dstacy
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Well I've been looking around and researching for a while now and after comparing models and features I've come to the decision that I just can't buy a Japanese tractor (Kubota). I just can't do it.
I have a 3032 now and am not going to bake in the Texas sun, or breathe the dust and pollen, any longer so a new cab tractor is heading my way.
In addition to our home in Houston we have a nice place in the country where we live about 50% of the time. We have horses there so we're moving round bales around. We mow and clear brush all the time. We might look into baling some hay in the future. I'm not going to earn a living with this tractor. While I'm not rich, considering this will likely be the last tractor I buy, I have the ability to pretty much buy what I want, within reason, from a financial standpoint.
I have a quote in hand for a 5083E with an H260 loader. Options include a right hand door kit, air seat, and a radio. That quote is $47,500. I'll have them get me a grapple and a third valve/joystick on a cash ticket.
3 dealers have told me that with the new cabs the E series is so close to the M that they aren't even stocking M's any longer. So here is my question. Knowing what I'll be using it for do you think I'll wish I'd spent the extra $5,000 for the 5093 or the extra (who knows how much) for the 5101? The dealers tell me that since it really is a "toy" and I'm not trying to make a living with it I might find myself needing a bit more horsepower every once in a while but if I do I can just slow down, take it a little easier, and just enjoy the fact that I get to hang out on my ranch at all.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Dave
I have a 3032 now and am not going to bake in the Texas sun, or breathe the dust and pollen, any longer so a new cab tractor is heading my way.
In addition to our home in Houston we have a nice place in the country where we live about 50% of the time. We have horses there so we're moving round bales around. We mow and clear brush all the time. We might look into baling some hay in the future. I'm not going to earn a living with this tractor. While I'm not rich, considering this will likely be the last tractor I buy, I have the ability to pretty much buy what I want, within reason, from a financial standpoint.
I have a quote in hand for a 5083E with an H260 loader. Options include a right hand door kit, air seat, and a radio. That quote is $47,500. I'll have them get me a grapple and a third valve/joystick on a cash ticket.
3 dealers have told me that with the new cabs the E series is so close to the M that they aren't even stocking M's any longer. So here is my question. Knowing what I'll be using it for do you think I'll wish I'd spent the extra $5,000 for the 5093 or the extra (who knows how much) for the 5101? The dealers tell me that since it really is a "toy" and I'm not trying to make a living with it I might find myself needing a bit more horsepower every once in a while but if I do I can just slow down, take it a little easier, and just enjoy the fact that I get to hang out on my ranch at all.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Dave
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