Good morning!!!!

[toppop52]

All this tractor talk led me to give my experience. I live 2 miles from Atlantic Tractor so I went there and looked at John Deere. I needed a SCUT not a compact. I then went to Kubota and finally to Binkly & Hurst for Massey Ferguson.
I wanted 4x4, power steering, both of which are pretty much standard nowadays. Of course diesel. I wanted 60” MMM, land plane and front end loader with skid steer style quick change bucket.
I tried all three tractors in the dealers yards as best I could.
The MF was the newly revised model and the ergonomics were way better than the rest. More open area, joy stick moved forward and up making it super easy on the arm. But the kicker was the price, warranty was similar in all.

JD-$21000
Kubota-$18500
MF-$13900

And with the huge ergonomic advantage and no plastic to break, it was a no brainer.
I’ve only got 100 hours on it, but no issues so far and regrets.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

...She did want to look at Kubota, until she saw how proud they are of their tractors. We also had the same experience with a Kubota dealer that you had with JD; two guys stood inside and stared while I perused the lot, but never came out.

I tried shopping at my local Kubota dealer for the M62, and actually had to make an appointment to see their salesman. Strike 1. He didn't seem very well versed on the tractor. Strike 2. When it came to talking price, there was no negotiation down from full retail. Strike 3 and I was out of there. He really shot himself in the foot there, since I've made upgrades on the M62 that he could have earned a significant amount of money on if he hadn't been such a jerk. I like my Kubota side-by-side, but it's 16 years old with high hours on it, and it's tired. I'm thinking about replacing it with a new one, purchased across the border in Oregon from the same dealer that was such a help with the M62 upgrades...

 

[Looking4new]

Way back when, I had a John Deere skidder. It was in the shop more than it worked...Long story short, JD left a sour taste in my mouth. I have run JD 450 dozers in the past as well as one of their wheel loaders and they worked good for me, but this skidder soured me on JD products. I didn't bother going to a JD dealer.

 

[sodamo]

Back when I was 1st looking my brother worked at a multi site JD dealer in NH. He had a JD as well as worked on them. Even though I lived in GA at the time I figured maybe a good deal could offset the distance. Not a chance. Brother couldn’t get me any better than local and that was gold plated. Local Kubota treated me within difference. Nearest Kioti dealer was a pleasure. Once I got quote from him I queried my Hilo Kubota dealer for same package. For his quote I could have bought same CK30 package and had enough to buy a bare CK20 as a spare. Thoroughly happy with my Kioti while I had it and would have bought another if locally available.
Locally I think JD and Kubota compete as to who is prouder. I’m very happy with my LS.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I almost ended up with a Deere, and really liked working with the salesman at the local dealer. The hydrostat transmission worked about as well as the Kubota, but the two pedal setup was awkward. It also bothered me that a lot of things that came standard on the Kubota were big buck options on the Deere. But in the end, the Deere 4060 I was looking at was just another compact tractor, and I really needed something more construction oriented. So far, the M62 has had a pretty good balance of power, durability, and flexibility (a real backhoe mount that still has 3PH and PTO). I got it last March with 120 hours on it, and at 275 hours now, once the upgrades were sorted out, the only thing I've had to do is change fluids and filters. I still keep my fingers crossed it stays that way, though.

 

[RoyJackson]

Before I bought the Deere 4052R, I looked at was supposed to have been a 2011 Kioti. Nice tractor and I really expected to buy it (private owner sale), but after requesting the tractor's serial number, I found out it was a 2001. Apparently, the seller got screwed and I felt bad for the guy, but I wasn't going to pay $12K to sooth his feelings. I offered, IIRC, $8K, which he declined...
Then, I went looking for all brands...just ended up with a low hour (321 hours) 4052R. So far, I'm quite happy with it...even with the hydrostatic transmission. The dealer did warn me the 4052 with the Yanmar engine didn't have the torque the 4520 with the Powertech engine had...but, this tractor, even with less torque, provides enough to easily chip a 5-6 inch tree trunk. Although I actually prefer simple (no bells n' whistles) tractors, I'm getting use to the 4052's amenities

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got most of the deer fence put up around the garden. Had to put in 4 posts since I made it longer. Didn’t finish the gate section, but put it up temporary for now.
Corn starting to come up.

Unclogged the front downspout that had a tree growing out of it for a couple years. Was hard to pull the tree out.
Had to take downspout off to unclog. There was a piece of flashing in it, probably from the last roofing job. It’s clear now.

Just caught the sunset between garden and gutter work.

 

[PJSprog]

Strike 3 and I was out of there.

My local LS dealer went straight to Strike 3 with me. Not more than a few minutes into our conversation - we weren't even halfway around his small lot yet - he started in with talking bad about other area dealers, telling me if I bought from any of those guys he wouldn't service my tractor for me. 'K. Bye. Not doing business with someone like that. I ended up going to what used to be the regional assembly center about 60-ish miles east and south of me. In addition to assembling all of the tractors with his son in a large metal building on his farm, he also made some local sales. Really nice people, and I was happy to buy from him.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 53F for the start, overcast, breezy. Periods of wind, rain, and fog, and high temp was 56F. Carp removal at 8, so had to get moving and get boat launched. Fish club had two boats following shock boat netting the stunned carp. We removed about 2K pounds of carp. Pic was 1 of four loads we transfered to FEL on tractor that buried them. Finished up about 3 , boated back and trailer boat home. Heavy equipment was blocking driveway so borrowed neighbor's RV park spot. got short nap, went to dinner, came home and could move boat back into driveway
Covid update: Cooke 3187 confirmed cases, 14 active cases, Montague 1754 confirmed cases, 2 active cases, Grayson, 11294 confirmed cases, 17 active cases, local not updated.
DF sorry about your tire. hope you enjoyed your family time as much as the pic shows
Rick no that ranch was on FM922 south of Muenster.
Roy you your aches clear up quick.
Thomas hope you had a good day
Ron sorry about missing family time, awesome pic
Drew sorry not good result from CDB oil, Zebras are cute
Buppies thanks for your prayers
Bill enjoy your day.
Paul airplane seat time counts
RNG 5 hours is booking, no wonder you only saw the back tire, look at anything else and you are road rash. Sounds like you had a great day
Rick hope your fund raiser is successful
Bird sounds like you all had a great time and plenty to eat
Ken thought you guys would get a lick out of the zebras. nice pics
RS our experience with coons is once they show, they keep coming back. Trap or lead poison works well. Good luck with garage door.
PJ sorry about the tax prep experience, hope fence project goes well.
RNG sorry about the Internet and PG&E issues.
Don was in grocery store today and mask compliance was under 50%. Glad the menu planner is working for you
David hope face to face Happy Hour goes well.
Dennis a tree? nice pic
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter,Bird/aging issues, Billy/skin cancer, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Buppies cancer surgery, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes,Steppenwolfe/son-auto immune disorder, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/recovery, Bill/DIL home care, Ted/knee recovery, Doug and wife/health issues/nerve and pain/ wife's eyes, Ken/uncle, Drew/tendon healing, David(sadamo)/Sophie's eye surgery, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[B7510HSD]

Everyone is talking tractors and I am looking to buy a Compact tractor and most all are 2 to 3 months out WHY???