You really do. Most of the time when you find a good deal, its because you really found a good deal.
Agree. The problem here is that both of the tractors I have considered were not what I would call a good deal. Pretty much everyone here agreed that they were overpriced for their condition and they still sold. But, in reality that means they were not overpriced. They are priced at what the market is bearing. Which sucks for those of us who waited too late!
Agree that weight can be a good thing, but it is not without its downsides. The M9000 with loader will be right at about the maximum I can tow with my truck and trailer. So in many cases for my usage light is a good thing.
Why I have the optional 12 x 12 on my cab unit. In fact my cab unit has all the available options that Kubota offered in the M9 series. I figured if I had to order it, might as well get everything so I did. Has the full arctic package on it, 2 speed pto, double tint glass, air ride seat, cast rears , 3 sets of remotes with flow control and swinging drawbar with fender mount inching control. The open station is pretty 'plain jane' except for the cast centers and 3 sets of remotes.OK good to know you had a weight limit.
The M9xxx series are good tractors. If you can find a 9540, you'd really like it. They have a 12 or 24 speed transmission avail.
I had the 24 speed in my 9540 and thought it was nice.
Keep looking and you'll find one that checks your boxes, Just be prepared to put some jack in it as used is used and probably not 100% perfect.
I did the engine and affiliated running gear via rattle can in ROPS grey because it's almost impossible to find a matching color and the Kubota ROPS grey in the rattle can is high quality, high titanium content paint that goes on very nicely, cover well in one coat and the cans go a long way. I painted all the tin in Kubota Orange 2, bought a pint from my dealer and shot them here, I have a spray gun with a pressure tank attached. I undercoated all the tin with the Kubota light white primer as well. I do keep a couple cans of Kubota Orange 2 in the Rustoleum brand on the shelf as well. It's a perfect match.
No. The stack hole in the hood 'bonnet' is oblong and the stack has a clamp on filler that fills the oblong hole quite nicely. One thing I did do a long time ago was rotate the stack so it wasn't pointing forward as it's a rain catcher if you happen to park outside in the rain, which I do on occasion. The water gets in the stack and when you fire it up, it blows black crap all over the front and hood. I've considered cutting the stack and adding a hinged cap but never did. Rotating it 45 degrees mostly eliminates that issue.
Pre 4's go quick...I deal with TractorHouse when I sell used equipment as well. I tend to sell them off when fully depreciated + a couple years and list them on there. The only drawback is you pay the insertion fee up front when you list equipment and in my case, it's usually a couple hundred bucks. Real easy to work with, they edit your pictures too. Last item I sold on there was New Holland 575 square bailer and I immediately got numerous calls on it. What I was gonna ask Tractor House told me it wasn't a high enough price so I let them adjust the asking price accordingly.
I'm sold too, and I always use it as an accurate pricing guide. Todate I have only been a buyer, therefore I have some stuff that is worth more than what I paid.
Exactly what I did. Mechanically the one I bought was passable, not superior but not anything not repairable either. It looked rough, but beauty is only skin deep and if you look at my picture, it's now a beauty. hell, it's parade quality, not that "id parade it, it's for farming. Put around 5 in mechanical repairs in it, had the my dealer do that. Runs like a sewing machine, motor uses no oil which is pretty typical for the VTE Kubota engine, the have excellent ring sets from the factory, trans - no oil use either and no drips anywhere, not that Kubota's are leakers in the first place.
