Gold Plated Used Kubotas ??

[RickO]

What is up with the guys listing used Kubotas on this site. They must not want to sell them too bad - they are asking almost what you can buy a new one for. They must have added gold plating to them.

Anyone that wants to upsize but don't have to have a new price for your BX. PM me. Need at least a 60" MMM.

 

[RonR]

Rick, I feel your pain, but understand the high prices.

I don't want to sell my BX, but I've added some stuff, like a grill guard, skid plate, Pat's easy change, etc. And yes, I'd like a good price for mine if I ever sell it.

I looked at some used BX's prior to buying mine, and the decision to go new was pretty easy based on price and financing.............

Hope you find what you want.

Ron

 

[Bob_Skurka]

What is up with the guys listing used Kubotas on this site. They must not want to sell them too bad - they are asking almost what you can buy a new one for. They must have added gold plating to them.

RickO, one thing I can tell you is that some USED models from Kubota, NH and Deere are actually selling for more than they cost when they were new. The brand new ones still cost more, but on a desireable used unit, they are selling for a premium. I actually had a dealer offer me what I paid for my tractor after it was over 2 years old. I can only assume that he had a buyer who would have paid even more! Not all the models hold up as well in resale, but the desireable units hold their value very well. Now be happy about being a Kubota owner because some of the minor brand owners are complaining that they can't even trade their tractors into the dealer they bought it from up upgrade to a larger tractor. If some of the minor brand dealers won't even take their own brands as a trade in, then you should feel very fortunate that the Kubotas are holding value.

 

[rbargeron]

Over my 22 years of owning Kubotas a rule of thumb about prices is that homeowner tractors change hands for roughly the same number of dollars each time they are sold - they depreciate at roughly the same rate as the currency. Sometimes a little faster (5-10 yrs ago) and sometimes slower (like now).

 

[AB4D]

What is up with the guys listing used Kubotas on this site. They must not want to sell them too bad - they are asking almost what you can buy a new one for. They must have added gold plating to them.

Anyone that wants to upsize but don't have to have a new price for your BX. PM me. Need at least a 60" MMM.

Rick, there are other sources for used tractors that aren't at full price. Check e-bay and other sources like Used Kubota Tractor-Used Kubota Tractors-Used Tractors-Compact-Utility-ELS. Last year I sold my 2004 BX23 (70 hours) with the 60"mmm for about $14,500, so there are deals to be had, you just have to look around at a lot of different selling sources.

 

[_RaT_]

What is up with the guys listing used Kubotas on this site. They must not want to sell them too bad - they are asking almost what you can buy a new one for. They must have added gold plating to them.

Anyone that wants to upsize but don't have to have a new price for your BX. PM me. Need at least a 60" MMM.

For many states all you have to do is add in this little word, taxes! Sales tax on new but not on used. Don't tell the government, its our secret.

 

[Youare]

Resale value is one of the reasons I purchased a new Kubota. I wanted something that my wife could get a decent price for when I can't use the tractor any more.

The high prices of used tractors is also what pushed me to buy a new one, $10,000 for 16 year old tractor needing 4 tires vs. $15,000 for a brand new model.

I have felt your pain.

Randy

 

[ozzie tractor]

same thing in australia too, if i had a shed full of kubota's i brought at a reasonable price i would be a very wealth man in a very short time i can tell you. best example i have seen lately, M90 kubota, 4ys old. 1600 very hard hours, FEL. sold at auction for about $5K less than new, crazy when you think about it.

 

[RickO]

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. I do see some other places where the prices are better on used stuff but most of them are too far away. I will probably end up with a new one.

I guess I also have been the benefactor of Kubota's good re-sale. I bought a B7800 a couple years ago with 68hrs. used it all summer and put another 200 hours on it and sold it one year later for nearly what I paid for it.

 

[RickO]

Rick, there are other sources for used tractors that aren't at full price. Check e-bay and other sources like Used Kubota Tractor-Used Kubota Tractors-Used Tractors-Compact-Utility-ELS. Last year I sold my 2004 BX23 (70 hours) with the 60"mmm for about $14,500, so there are deals to be had, you just have to look around at a lot of different selling sources.

Thanks for the links, I'll check them out.