About to place an order - sanity check, please.

[JohninCT]

Adding the backhoe to the purchase price and loan on your new tractor will greatly expand the capabilities of your tractor in a really affordable way. Once you have it, you will find many ways to use the backhoe for all sorts of things. To purchase a backhoe later as a separate attachment is going to require a significant outlay of $$$ all at once. Do you really think you are going to want to do that? Probably not. Likely that the cost shock will cause you to find ways to live with out it. Like trying to plant a bunch of trees or dig out rocks or dig a power cable or water line trench by using your FEL or some kind or cheaper 3pt hitch attachment. Yeah. It may be possible but nothing like using the right tool for the right job.

 

[gunmonkeyintl]

I'm going in to sign papers tomorrow morning. I decided to go with the BH. I accidentally posted this in the Mahindra pricing forum and the mods never moved it, so I will put it here. This is the package I decided on, and the final pricing I was given - does the price look reasonable?

DK40SE HST
Dual Rear Remotes
KL401 w/ toothbar and chain hooks
6' Bush Hog (bush hog brand)
9" Post Hole Digger
KB2485 backhoe - 12" bucket
Factory Service Manual

Total $31,500.

 

[k0ua]

I'm going in to sign papers tomorrow morning. I decided to go with the BH. I accidentally posted this in the Mahindra pricing forum and the mods never moved it, so I will put it here. This is the package I decided on, and the final pricing I was given - does the price look reasonable?

DK40SE HST
Dual Rear Remotes
KL401 w/ toothbar and chain hooks
6' Bush Hog (bush hog brand)
9" Post Hole Digger
KB2485 backhoe - 12" bucket
Factory Service Manual

Total $31,500.

That looks about right to me.. You did not say where you were, as prices are regional, cheaper in the US south, and southeast, but higher in the northeast, and very high in Cananda. I am in Branson Mo.. and that is about what I would expect for here.

James K0UA

 

[gunmonkeyintl]

North Carolina

 

[k0ua]

North Carolina

good area for tractors and tractor related business! So many of the implement manufactures are in NC. But hasn't it been raining cats and dogs over there?

 

[rmorey]

I'm going in to sign papers tomorrow morning. I decided to go with the BH. I accidentally posted this in the Mahindra pricing forum and the mods never moved it, so I will put it here. This is the package I decided on, and the final pricing I was given - does the price look reasonable?

DK40SE HST
Dual Rear Remotes
KL401 w/ toothbar and chain hooks
6' Bush Hog (bush hog brand)
9" Post Hole Digger
KB2485 backhoe - 12" bucket
Factory Service Manual

Total $31,500.

The only change I would make is an 18" bucket on the hoe. Also, the parts manual is not included in the workshop manual, ask for that too.

 

[gunmonkeyintl]

The western part of the state got hammered last week. In the central part of the state, we've had a rain schedule that was nearly perfect for farming. We got lucky for our first year with a big garden - no too little/too much water variable.

The Kioti US headquarters is only about an hour from me, so the dealer said that he gets great turn around on parts and accessories. Said he can usually have whatever I need shipped to my door in about 3 days.

 

[gunmonkeyintl]

The only change I would make is an 18" bucket on the hoe. Also, the parts manual is not included in the workshop manual, ask for that too.

My soil is really hard clay. I was concerend about asking the BH to do too much with a larger bucket. I figured if I wanted a bigger or smaller one, I could always pick one up on CL. Maybe I should go for the 18" new, and pick up a smaller one for trenching later.

 

[murphy1244]

12" is fine, Welcome to the pack!

 

[rmorey]

My soil is really hard clay. I was concerend about asking the BH to do too much with a larger bucket. I figured if I wanted a bigger or smaller one, I could always pick one up on CL. Maybe I should go for the 18" new, and pick up a smaller one for trenching later.

That backhoe is more than capable of handling an 18". You get one more tooth on an 18" vs 12". I had the smaller hoe (2475) on my CK25 wih an 18" bucket without any trouble. The 2485 is noticably more powerful than the 2475 was.