Best of the Koreans

[polo1665]

JVPSKI, You would be best served to visit all the dealers in your area. Compare models, test drive, compare prices and warranties, and make your decision based upon the factors that are important to you. Do not exclude ANY brand based on a cluster bomb dropped by someone who does not even own the tractor brand they are endorsing. This sight is by far the most informative tractor forum that I've run across. It is filled with a bunch of great people who are free with thier knowledge and advice. Sometimes though, you have to sort through the info to get what you need. If Kioti interests you, visit the Kioti forum and get your information from someone with first hand experience. I am sure they are great tractors, there is no dealer near me or I would have included them in my comparisons.

Good luck in your search. I'm sure you'll find the right tractor for your needs. I certainly did.

Mark

 

[TBDonnelly]

Kioti is about the best Korean brand and they make most of there own stuff. Of all the Korean brands Kioti has the most staying power here in the US.

MDM,

Seeing you own a brand other than Kioti your remarks are most geniune and quite gentlemanly. You had an opinion and you expressed it. No big deal, good for you.

Don

 

[polo1665]

MDM,

Seeing you own a brand other than Kioti your remarks are most geniune and quite gentlemanly. You had an opinion and you expressed it. No big deal, good for you.

Don

And seeing you own a Kioti, your take on MDM's remarks is not at all surprising and quite irrelevent.

Now if you wanted to tell the OP that you own a Kioti and it has served you well, then that would be relevent. Why don't you try that appoach and try and be of some assistance.

Mark

 

[TBDonnelly]

And seeing you own a Kioti, your take on MDM's remarks is not at all surprising and quite irrelevent.

Now if you wanted to tell the OP that you own a Kioti and it has served you well, then that would be relevent. Why don't you try that appoach and try and be of some assistance.

Mark

We all have our opinions...... and mine was quite clear.

Don

 

[shakin]

dont forget montana assembled in us built in s korea this company has been around for a long time been renamed a few times but it is still the same currently goes by the name LS corp. i have a 2840 and love it. visit the brand specific forums and ask particular questions about each brand and then make up you're mind.

 

[MDM]

I think Montana has been around in the US for the shortest period of time compared to the others. Farmtrac was a good brand too with LS made tractors, look how that fiasco ended up. I'm not questioning the quality of these machines at all, just there staying power here in the US. I almost bought a new Farmtrac a few years ago too, but boy am I glad I didn't. Most of the proponents said, "get it, enjoy it, they are here to stay", but my gut, and my old man, said to stick with something a little more established.

 

[shakin]

i understand you're point. but sometimes you need to take a chance. montana has bought up old stock farmtracs and i believe painted them green. i personally not concerned with this company the actual manufacturer has been building units longer than most brands. yes montana has only been selling under that their name for 3 years. but there are lots of ls corp, ls cable, escort co to name a few of the names the parent company has had. and just remember kioti at one point in their history had only been making tractors for 3 years and there was probably people saying dont buy them they are new also. i just can get over the engines in the kioti's dae dong i actually looked at a montana with one of these engines in it and refused to buy it for that reason alone i told the dealer to try again. the one i got has the mitsubishi a motor i have seen in hundreds of gensets on boats. but i have to say at least dae dong dosen't have a class action lawsuit against them i guess.

 

[JoelD]

I've owned my Kioti for almost two years now. She starts no matter how cold, the loader is strong and the backhoe works real well. I've found the dealer network to be robust and supportive. I've owned Deere, Kubota and Case. I looked hard at the kubotas prior to purchasing my Kioti. I have no regrets, I've got 200 hours and have very little trouble. She's a basic machine but solidly built and I'm planning on owning her for as long as possible.

Like posted prior on this thread, you really need to try each machine and see which is best for you.

Dealer network is really important to me and I'd recommend that be considered.

Good luck,
Joel

 

[Hoosier Hay Man]

I think Montana has been around in the US for the shortest period of time compared to the others. Farmtrac was a good brand too with LS made tractors, look how that fiasco ended up. I'm not questioning the quality of these machines at all, just there staying power here in the US. I almost bought a new Farmtrac a few years ago too, but boy am I glad I didn't. Most of the proponents said, "get it, enjoy it, they are here to stay", but my gut, and my old man, said to stick with something a little more established.

Yes, a little more established like International Harvester (No.1 in sales in the 50's and 60's so they were alot established, they hold the record # for mfg of any tractor model) Allis-Chalmers, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, Ford and White (merger of Moline, Oliver and Cockshutt) to name a few. Names that have dissapeared form New Dealers signs . Yes, some of these are under someone elses investment groups umbrella, but none are the oringinal.
I am not sure how you tell who will be around and who will not. After all not that many years ago most thought GM was a little more established than Honda.

If we all bought what has been around the longest it would John Deere, established 1837.

Like has been said, try them all, buy what you are most comfortable with. There are a lot of good tractors out there. Good Luck and most of all Have Fun Tractoring!!!.

 

[MDM]

Yes, buy Korean and be happy. Better yet, buy a contract tractor - a tractor made by one company and marketed by another. What happens when the contract expires matters not, parts will be easy to get 20 years from now. You can still get parts for all of those IH tractors and the Korean contract tractors will be the same. Aside from the big three, all of these others are fighting for less than 10% of the market, but don't worry, they will all be here in 15 yrs with wonderful parts support.

There, I have changed my opinion to suit this thread and all are happy now.