Kubota $1000 off Z700 and Brother wants me to go to Barlow with him, should I?

[JOHNTHOMAS]

My brother lives next door and has been mowing with Husquavarna riding mowers for several years, he just trades one in for another one every few years. He rec'd a card/letter from Kubota offering $1000 off Z700 thru 10/31/14. He wants me to go to Barlows with him since I've bought "some/few/several" from Steve before.
With my "addiction problem" ........should I go?
I told him (Joe) he can bring my trailer and I can meet him there this afternoon since I'll be near there already at rental property. I can just not answer my phone when he calls!

 

[rbarker]

My brother lives next door and has been mowing with Husquavarna riding mowers for several years, he just trades one in for another one every few years. He rec'd a card/letter from Kubota offering $1000 off Z700 thru 10/31/14. He wants me to go to Barlows with him since I've bought "some/few/several" from Steve before. With my "addiction problem" ........should I go? I told him (Joe) he can bring my trailer and I can meet him there this afternoon since I'll be near there already at rental property. I can just not answer my phone when he calls!

Perhaps buying a tractor without having to actually pay for it will be the best of both worlds! LOL. At any rate, I think you should help your brother if at all possible. You have much knowledge and experience to lend in this situation.

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[TailDragon]

What did he get and what did you get? Should have talked him into a F series for the hills.

 

[CHDinCT]

Go with him. What's one more Orange machine at this point, John Thomas! :laughing:

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I did go with him.
A bit of background info. I tried a Z before buying my F2680e back last year and not a big stick steer fan after years of steering wheels but figured I could learn. I started it, I sat there while studying all of the controls, I eased the sticks forward very slowly and gingerly proceeded forward at a fairly slow speed between the rows of Kubota tractors to a back area with some wider grass area and then became a bit more aggressive with the sticks to determine their reaction to my action in all different directions. I've never had a broken bone but have/had lots of small cuts but never any major injuries (Lord has helped protect me a bunch).
My brother and I are almost total opposites.
Gary got key to Z700, started it, Joe got on it, Barlows lot fully stocked with new and used tractors packing the acreages lot with small lanes between the rows. Gary shows Joe what knobs and pedals and tells him what levers do. Joe takes off toward many, many, many Kubota tractors, I'm praying, Gary asks "has he ever driven a z" as Joe is flying erratically:shocked: toward one of the rows, can see his head going all over the place between tractors, I tell Gary that he hasn't ever driven one, Gary said maybe he should have given more instructions, Joe comes back in 2 or 3 minutes while covering 2 or 3 acres and I tell him to try going slowly and see what a difference it makes, he then proceeded at a slower pace and then did a couple of 360s and returned, never hit anything:thumbsup: that we could see from his few minutes demo. He dismounted and thanked Gary and said he'll let him know decision. If he buys after his wild ride, I'll be surprised. Should have put him in a 10 acre open field for his first drive. He'll probably call me today and tell me how he probably needs to stay with his Husq riding mower and he'll probably be right. He won't get better with time and experience, I know him and have for 67 years.

 

[Gary Fowler]

My first Z ride was about that way, zig-zag back and forth all the way down. It looked like a snake crawled thru cutting grass as it went, but within a few minutes it started to come about and then other than just judging the distance so I didn't overlap to much, it was becoming a fun thing. I did have to learn not to grip the steering levers really hard and relax a bit. This was on a Craftsman and it has no buffering shocks on the steering levers like my Ferris does. The Ferris is much easier to drive and you can take you hands off the levers to scratch your nose without stopping due to the steering buffers.

 

[tractorshopper]

If I were JT's brother, I'd avoid Barlow's like the plague. That disorder could run in the family and you could go broke quick. Besides, if my brother had every toy-ol that JT does, I'd just borrow his.

 

[Rocky Hoffler]

It sounds like you have caught that incureable tractor fever can only be put in remission by acquiring tractor or some implement. can be brought out of remission by going on tractor lots or neighbor friend relative buys tractor. Hope for speedy recovery.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

We are total opposites soooo he didn't buy.:confused3:
Of course, as one suggested, his brother next door has any needs covered. I have to keep a BH for both of us and some of the other neighbors.

 

[sixdogs]

He didn't buy but did you see anything that was interesting and might be a possible future purchase for you?