seacap04
Gold Member
I thought I would post this in hopes it may help someone else down the line. I have been wanting to upgrade from a Sotah 630D for a while. I was after a lightly used tractor in the 35 to 45 hp range and under $17k. It had to have a loader, 4wd, and preferably a hydrostatic trans. I was not brand specfic, but was favoring Kioti because of size, weight, features, lift cap, and price. I could not find anything around here in my price range. I started to search tractor sites on the internet. Over a few months I found a few tractors close to what I was looking for and in my budget. I talked to a lot of dealers around the country and got a lot of good advice. The vast majority of the dealers I talked to were good honest people, only 1 or 2 did I not feel good about. They are in business to sell a lot of tractors not just one. I also found out they ship a lot of what they sell to New England, go figure. Ask a lot of questions. You may find there are mistakes in the ads and you'll find out how much they know about what they are selling. One 200 hr tractor auctually had 1200hr. Talk to shipping companies to get feel for shipping costs from different parts of the country. I lost out on a couple of deals waiting for a shipping quote. I bought an 07 DK45 HST from R&R Dexter Farms in Danforth, IL and had it shipped to Maine by Best Ways Brokerage. I will give both companies good recomendations. I could not be happier with the tractor and I figure I saved a couple thousand.
