crashz
Veteran Member
Shenandoah brings up a great point. Pricing and dealership support are very much affected by region. I've mentioned it in the past, and will bring it up again: when I bought, the price difference was marginal among all brands local to me. To define that, marginal was less than $2,000.00. Hardly Rockefeller disposable cash. But dealer longevity and parts availability had me leaning towards Kubota and JD. Also my previous JD (still in the family) was and still is outstanding.
Local dealers within 20 minute of my house were Kubota (who also sold NH for a time) and JD. Any other brand is 1 hour plus.
Kioti impressed me though. I really liked the operator station and loader. As well as the free remotes. Dealer was fair and price, again, was almost the same. Kubota gave me a great trade on my skidsteer. Kioti took no trades.
At the time, the only LS dealer nearby was in a garage in Ipswich MA or something like that. I drove by and it looked abandoned.
As it turns out, the JD dealer near my house is now closed.
Another point that is overlooked: If it weren't for the newer brands chewing up market share from JD and Kubota, the economy lines of tractors would not exist.
Local dealers within 20 minute of my house were Kubota (who also sold NH for a time) and JD. Any other brand is 1 hour plus.
Kioti impressed me though. I really liked the operator station and loader. As well as the free remotes. Dealer was fair and price, again, was almost the same. Kubota gave me a great trade on my skidsteer. Kioti took no trades.
At the time, the only LS dealer nearby was in a garage in Ipswich MA or something like that. I drove by and it looked abandoned.
As it turns out, the JD dealer near my house is now closed.
Another point that is overlooked: If it weren't for the newer brands chewing up market share from JD and Kubota, the economy lines of tractors would not exist.
