Thinking about a Mini-X ... ?

[Shawn T. W.]

I have been over/through my basement, but haven't run the metal detector over the crawl space area ... Yet!

Will need to figure out if it's better to cash in a CD earlier, or get a small loan, or just wait until I have the cash ...

Original budget for buying another tractor was $7K, I doubled that for the Mini-X instead, but now considering another 50% on top of that still ... It's only money, I get more every week!

 

[dnw64]

It's only money...

The first time I heard that, was a customer talking to me about how much they were paying me.

It's stuck with for two reasons.

• It's true - you can't take it with you, so what are you going to do with it while you're here?
• It really surprised me, that they, the paying customer, was willing to pay more than expected, to get what they needed.

Side note - that customer is still with us today, and in our top 10, purchase-wise. Probably top 5 relationship-wise. I have so many favorite customers, but between the longevity and our business dealings I just love them. I don't have the dates in front of me, but it has to be '90s. AND, he gave us our #1 and #2 top-sales customers. That goes a long ways...

 

[dfkrug]

For example my 2005 Kubota L5030 gross 52 HP meets the standard without any computer aided sensors ... Which is considered tier 2.

In 2008 is when tier 4 starts (no tier 3 in this engine size) they cut the required Particulate Matter by half, but everything else is the same as tier 2 ...

Interesting EPA table.

I bought my '05 Kioti CK30H (30hp) new in 2005 and the owner's manual calls it an "interim Tier IV". So it is really a Tier II?

I think it runs super-clean, but glow plugs are required to start it, even in warm temps. My older tractors did not, plus they really stank.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

My 2005 52 HP 4 cylinder Kubota only needs the glow plugs down below about 35°F ... I hardly ever start it though at that temp ... Today ...mid 50's starts with a tiny puff of black smoke, no glow plugs ... I'm not worried about that tiny bit of "pollution" ... My barn is hardly air tight! Actually has a "opening" on one end 20' wide by 14' tall, that's before I open the 10' wide door to drive though ...

 

[Carl_NH]

Maybe I'm confused, but Sunday 9 PM you were just west of the OH border, now your back home again?

" Drove through Springfield MO around 04:00 this morning, got home, got a few things done, and left, now a few miles west of the OH border (8:47 PM Sunday EDT)"

Then today Tuesday 6:30 PM " Today mid 50's starts with a tiny puff of black smoke, no glow plugs"

You sure do cover some ground in two days!