Gold Plated Used Kubotas ??

[N80]

Yeh, I guess it really isn't a problem. I am just surprised that everyone doesn't buy new when the price between new and used seems so narrow.

That is exactly why I bought new. When I started the process I was looking for something in 4wd, 30-40 hp with an FEL for around $10,000. First, there weren't any in my location. Second, if the price was a little less than that the machine was a high hour beater. I don't mind doing a little repair work but I wasn't ready for a 'project'. I have limited time to spend on the tractor getting work done and virtually no time for patching one up in order to keep it running. If the machine was decent it was usually pushing $15,000.

Then I found out that Kubota and JD and others had 0% financing. Well, that iced things. If I bought used I would have to borrow against home equity and pay interest. With 0%, I don't have to involve my home and I pay no interest. I don't know what three years of interest is on a $10-12k tractor at home equity loan rates, but whatever it is, that is what I saved by buying new. I ended up paying a little less than $19,000 for my L4400. That's waaaaay higher than my original budget, but no worse than paying interest on a used $15k tractor I'll bet, especially when you factor in the warranty, the peace of mind and the potential resale value.

Although, if the resale value of these machines is still high, these dealer incentives (0%) must not be slowing the used market down too much. I guess for someone with cash in hand (no loans involved), a used tractor can still be a good deal.

 

[jd_318]

I guess I'm a fortunate son. I found a 4 year old BX-1800 with 54" MMM with 207 hrs on it for $4700. But my used L3130 set me back 16K.





*Some people get lost in thought as they find it such unfamiliar territory*
*A. Behn*

 

[RickO]

I guess I'm a fortunate son. I found a 4 year old BX-1800 with 54" MMM with 207 hrs on it for $4700. But my used L3130 set me back 16K.





*Some people get lost in thought as they find it such unfamiliar territory*
*A. Behn*

Not that's the deal I'm looking for...

 

[srossman]

I think that there are some deals out there, but they are few and far between. I got my bx-23 with 100 hours for 12,500, and think I got a fair price. I think the key is to keep watching EBAY, and other sites on the Internet and eventually something will come up.

 

[DGS]

I have owned several Kubota products in the last 5 years and have been satisfied with all there products.
In 2004 I puchased a GR1800 with the 54" mower,front mount snow blower but it would not do what I expected of the machine.
On slippery clay soil it just kept getting stuck.
Going back to my dealer (Ben Berg Wainfleet Ontario Canada) they gave me very close to what I had paid for it on a new BX1830.
Good service Good will Great deal!
Regards.
DGS

 

[bkheur]

I agree after all it does not make any difference how great something is once it is sold and used it is still used when you try to resell it. Sure a tractor may have a few hundred hours on it but who knows how it was used in those few hundred hours. For the buyer knows the tractor may have been sunk in the river and recovered.

 

[Dusty]

I will always purchase used when I know that it was well cared for, and I don't mind paying more because of it. A used tractor doesn't depreciate that much unless it has been abused. You save on sales taxes, and all the kinks have been worked out and repaired. When new models are introduced and they don't have a track record, then used is even more desirable. I don't want to be the guy on the block that buys the new tractor and then has it back to the dealer every month while the manufacturer works out the problems with the new model. I alway prefer tried and true equipment over new, that the manufacturer says is "improved", but not proven... Dusty

 

[Doc_Bob]

I think that there are some deals out there, but they are few and far between. I got my bx-23 with 100 hours for 12,500, and think I got a fair price. I think the key is to keep watching EBAY, and other sites on the Internet and eventually something will come up.

Yes, I bought a 3 yr old NH TN70A with 168 hours (used) for a savings over the price of a new one of 12K. 105 hours and 3 months later, best deal I ever could have imagined. I was very lucky. The 12K saved can now be used for attachments, which is why we buy tractors, right ?
Bob