I have a Century tractor that I bought brand new, which is the same thing as a Branson. Later on they combined both brands and just use the Branson name. I feel it's a great tractor and when I compared it to Kubota and Deere, for the same transmission, same HP and same features, it was $4,000 less. I've only replaced minor things like the fuel pump and some electrical items that I would expect to replace on anything else, so no complaint there.
I do have a serious concern and complaint about their customer service. Parts are very slow when coming from the factory. If your dealer does not have it in stock, it could take weeks or even months to get them. Searching online is usually a better option, or finding it at the parts store if you can. My dealer suggested replacing my fuel pump with a diesel Mr Gasket electric one instead of waiting on it from Branson, and paying a lot more money.
They used to have all their manuals online, but for some reason, they removed them. So now if you need a part, you either have to hope the dealer has the manuals, or it's pure guess work in figuring it out. There is no source for my electrical diagram any more. Or at least, after posting on here, talking to me dealer and a few that responded to my post, I was never able to find one. I looked at other models, but they are all unique and eventually, it was just hit and miss to finally fix what was wrong with mine when it wouldn't start a few months ago.
If I was shopping for a tractor, I would look at Branson, but consider it more of a grey market tractor that will be difficult to get parts for. The price would have to be very good to buy another one.
