Well, been watching a couple of videos by a guy who broke the frame on his Kioti backhoe. So backing off of that a bit. But the silver lining in that cloud is that if I were going to spend that extra 10K or so, perhaps I could look into a little bit more horsepower instead. I noticed that just about everything is identical in the CK20SEH CAB series, except for the horsepower rating. So maybe if the price difference isn't stupid, I will consider that as an option. Trouble is finding prices can be a challenge. I asked Kioti directly for MSRP on their tractor lines, and they refused to provide it, saying it was up to the dealers. ???? Not sure what they mean by that. Doesn't MSRP mean Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price? Emphasis on MANUFACTURER's?
Heck, here we go again. Overthinking this to death......
Now I need to look at CK3520SEH CAB and CK4020SEH CAB too.
1. yes
2. No, you don't. Not for how you explained you're using a tractor..
A backhoe simply is complicating things.
Here's the problem with tractor forums: 1. you will get advice based on "personal" experience which may or may not pertain to you whatsoever.
2. It is very easy to spend someone else's money.
3. People have different attitudes toward tractoring with the predominant one being: "always get a bigger tractor than you think you need" which may pertain 80% of the time and thus, appears to give the idea credence.
4. The entire point of this forum with its plethora of opinions, is to sift through all the contributions, be honest w yourself, get educated and arrive at a decision based on YOUR needs.
I work for a company that sells tractors. We are very careful not to under sell or over sell customers.
We "listen" to the customer first and foremost on what they wish to do w their machine.
Based on this compilation of information, we then give the customer choices within their range of explanation of usage and price point.
We very seldom, if ever get customers with "buyers remorse" if they explained their usage accurately.
Even in the totally rare instance ( like 2 in the seven years I've been there) of that happening, we simply trade them out of their current machine and give them what they paid for it toward the trade.
That acts like a "safety net" to assure the customer that they have their hand held if need be.
We are not the only company that does this sort of thing where virtually "no purchase or tractor chosen mistake can be made without it being covered".
This is the brand we sell. I believe there is a Mahindra dealership near you in Thomasville Florida.
This or another brand in this size range, is all the tractor you need for your explained usage.