Kubota or Massey

[burkehill]

Well, I bought the Massey. It was a tough choice. The Kubota has better PTO HP, and worse hydraulics. The MF has about 6% less PTO power, and about 30% more hydraulic power. I was on the fence, and then the Kubota dealer called and offered me an excellent price on my trade in. So I decided on the Kubota. Then I called the MF dealer to tell him that I was buying the Kubota, and thank him for his time. He called back an hour later, and offered to sell me the 1560 at the price he had quoted me for the 1552, and gave me 1500 off of the price of a new wood chipper. That sold me. Got the tractor, 1560, loader for 26300. And a new Wallenstein 6" hydraulic feed chipper for 5500. I just sold my last chipper, a Patu DC40. It was a good machine, and we cleared 21 acres with it, but I wanted something a little bigger, and also one with 2 feed rollers. The Patu only had one roller, and if I tried to chip anything soft, like pine and spruce, the weight of the roller would push the limb onto the feed chute, and then the roller would chew away at the limb.

 

[Altex]

Congrats on your new Massey! That's great when the dealers are really working for ya. You should have called the Kubota Dealer back to see what he might have done in response to the Massey. Anyway looks like you got a good deal. Get some pics up.

 

[coobie]

I am wringing my hands over whether to buy a Kubota L5040, or a Massey Ferguson 1552. Does anyone have any information that might sway me one way or the other? Price is the same, and both dealers are very helpful.

I owned a 1998 Massey 1240 with fel and iseki motor that was a very dependable.The only reason I sold it was no dealer support or parts for my area.I think massey makes a very nice tractor but I would vote which new tractor dealer (kubota-massey) gives you the best dealer support(parts & service)on which tractor to buy.coobie