Buying Advice First Tractor, Used Kubota BX25

[chadlance91]

Thank you for the additional input! All the comments and opinions have been very helpful!

 

[check]

Yes, buy it. The BX25 is a great little machine. I have a 2009 with some 800 hrs. on it, and I would not let it go for $10K U.S. ($13K Canadian). Keep in mind as well that the new ones, now called BX23S, are quite a bit higher in price. Mine cost $18K Canadian back in the Fall of 2008, and now the BX23S is listing for $24,500 Canadian here in Ontario (minus whatever discount you can squeeze out of the dealer).

 

[fried1765]

Yes, buy it. The BX25 is a great little machine. I have a 2009 with some 800 hrs. on it, and I would not let it go for $10K U.S. ($13K Canadian). Keep in mind as well that the new ones, now called BX23S, are quite a bit higher in price. Mine cost $18K Canadian back in the Fall of 2008, and now the BX23S is listing for $24,500 Canadian here in Ontario (minus whatever discount you can squeeze out of the dealer).

"18K Canadian back in the Fall of 2008" ....Plus that miserable 13%, commonly called HST..... for $2340 more?
No tax on private sales in the USA, and no tractor titles, or registration required either.

 

[chadlance91]

Thank you! All this advice has been very reassuring and has been greatly appreciated! I am going to talk to the seller as soon as possible, he still had a couple small things to do before he sales it. So I still have a little time before I have the chance to buy it as long as everything works out! Thanks again!

 

[moship]

Consider putting money down on it and get a signed agreement to sell. Someone might catch wind of the deal and offer more.

 

[chadlance91]

Consider putting money down on it and get a signed agreement to sell. Someone might catch wind of the deal and offer more.

Lucky for me I don't have to worry about that aspect being church family I have the first chance. He just has a couple more chores to do before he lets it go. Thanks for the advice!

 

[fried1765]

Lucky for me I don't have to worry about that aspect being church family I have the first chance. He just has a couple more chores to do before he lets it go. Thanks for the advice!

Be careful!
Don't let it slip away!
I would steal it from you if I could.
It is a "smokin" deal!

 

[5030]

Guess I did pretty good with my first 'used' purchase last spring. 18 for a 2004 M9000 Kubota, Hydraulic shuttle, FEL, SSQA attach with 2 buckets, delivered to the farm, from a JD dealer no less.

 

[fried1765]

Guess I did pretty good with my first 'used' purchase last spring. 18 for a 2004 M9000 Kubota, Hydraulic shuttle, FEL, SSQA attach with 2 buckets, delivered to the farm, from a JD dealer no less.

It is likely that most JD dealers do not like having used orange (2004 = Mary Kay pink?) tractors sitting on their lots.
They want to sell NEW JDs!

 

[johncanfield]

I sold my 1998 L2900 Kubota a couple of years ago for $14k, they really hold their value. Very trouble free machine.