Not in a huge hurry to buy something, but I'll need something come spring time for new/used tractor. I've been searching for a MX-series to pop up locally, and today a NICE looking MX5200 came up for sale. Has 126 hours on it. The person selling it is not the original owner, I guess someone got in trouble financially and this guy swooped in and bought it, and now reselling. I mention that because the seller does not know the history of maintenance.
I can see the engine oil filter has been changed, but the hydraulic filter is still the original factory. HST filter is factory as well.
The Kubuta manual says those MUST be completed at the initial 50 hour mark, and now it is 125 hours and still original. How big of a deal is that to you when buying used?
I suppose buying a tractor with several hundred hours on it you'd never know when the original was finally changed... but that bothers me.
If they neglected important initial maintenance, makes me pause about how they treat their equipment.
I can see the engine oil filter has been changed, but the hydraulic filter is still the original factory. HST filter is factory as well.
The Kubuta manual says those MUST be completed at the initial 50 hour mark, and now it is 125 hours and still original. How big of a deal is that to you when buying used?
I suppose buying a tractor with several hundred hours on it you'd never know when the original was finally changed... but that bothers me.
If they neglected important initial maintenance, makes me pause about how they treat their equipment.
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