Satoh Bull S-630D

[Sblair123]

hello,

Not that it matters now I guess but I recently purchased this unit with all attachments shown along with a 16ft trailer for 8k.

I do not know much about tractors but we have 18ish acres that will need to be maintained and I did not want to keep paying $600 annually for bush hogging. I also wanted 4x4 as our property can get quite muddy sometimes.

Unit has 1200 hours on it and seems to be fine and to my knowledge everything works. Wanted to ask if you thought I did alright price wise for the package? I did not want to incur debt for a tractor. Any advice for these units that I should know? Tires in rear seem to have some dry rot on side walls but I’m hoping I can keep using them for the rest of the year.

Thanks.

 

[hornett22]

You paid more than I would have but the market in your area might be different than mine. I think you could gotten low or zero interest in a months or two on something new.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Considering that a 16' trailer would cost around $4K, you did ok. Those grey market tractors seem to last as long as they aren't abused. Congrats!

 

[Sblair123]

Thanks. I was pretty happy about it...Been looking at these "compact" tractors for well over a year but as a novice I wasnt really sure what I might be getting myself into. I looked at some Interest free loans for kubota, bobcat, branson, exc but at the end of the deal I still would have ended up spending 20k without even having a bush hog or trailer in the deal before taxes...None of my vehicles cost even half that and to spend that on a tractor in this stage of life just seemed nuts to my wife and I. Anyways, thanks for your replies. I know I did not steal the thing but I would argue I got a decent price considering how expensive stuff is right now. Hope it lasts

 

[Roadworthy]

I think you did okay with your deal. The biggest problem with older gray market tractors is scoring parts. Most are commonly available but some are not. You can get some help from Valley Power. I've also found some new parts on eBay. I had a Mitsubishi D2350.

 

[stevem5215]

Grey market tractors can be a huge PIA for manuals and parts availability. Also, no one will want to work on it due to it being different. You need to be handy and get the manual ready now.

 

[Sblair123]

Grey market tractors can be a huge PIA for manuals and parts availability. Also, no one will want to work on it due to it being different. You need to be handy and get the manual ready now.

This is probably true. I was able to find PDF of manual online, thankfully.


SATOH BULL S-630 TRACTOR INSTRUCTION BOOK

 

[AndyMA]

Great find. I think you did well with your purchase.

Andy

 

[bmaverick]

Considering that a 16' trailer would cost around $4K, you did ok. Those grey market tractors seem to last as long as they aren't abused. Congrats!

His model is not a Gray Market Mitsubishi-Satoh, it's a US import domestic model. All his manuals will be in English too.

 

[bmaverick]

I think you did okay with your deal. The biggest problem with older gray market tractors is scoring parts. Most are commonly available but some are not. You can get some help from Valley Power. I've also found some new parts on eBay. I had a Mitsubishi D2350.

There is no more help from Valley Power, they are closing. Bill already passed away on the 8th of the month.

 

[bmaverick]

hello,

Not that it matters now I guess but I recently purchased this unit with all attachments shown along with a 16ft trailer for 8k.

I do not know much about tractors but we have 18ish acres that will need to be maintained and I did not want to keep paying $600 annually for bush hogging. I also wanted 4x4 as our property can get quite muddy sometimes.

Unit has 1200 hours on it and seems to be fine and to my knowledge everything works. Wanted to ask if you thought I did alright price wise for the package? I did not want to incur debt for a tractor. Any advice for these units that I should know? Tires in rear seem to have some dry rot on side walls but I’m hoping I can keep using them for the rest of the year.

Thanks.



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You got everything for a S-T-E-A-L. I mean it. A majority of machines that have a loader in my region command $8K alone. Then more with 4WD. You got a nice trailer in the deal too.

 

[Sblair123]

His model is not a Gary Market Mitsubishi-Satoh, it's a US import domestic model. All his manuals will be in English too.

Did you mean to say gray market instead of Gary? There is some Japanese writing on this this thing haha so I believe that would support the argument that it is gray, correct?

 

[bmaverick]

This is probably true. I was able to find PDF of manual online, thankfully.


SATOH BULL S-630 TRACTOR INSTRUCTION BOOK

All those free manuals from the manualslib site have PDF scripts in them. It's like Java code. Every time you open the file or browse the pages, info is sent across the internet.

A few of us ran PDF tools to 'flatten' and to remove those scripts off those PDFs and re-posted the manuals on TractorForum.com in the Resource Manager > Tractors CUT > section. Over 250 manuals and counting all cleaned with no malware, no scripts and no wacky watermarks.

Satoh S-630

www.tractorforum.com

The manual in original clean state came from here:

https://thunderbutte.net/Satoh%20Bull%20Instruction%20Manual%20OPT.pdf

 

[bmaverick]

Did you mean to say gray market instead of Gary? There is some Japanese writing on this this thing haha so I believe that would support the argument that it is gray, correct?

Nope, the S630 that became the MT630 was legally imported here.

The S630 is the Bull. Very popular in the 70s and early 80s. Dealers were mostly in the south like TX and a few up the New England coast.
US Satoh machines:

Valley Power

US Gray Market machines:

Valley Power

 

[bmaverick]

Did you mean to say gray market instead of Gary? There is some Japanese writing on this this thing haha so I believe that would support the argument that it is gray, correct?

The S630 has the KE130 engine.

Pinned at the top of the MITSUBISHI section here on TBN, you can find an excellent document in PDF. All owners should snag a copy. It has many details about these machines.

At present, none of the members have the KE130 engine parts manual in PDF to download. We mostly take donated materials and covert to PDF.

For Japan tractors, Yanmar and Iseki tend to have the best assortment of manuals available across the web.