Buying Advice kubota or JD

[kjk]

I'm looking at a new tractor, i currently have a jinma 28hp with loader and bh. It currenlty is in my garage waiting for me to reassemble after fixing an oil leak. Most of my work will be some bucket and BH work, no grass issues. I've been looking at the kubota 3200 and the equivelent jd. I'm leaning toward the kubota, but its hard not to go with the JD. any thoughts

Thanks

Kevin

 

[Martian]

L3200 or B3200? Either way the comparable is a JD 3032e and the JD doesn't offer a backhoe - even aftermarket. Save the long debate of a thread and just buy the Kubota.

 

[Ductape]

A JD 2720 would be fairly comparable to the B3200, albiet with more options and position control.

 

[dsgsr]

I've owned 2- JD's and put over 6500 hrs. on them. I also own a Kubota with under 200 hrs. , It's NOT JD Quality.


David

 

[Bluegill2]

Both very good quality. Buy the color you like best.

For me, it's been Orange since 1984.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I saw a guy at Atwoods Farm Supply with a trailer load of hydraulic, like 3 full pallets of 5 gallon buckets. Another guy was talking to him and asked if he had a JD because he had so much oil.
He mentioned that he had a photo of a JD on his wall and every morning he had to clean up an oil spill under the picture.
I dont know if that anecdote is factual based or not but my BIL has a 750JD and it does have a few leaks from the PTO area but it has about 1300 hours on it. I have a Kubota B26 with 180 hours and all the backhoe cylinders leak down overnight and many of them have oily film on the metal underneath the cylinder rams. Any brand can have bad seals though. I dont see that any one brand has better quality than any other. From looking at the post here on required repairs, it seems all brands have the occassional failure and other machines of same brand go thousands of hours without one issue.
I would buy the one that feels the best ergonomically, with the best features that I want and is priced the best. Dealer knowledge and service is to be considered also but I wouldnt put them down to being worth thousands of dollars difference between another dealer or brand of similar or identical specs.
I have had good results with my LS tractor. Give them a look before you spend extra for JD or check the LS forum here for folks with a tractor the size you are looking for. The prices will surprise you.

 

[scaredychicken]

Save the long debate of a thread and just buy the Kubota.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

good info, but boy did that comment (thread debate) make me laugh

 

[jenkinsph]

I've owned 2- JD's and put over 6500 hrs. on them. I also own a Kubota with under 200 hrs. , It's NOT JD Quality.


David

I have been impressed with the M59 specs and am wondering what issues you have had with this machine? I have Deere stuff because I like them and the dealer is alot closer to me than Kubota's. I would think the Deere and Kubota are both good quality machines, but I will problably stick with Deere unless they piss me off.

 

[PapaPerk]

L3200 or B3200? Either way the comparable is a JD 3032e and the JD doesn't offer a backhoe - even aftermarket. Save the long debate of a thread and just buy the Kubota.

Two thumbs up on this opinion! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Squeak n Itch]

Have an L 3130 and a 1 year old JD riding mower. When I talked to the Kubota dealer re: jumping and unstable 3 pt hitch I got the old, "Gee, we've never heard of such a thing!" On the other hand the JD repair folks have shown up at our place and replaced, at no cost, parts that JD thought were not up to their standards. Coincidence? Perhaps. But I will certainly check JD for my next tractor. As many have said before. Go with the dealer that you have a good relationship with. It means a lot.