8000 Series

JayC · Jan 30, 2004

They are basicly the same machine. I do like the yellow/white color scheme better on the Kioti Cadets. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

andy_koller · Feb 3, 2004

Was given price of $16,800 for a 8454 @ $4,500 for fel. This was by local dealer. raining today. Am going to look at it later this week.

andy_koller · Feb 3, 2004

Sorry. posted wrong price.. was $15,499 for 8454

treesmiths · Feb 7, 2004

Sat on the new 40 hp. today. Had a quick disconnect bucket: flip two levers and you can back away from the bucket and put on a REAL fork attachment. Very cool. Was quoted 19500. for the 4x4 tractor and loader with r-4's. The 35 wont be here for another month and they quoted me $17,500.00 for that one. The prices are coming down. Nice. Nice. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

rozett · Feb 8, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Had a quick disconnect bucket: flip two levers and you can back away from the bucket and put on a REAL fork attachment. Very cool. )</font>

The loader on my CC7360 is the same way... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

treesmiths · Feb 8, 2004

Hi, I'm curious how you like your 7360. Would you change anything? I have found one for sale 2 states away and am considering it. Washington sales tax is 8.9% and buying out of state would save around 1500.00 in tax. But its last years model and resale/trade in may take a hit because it doesn't have the new 8 numbers on it.
Seems like a very solid machine. Thanks in advance for any comments about your tractor and your experience! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

rozett · Feb 11, 2004

I love the 7360. Mine is a 2000, but I don't think they have changed at all since introduction. I wouldn't change anything, although I am going to borrow New Holland's idea of putting seatbelt clips on the fenders to make it easier to find when you put it on.

I looked at all the colors and built a spreadsheet (sorry, I've been a computer geek for 30 years/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif) that listed all the pertinent specs. The 7360 came out on top in 3-pt lift capacity, weight, wheelbase, etc. The local dealer could hardly be bothered to talk to me./forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif So I spent about 6 months looking for one online. Found this one-year-old machine with 90 hours at a JD dealer in Alabama. Checked out the dealer and then bought it sight unseen. I paid $13K vs $20K new. It cost me $1K to ship it north. I have never regretted the decision. It does all that I ask. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Ledgemere Farm · Feb 14, 2004

I did the same thing when I bought my 7260. Dollar for dollar and feature for feature, Cub had me.

Ledgemere Farm · Feb 14, 2004

I did the same thing when I bought my 7260. Dollar for dollar and feature for feature, Cub had me.

krazykioti · Apr 6, 2004

If a person buys the Cub Cadet 8454 or the Kioti DK45 they will be very pleased. I have had my DK45 for 19 months with no problems. It has not quite 90 hours. It is a very well built piece of equipment. I compared tractors close to a year before I purchased. Check all the specs. & compare !

Charlie