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Did I get ripped off ???
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Missouri Thunder,
You shopped around and didn't pay too much. Could you have saved a couple hundred more, doesn't matter.
What matters now is how you keep up your machine.
I bought a B2410 with a front end loader in 2001 for 13,800 .
I sold it in 2008 for 12,500 in two hours with a picture on Craig's List. (-1300 in 7 years)
That is where the name,Kubota and it's condition payed off.
Just keep your tractor under shelter and keep it nice.
Bill
You shopped around and didn't pay too much. Could you have saved a couple hundred more, doesn't matter.
What matters now is how you keep up your machine.
I bought a B2410 with a front end loader in 2001 for 13,800 .
I sold it in 2008 for 12,500 in two hours with a picture on Craig's List. (-1300 in 7 years)
That is where the name,Kubota and it's condition payed off.
Just keep your tractor under shelter and keep it nice.
Bill
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missourithunder
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Knight,
Wow ! That's incredible on the resale value of your Kubota and yes, that is why I too went with a Kubota. You aren't the first one to remind me about worrying if I paid to much after I already bought it. It was just a knee-jerk reaction on my part after I left the dealership. After reading all these replies, I'm confident I got a good deal and have no regrets. Thanks for your input.
two_bit_score,
You are absoutely right and I have. I pick her up next week and I'm still day dreaming about it. Thanks.
MissouriThunder
Wow ! That's incredible on the resale value of your Kubota and yes, that is why I too went with a Kubota. You aren't the first one to remind me about worrying if I paid to much after I already bought it. It was just a knee-jerk reaction on my part after I left the dealership. After reading all these replies, I'm confident I got a good deal and have no regrets. Thanks for your input.
two_bit_score,
You are absoutely right and I have. I pick her up next week and I'm still day dreaming about it. Thanks.
MissouriThunder
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Ah, Waynesville and St. Robert. And don't forget Newburg, Doolittle and Jerome. I parked my butt on barstools in those places while in grad school at UMR (1963-65).
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flusher,
You're still a youngin (I was born your senior year of grad school lol). You'd be surprized to see your old alumni campus. The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) is now Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUS&T). I guess their nursing program wasn't paying the bills so they expanded. Rolla is still a nice little town and I'm sure you stayed off of I-44 and drove the backroads after a night in Newberg. I don't think they have a single traffic light in that town and don't get me started on Doolittle, population 275. Jerome is a pretty drive when you make your way to Devil's elbow. Now that's a small town. The locals tell me the only thing left besides a few homes are the post office and Devil's elbow Inn which used to be a biker's bar and man do they serve some of the best BBQ in South central Missouri. If you ever make it back this way drop me line and we'll go have some BBQ.
MissouriThunder
You're still a youngin (I was born your senior year of grad school lol). You'd be surprized to see your old alumni campus. The University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) is now Missouri University of Science and Technology (MUS&T). I guess their nursing program wasn't paying the bills so they expanded. Rolla is still a nice little town and I'm sure you stayed off of I-44 and drove the backroads after a night in Newberg. I don't think they have a single traffic light in that town and don't get me started on Doolittle, population 275. Jerome is a pretty drive when you make your way to Devil's elbow. Now that's a small town. The locals tell me the only thing left besides a few homes are the post office and Devil's elbow Inn which used to be a biker's bar and man do they serve some of the best BBQ in South central Missouri. If you ever make it back this way drop me line and we'll go have some BBQ.
MissouriThunder
6thgpSF
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Yeah the years are catching up to me but I still try to end each day with a 4mile jog.I "we" never got to leave post during boot at Leanonardwood,I started life in the Army as 11B,inf. went to jump school then went to Bragg for S.F. training.Then I got assigned to the 173rd.ABN ,V.N. as an r.t.o./inf.I tried to go back in after 9/11 but they said I was too old.Thank you too for your service and to all those that have or are now serving.
GreenWannabe
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For three years, 1948-1951, my family and I lived in Iberia, 19 miles north of Waynesville on Highway 17. My dad was science professor at Iberia Junior College, long since gone now, which fed Missouri School of Mines at Rolla (now UMR). The only local hospital was at Waynesville, and I still fondly remember the Roubidoux river and its springs, just to the west side of Waynesville. Beautiful country, with Lake of the Ozarks 25 miles west, picniced there many times. Neighbor across the street worked at the fort. I still remember us picking up soldiers at the main gate on US66 and giving them a ride to St. Louis on a weekend.
Ridgewalker
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How many of you have been to Duke and floated the big Piney?
I am friends with the owner of Wilderness Ridge Resort, it's right on the Piney and have some great memories from our floats.
It's great for smallmouth fishing...give it a go if you get a chance.
I am friends with the owner of Wilderness Ridge Resort, it's right on the Piney and have some great memories from our floats.
It's great for smallmouth fishing...give it a go if you get a chance.
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6thgpSF,
It makes sense now. 6th Group, Special Forces. Gotta lot of respect for you Infantryman. The 173rd ABN has been stationed in Vinchinza, Italy for as long as I can remember and they are on at least their 11th or 12th rotation to Iraq or Afghanistan. You'd be proud of your former unit.
GreenWannabe,
We've been to Iberia a gazillion times for the boys' little league baseball and football. I never would have guessed Iberia had a jr college. There is one 4-way traffic light in the entire town and that's it. Waynesville couldn't afford to operate their hospital or their airport so the fort renamed their airport and opened it up to the surrounding communities. Same with the base hospital. The fort truly continues to support the surrounding communities and that's good thing trust me.
Ridgewalker,
I didn't realize Duke was so close to FT Leonard Wood. We've done way too many float trips on the Big Piney but it's always been through the FLW or St Robert outfitters. We'll give Duke & Wilderness Ridge Resort a try this summer and see what the Big Piney looks like a little further south of us.
MissouriThunder
It makes sense now. 6th Group, Special Forces. Gotta lot of respect for you Infantryman. The 173rd ABN has been stationed in Vinchinza, Italy for as long as I can remember and they are on at least their 11th or 12th rotation to Iraq or Afghanistan. You'd be proud of your former unit.
GreenWannabe,
We've been to Iberia a gazillion times for the boys' little league baseball and football. I never would have guessed Iberia had a jr college. There is one 4-way traffic light in the entire town and that's it. Waynesville couldn't afford to operate their hospital or their airport so the fort renamed their airport and opened it up to the surrounding communities. Same with the base hospital. The fort truly continues to support the surrounding communities and that's good thing trust me.
Ridgewalker,
I didn't realize Duke was so close to FT Leonard Wood. We've done way too many float trips on the Big Piney but it's always been through the FLW or St Robert outfitters. We'll give Duke & Wilderness Ridge Resort a try this summer and see what the Big Piney looks like a little further south of us.
MissouriThunder
