loader and hoe with thumb. Plus a couple of implements.
I was dealing with Concord Tractor. I haven't been able to get in touch with the guy in Hampton. Concord had at least 2 a week ago. Sold all of them last weekend. I've called a few other dealers in the region as well. Same story.

 

[BigNuge]

I decided on the Kioti CX2510. Loaded R4's. Loader and hoe with thumb. Plus a couple of implements.
I was dealing with Concord Tractor. I haven't been able to get in touch with the guy in Hampton. Concord had at least 2 a week ago. Sold all of them last weekend. I've called a few other dealers in the region as well. Same story.

Should be a good machine! I was looking at the CK2610, but same story about being wiped out all over North America.

 

[Bullwinkle123]

Made a decision to go for the Kioti.. just in time to find out that everyone in the country had the same idea and now cannot locate a unit to buy!

Good time to be in the tractor sales business I guess! Local dealer is basically entirely sold out of open station tractors.

It's the Pandemic. Everything farm/garden is sold out. I just bought a kubota zero turn mower from the same guy who sold me the tractor this spring. Whereas the lot was covered in equipment this spring, there's next to nothing there now, and the dealer says getting shipments of anything right now is problematic.

Inventory (now) aside, he says it's been a very good year, as did the other mower dealer I spoke with. Who knew pandemics would be good for farm equipment?

 

[nhbubba]

They had a CK2610 last week as well. I eyed it. Just too big for my needs. It is also gone now. The Kubota B-01 or CK/CX2510 is just right sized.
They now have a very lightly used CK2610 on consignment that looks to be loaded right out with everything. Guy consigning wants all the money and then some for it. I got the sense he was trying to cash in on this mayhem.

I think I've decided I'm not meant to buy a tractor right now. Which is fine. I'll wait and see what happens next.

Do we have opinions on whether or not manufacturers keep the incentives going for another month? Kioti is still calling the incentive package that ends today their "spring" event. :laughing:

 

[nhbubba]

I take it all back. I just located and bought a CX2510 with loader and backhoe. Seven years at no interest. Wow. I've paid (much) less for cars!
But screw-it. It is done. Should be tearing up the yard weekend after this.

Fresh tube of quality grease - ordered
Pallet forks - ordered
Ratchet rake - ordered


Any tips for a total noob?!

 

[Carl_NH]

Congrats on your new machine! Where did you find this one?

Also get a BH thumb if you havent already!

On the ratchet rake, I've had mine for 8 years and it hasn't been used much other than some grading. What I found in around here with all the rocks and ledge it doesn't work that well bouncing off the rocks .

What it will do well is leveling soil, and clearing branches, sticks and roots bare soil for land reclaiming as long as you don't have embedded rocks.

 

[rScotty]

I take it all back. I just located and bought a CX2510 with loader and backhoe. Seven years at no interest. Wow. I've paid (much) less for cars!
But screw-it. It is done. Should be tearing up the yard weekend after this.
Any tips for a total noob?!

Congratulations ! Sure, There are a few things... have the dealer put some chain hooks for the top of the bucket. And stop by the farm store to get a chain or two if you don't have one. My "go to" chains for our 30 hp tractor are a matched pair each about 12 feet long and are 9/32" grade 100. Each one good for about 4000 pound load and each has a chain grab hook on each end. They are nice and small and light but very strong. I have big heavy chains too, but these lightweight ones are the ones I use most of the time because they are so handy.

And a container just for diesel fuel....better get a couple. I keep diesel in yellow containers; gasoline in red ones. Brand I like is "No-Spill 1457 diesel fuel can on Amazon.

Get some sort of good hearing protection and try to wear gloves. wish I had the sense to do both those things years ago.

But most of all, get ready for some serious fun. Projects take on a whole new dimension. Sure it costs a bunch, but what's a new back worth?
enjoy,
rScotty

 

[nhbubba]

Same dealer I've been dealing with all along; Concord Tractor. I guess they had someone back out or not able to get credit or something. I think its the same unit I demo'ed.

Thumb included. Looking forward to that. I've never used a hoe with a thumb.

Looking hard at that Bro-Tek ripper tool linked earlier here.

What it will do well is leveling soil, and clearing branches, sticks and roots bare soil for land reclaiming as long as you don't have embedded rocks.

That's about what I'm asking of it.

Chain hooks, check.
Chains, check.
Ear plugs, check.
Gloves, check.

Yellow fuel jugs, good call. Let's not mix up the gas and the diesel.

Thinking about a 3-point drawbar with a ball on it for dragging my utility trailer into the woods with me.. and for skidder work.