Haha...I fell for Mahindra clickbait

[4570Man]

then why is Mahindra the best selling tractor in the world, and not Kubota ?

I would have given them a shot. I just couldn't locate a used one anywhere close to me
Even the largest mahindra dealer close to me didn't have a used one.

There are plenty of used Kubotas out there though

Probably because they sell most of them in India.

 

[Code54]

$10,300 for an RK is still a hefty price when you figure a Kubota is only about 10-15% more.

Have to agree - if nothing else the Kubota's resale will cover the difference if you ever decide to get rid of it.

 

[kenmac]

Probably because they sell most of them in India.

I have no idea where they sell the majority of their tractors. I'll see if I can locate that info.

 

[Code54]

From Wikipedia:
"Mahindra Tractors is an international farm equipment manufacturer of Mahindra & Mahindra.[1] In 2010, Mahindra became the world's highest-selling tractor brand by volume. Mahindra's largest consumer base is in India, China, North America, and a growing market in Australia. The company is the largest manufacturer in India[2] and has the capacity to build 150,000 tractors a year.[3]"

 

[Geotech]

I wouldn't. That's why I bought a Hyundai

Good on you.

 

[RK Tractor Guy]

then why is Mahindra the best selling tractor in the world, and not Kubota ?

I would have given them a shot. I just couldn't locate a used one anywhere close to me
Even the largest mahindra dealer close to me didn't have a used one.

There are plenty of used Kubotas out there though

Mahindra is the largest selling tractor brand in the world by unit volume because India, where Mahindra USA parent company Mahindra & Mahindra is based, is the largest tractor market in the world by unit volume, and the vast majority of Mahindra tractors are sold in India, and those tractors are what the industry refers to as low-cost-market tractors. They cannot and would not be sold in the U.S., that is why Mahindra does not make most of the tractors sold under the Mahindra brand in the U.S. Mahindra’s claim to be the largest selling tractor brand in the world is true but understanding what and where most of those tractors are actually sold, which is India, is also a consideration.

 

[Geotech]

Walmart sells the most stuff. Is their stuff the best?

 

[kenmac]

Walmart sells the most stuff. Is their stuff the best?

Depends on what you buy at walmart. Some of thir stuff is better ,or equal to items sold elsewhere
I have bought romex, electrical boxes, switches, etc, at walmart that was equal to those items sold at Lowes , HD

 

[paulfun9]

Maybe better fit and finish, better dealer support, one of the best diesels in the world?

I didn稚 experience better fit and finish
I didn稚 experience better dealer support
I didn稚 experience a better built engine

I have also only seen the Mythical higher resale posted by users here but of all the people I know personally they haven稚 been able to beat resale when measured to amount spent new -vs- resale as a percentage.

I have made more at resale with others brands when it痴 figured the proper way.

My last trade in offer for my Kioti was better than anything else except for the NH that actually netted me more than I paid for it due to the explosion in the demand and cost of compact tractors that happend years ago

 

[kenmac]

Maybe better fit and finish, better dealer support, one of the best diesels in the world?

Any brand can have /sell a bad engine. I had a bad one on my ZD1021.
I can't say a mahindra / Mitsubshi engine is any better, or worse than a kubota

As far as the best diesel in the world. I would say yanmar takes that spot