So I did some more homework. Here in a nutshell is about 6 weeks of searching and dealership hunting. Note I'm only interested in TLBs, so the prices always include those. To get to a tractor FEL, subtract roughly 6k.
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BX23 $15,200
- B7510HSD w/LA302 FEL, B4672A BH $18,700 (9,900|3000|5800)
- 4110G $18550 (incl mmm)
- 4110H $21,200 (no mmm)
- TC24DAH $20,450 (BH6000BH@$6500)
- TZ24H $15,945 (BH6000@$6500)
I tried to check out CKs, but the dealer was insufferable and wanted to sell me his Vietnamese rebuild grays instead (better margin?). The other dealer was 70 miles away.
All things considered, I have some allegiance to Green, but not with that much price difference, I couldn't do it. The Blues also looked nice, but price was also an issue. Plus they ran the place out of one of those warehouse front stores and their service department was a one car stall in the back.
So that left me with Kubota.
After comparing the BX with the TZ (and the new BH6000 BH) if I were to get a SubCUT I'd have to seriously consider the Blue. It's just a better size. But the dealership...
That left me to reconsider a BX vs 7510. The
B7510 is just a bigger, more serious tractor. For the 3k+ you get a lot more tractor than that amount of money would indicate. The BX always left me smiling, so it's a nice piece, but it always left me thinking what will it not do for me. This is a very personal decision and is based upon your property size, slope and intended jobs. It was a close call, as I almost came home with the BX more than once.
I compared the service departments and warranty work of the two Kubota shops, and settled on the one that did free pickup and delivery on warranty work and also offered some times of year for free maintenance pickup. They also had the best price.
Next Wednesday comes the delivery of the
B7510 w/FEL and BH. Wonder what I'll go dig up first?
[[for those of you wondering, Issaquah Kubota, near Seattle, won out...]]