Struggling with MX5400 purchase — could get MX6000 for same price. What would you do?

[jyoutz]

I'd stick with your original purchase. The 5400 is less complicated. The dealer is a stones throw away.
The 5400 will do everything the 6000 will do and if you can stop thinking about this in money value,
there are other values worth considering.
Some things just can't be measured with dollar signs imo. Convenience, simplicity, closer point of service, closer parts purchasing and stop in anytime mentality is just as important than a few bucks. Loyalty seems a forgotten virtue these days.
Do you think a dealer 3 hrs away will be at your beck and call should your tractor needed to be picked up?
Yes, your nearest dealer will work on the 6000 but he will always prioritize his own customers.
I wouldn't mention what another dealer is doing. You have enough info to further negotiate if you feel the need and yes, you can respectively ask for anything you want.
If money is the issue, go to your nearest Mahindra dealer and pick up the 5145 or 5155 for 7K less and just as capable.
The 55 has a turbo complicating things but has a fel capacity of 3200 lbs. Or you can buy the stick shift 4550 for 39K and still have a beast of a tractor. No cab on these however.

I feel the Kubota is a better built tractor than the Mahindra and I sell Mahindras but the Mahindra will do anything you ask of it.
The Kubota 5400 is a tried and true machine and would serve you well.
I gave you a complication to demonstrate what a pita complications are.
May you stay happy and simple.

The 5400 and 6000 are the same machines with a different engine tune. Why would the 6000 be more complicated than the 5400? And didn’t the OP say that another local Dealer would sell the 6000 at basically the same price as the other local dealer is selling the 5400? Sounds like he has two different local dealers.

 

[Little Red Tractor]

My normal advice is always "SHOP THE DEALER." If you can't get good service, the best of tractors can become a problem. I have learned--the hard way--to make my decisions based upon that as the primary criteria.

 

[dbritt]

MX60 serviced at your local dealer, It won't make much of a difference if you buy from your local dealer they should still service your tractors minimal needs.

Key word here is "should". That doesn't mean they will, or that they will be fair with you if they do. Money talks, but it talks on both ends of a deal. If it were me, I'd see if the local dealer would match, or at least get close to the other offer. If you are capable of properly servicing the tractor on your own, I wouldn't be afraid to do the other deal. Any major mechanical issues would probably be worth paying the other dealer to make a trip to pick up and deliver it. I've done all the maintenance on my M9000 that I bought new in 2003. Then again, the only even close to major repair I've ever had to do to it is replace the alternator a few months ago. Absolutely no other major mechanical problems in 22 years. Do what's best for you by your definition of "best".

 

[jyoutz]

Key word here is "should". That doesn't mean they will, or that they will be fair with you if they do. Money talks, but it talks on both ends of a deal. If it were me, I'd see if the local dealer would match, or at least get close to the other offer. If you are capable of properly servicing the tractor on your own, I wouldn't be afraid to do the other deal. Any major mechanical issues would probably be worth paying the other dealer to make a trip to pick up and deliver it. I've done all the maintenance on my M9000 that I bought new in 2003. Then again, the only even close to major repair I've ever had to do to it is replace the alternator a few months ago. Absolutely no other major mechanical problems in 22 years. Do what's best for you by your definition of "best".

The OP seems to have 2 local dealers to choose from.

 

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The 5400 and 6000 are the same machines with a different engine tune. Why would the 6000 be more complicated than the 5400? And didn’t the OP say that another local Dealer would sell the 6000 at basically the same price as the other local dealer is selling the 5400? Sounds like he has two different local dealers.

The 5400 can be had with gears equating to the tractive power any additional hp the 6000 provides.
Plus, most tractors lose traction before hp advantages.
The additional hp usually equates to more fuel and air in a combustion engine.