Buying Advice Buying a tractor

[Flyboy712]

Hey guys,

Looking at buying a tractor for my place. I have a few acres that I need to move a bunch of dirt around and then going to make some pasture area, and garden areas I have about 1000' of gravel dirt driveway. Winter time will be moving snow.

My question is I'm looking for operational feedback on some tractors with FEL.

I have a list of possible candidates all prices after tax and financing charges come out at around 20k +/- 1k.

Branson 2400H 21k dealer 10min away.

Kubota B2601H 20k. Dealer 30min away.

Kioti CK2510H 19.5k Dealer 45min away.

TYM T264H 20k. Dealer 1hr away.

LS XJ2025H 18.5k. Dealer 1hr away same dealer as the TYM.

I think my short list is either the Kioti #1 or the TYM #2.

All the dealers have been responsive and helpful and have been around for a while with the exception of the Branson.

We have several JD, Massey, and case dealers within 30-45min also. Some are carrying the above brands.

The JD, Massey and case are about 5-10k more for a similar tractor.

Any thoughts or comments would be much appreciated. Mostly just looking for experience with the different models. I know dealers are important and that has been factored into my short list.

Thanks!

 

[IrishStout]

I would put in a vote for the Kioti. Your quote on the Kioti seems high to me. I would search out quotes from multiple dealers, even those outside your area.

 

[Flyboy712]

These are prices after tax and financing interest. The base price for it with a loader was 18k. This was the least of 3 quotes I got for this model tractor.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

You should look at the Kubota BX line for your small property. You can get a backhoe (BH) and still be under your price target. Use the O down 0 interest and there are no finance charges. I would not have wanted to pay the rental fees my BX25 has saved me in excavation chores. Until you have a BH you don't see the advantage. I have 1500 hours on mine and the BH has been on more than off.

Ron

 

[Flyboy712]

Ron,

I've contemplated that. I think the subcompact tractors are going to be a bit on the small side for a lot of what I'm wanting to do.

I don't know though? I could probably do it with one it's just gonna be a lot of work and take a while. They seem pretty small. Like a lawn mower on steroids. I know they are way more machine than just a lawn mower though.

I'll go back and take a look at a few of them again.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Ron,

I've contemplated that. I think the subcompact tractors are going to be a bit on the small side for a lot of what I'm wanting to do.

I don't know though? I could probably do it with one it's just gonna be a lot of work and take a while. They seem pretty small. Like a lawn mower on steroids. I know they are way more machine than just a lawn mower though.

I'll go back and take a look at a few of them again.

Thanks for the reply.

The BX and B horse powers are close to the same. You have to pay extra to get a BH on a B. Stay away from the DPW engines at 30HP+

Ron

 

[dodge man]

I think the size tractors you are looking at is a good size. I bought a JOhn Deere 2025r, 60” mid mount mower, FEL, pallet forks, fluid in the rear tires out the door for 21k. 0% interest. Bought it about a year ago. Take the mower out of the price of mine and it’s competitive with the prices you listed. There were a lot of incentives at the time that may or may not still be around.

Of the ones you listed I would take the Kubota. That is based on reputation and dealer support in my area.

 

[Diggin It]

TYM T264H 20k. Dealer 1hr away.

LS XJ2025H 18.5k. Dealer 1hr away same dealer as the TYM.

I think my short list is either the Kioti #1 or the TYM #2.

I'd take the LS over either. Oh wait ... I did.

I looked at the 2025 for about a minute, then they told me the BH subframe had to be removed to mount the MMM, but it did not on the 125, so ... But if you're not looking at the BH or MMM it doesn't matter.

With your task list though, I have to wonder if you shouldn't go up one size. Dragging a 1,000 feet of gravel is gonna take some guts.

 

[chim]

Make sure you get enough tractor. There will always be something that you'd like more weight, a bigger loader or more horses to do. It will happen a lot less frequently with bigger machines. 1,000 feet is a pretty good sized driveway to maintain and plow snow, and making a pasture may require some weight and HP. The amount of snow you get makes a big difference. We can have almost none, like this year, or quite a bit with an occasional blizzard. A loader is a poor snow removal tool. This is my experience with three loader-equipped tractors. A rear scraper blade is way better if the snow isn't deep. The front plow has been the best for me, but if you're limited by banks or other features that prevent pushing it off the sides a blower might be the ticket.

Moving a bunch of dirt around is something I've done with two different tractors. I'd be looking at something larger than a B series. We buried our LPG tank by placing it at the bottom of a steep bank and relocating around 150 tons of sand and clean crushed stone (unused volleyball court) and topsoil from another part of the property. Roughly half was done with a Kubota B7500. Then that tractor was replaced by an L3200. The L3200 was a beast compared with the B series. I haven't had the need to move much material so far with the L4240.

 

[Dave588]

Price differences and number of dealers differ all across country. In Mass, there are not many tractor dealers. Closest was John Deere, next three were kubota. It was a trip to get comparisons for kioti, mahindra and massey.
I like yanmar built john deeres, massey and mahindra but kubota price was basically same.