looking to buy

deuce1972 · Dec 31, 2005

I live in kentucky and will be moving to a house with 4 acres flat to rolling ground with a few trees so i am looking to buy a compact tractor and have found a B7100 HST mid 80's with around 2500 hours seems to be in real good shape i can get it for right around $2500 would this be a good buy and what should i check out the most and would this tractor be big enough all i plan to use it for is mowing and grading the drive also i have used bigger tractors all my life but never used a compact
Thanks Troy

gmsssi · Dec 31, 2005

4wd? I'm assuming so............Stopped making the B7100 in 1984

trade-in / low = $1670, high = $2180
retail / low = 3950, high = $4640

Subtract about $500 on all if it is not 4wd, appears to be a very fair deal......hope this helps........

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deuce1972 · Dec 31, 2005

yes this helps it is 4wd and has ag tires and comes with a set of turf tires overall it looks and runs really good

gmsssi · Dec 31, 2005

If you don't buy it let me know..............! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif and where it is. I'll be your way next week..........

ronjhall · Dec 31, 2005

Stopped making the B7100 in 1984 
The B7100HST was built until 1988.Then reintroduced again in 1990. Last ones were made 1995. This model is one of the best selling tractors that Kubota made. Thats the reason it was reintroduced in 1990.
I along with many other TBNer's had this model as our first CUT. I would highly recommend this tractor. Check it out for oil leaks. Price sounds good for the hours.
One of the most active members of TBN Egon still has one.
I have seen MMM on EBAY. They may still be available from Kubota.

gmsssi · Dec 31, 2005

Blue book has no mention of them, only the B7200. Blue book states only the 7200 after 1985. No mention of the 7100 for the years you state. I had a 1991 B9200HST. Just going by what info I had to offer. Didn't mean to rile feathers....... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

BTW...they do re-appear in 1991!

MessickFarmEqu · Dec 31, 2005

he is right, there are two versions on that tractor depending on the manufacture date. The newer is very simular to the current B-Series. Given the price, I am sure this is the older one. They are great tractors and hold up well over time. Thats a good price for that tractor.

We have 3 different blue books in here, those companies tend to miss alot of models and make many mistakes in their valuations. All too often they just use trend analysis instead of actual sales figures. Iron Searches guide tends to the best - and most expensive.

gmsssi · Dec 31, 2005

Thanks Neil and Ron for my continued education! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bird · Dec 31, 2005

I bought one of the new B7100HSD in '95, with the B1630C front end loader, used it 4 years and traded up to a new B2710 in '99. The last time I talked to the dealer, he had sold that same little B7100 three more times. He said he sold it to a rental fleet first and after a few months, they decided to upgrade everything to tractors with power steering, so then he sold it to a young couple who had just bought a place in the country and after a few months, they came back and traded it in on a bigger tractor to get power steering, and when I was talking to him, he said he had just sold it to a lady who was buying it as a surprise birthday gift for her husband, so he wondered how long it would be before it came back again. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif But he said it was still running just fine and no one had broken it yet. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

ronjhall · Dec 31, 2005

Thanks Neil and Ron for my continued education! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Sorry if you thought my feathers were riled. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
But I did get the information from Kubota's site for Prior Models. Didn't think they could be wrong or could they. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif