Bought it finally!

[jimmyj]

Well, now I've done it Ollie. Made the downpayment today on a Kioti CK 30 with loader. Hooray and thanks to all of you who have put up with me posting and asking questions for a year!!!!

Jim

More details to come, still trying to get the wife to agree to add on the backhoe.

 

[Mark_G]

Congrats! I love mine. I use the backhoe more than I would have thought. Plus with a backhoe on you save by not having to add weight to the rear tires!

 

[Flatheadyoungin]

nooooooooo, waaaaaait, don't buy THAT one!

hahaha

congrats.....


i see a pattern on here about how we over-analyze stuff and then after we are certain and make a decision, THEN someone warns us about something!

 

[Bousez]

Many congrats

I'M sure you'll enjoy that tractor for years and years to come

 

[WilliamBos]

Well, now I've done it Ollie. Made the downpayment today on a Kioti CK 30 with loader. Hooray and thanks to all of you who have put up with me posting and asking questions for a year!!!!

Jim

More details to come, still trying to get the wife to agree to add on the backhoe.

Congrats on the purchase. Who did you buy it from??

I hope you realize we get pics.

 

[kozak]

CHEERS on an excellent buy. Nice to see somebody still buying something, especially a TRACTOR !! Those Kioti's are nice beefy tractors. If I ever look at replacing my Dynamo, I would definitely look at a Kioti.

How much do you think you saved over buying an equivalent Kubota ?? When do you take delivery ?

WOW, a brand new tractor. I'd be going NUTS right about now !!

Vic

 

[Gittyup]

Congrats, enjoy, and be safe. Wear your seat belt.

 

[Dmace]

Congrats and Welcome to the Pack!

Post some pictures in the Kioti forum when you get it. If you need to justify the backhoe purchase, I have already calculated that in less than 2 years after initial purchase my backhoe paid itself off versus renting a backhoe at $150/day. You always find needs for it and now every time I use it, I am putting money in my pocket. Just yesterday I dug a 50ft long trench 3ft deep for a new propane line, saved my sister over $600 that they were charging to do it.

 

[jeconn]

Smart man. Lots of research and a good decision. I should have researched like you and I wouldn't have bought a Kubota. Best of luck.

 

[jimmyj]

I will post exact details and a picture (after I get the unit) on the Kioti forum. I don't know that I really saved any material amount of money vs getting the Kubota L3440, but I think I got a better buy overall. This is a "life" purchase for me so if I really felt strongly one way or another a few bucks would have caused me to wait a while to save up. In the end the price was about equal but I got better financing on the balance, a better warranty, a heavier tractor and a dealer that I really like a lot. I bought from Dick and Tom Ott at Lakeridge equipment just outside of Uxbridge, ON.

Disclaimer for all you Kubota guys. I know 100% for sure that I would have loved a Kubota and the dealer near me is very honest too - it was a very hard choice to make and I actually feel bad not supporting the dealer in my home town. In the end probably the reasons listed above swayed me over.

NOW all I have to do is pay the thing off!!!

And yes Kozak, I'm pretty darn excited. I think I'm going to go for the BH too (wife is worried that I'm getting out of control but I know I can use it for a million things around here. Heck, I'll dig holes just so I Have to fill them in agian)!