and13345
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I am looking at upgrading my current tractor (Farmtrac 360DTC) to a 50HP class tractor. I have looked around and have narrowed the choices down to the Kubota M5040 (with LA1153 FEL) and the JD 5105 (with 522 FEL). I have 10 acres that I currently mow, but I am going to be building a home on the land and will be looking to do much of the site work myself. Pricing is almost the same (Kubota price is about $500 less), but the Kubota dealer is going to give me about $3,000 more for the current tractor I have that I am trading in. I have done a side by side comparison of the specs. and feature and neither seems to just stand out from the other. One has this feature that I like and the other has some other feature that I like. The Kubota is slightly bigger in width and wheel base, but is about 500 LBS lighter. Is this anything to be concerned about?
I am leaning heavily towards the Kubota as the extra trade in makes the overall price less.
Is there any feature that the JD 5105 may have that would be worth the extra $$$ for?
How about Warranty? The warranty times are the same on both, but was just wondering if anyone has had problems getting work performed under warranty when needed?
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Looking to pull the trigger this weekend.
I am leaning heavily towards the Kubota as the extra trade in makes the overall price less.
Is there any feature that the JD 5105 may have that would be worth the extra $$$ for?
How about Warranty? The warranty times are the same on both, but was just wondering if anyone has had problems getting work performed under warranty when needed?
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Looking to pull the trigger this weekend.