tacticalturnip
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My stepfather purchased his Kubota in 2003 or 2004; it still runs, and that says a lot.
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airbiscuit
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- New Holland T2310 (40hp), Kubota L3010 GST, New Holland TC21DA *** Previously - Farmall H, 1941 John Deere B, Shibaura SD1500, John Deere 850, Bobcat 642, New Holland 1925
I like that the well built South Korean tractors are making inroads. which will keep John Deere and Kubota in check to a degree.
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Ho baby….
They very much do break and let me tell you, they break in VERY expensive ways, too.
100+ HP and up, If you compare a Massey/AGCO/Deere to a same HP Kubota, the Kubota will win on paper and cost a little less.
Take em all out into the field and farm with them hard for years and the Kubota will be in for major repairs by 3,000-5,000 hours. The others will likely still be running on original systems for over 6,000+ hours.
Kubota makes fantastic small diesel powered equipment. The bigger it gets, the faster the advantage disappears.
The new M7/8’s are improvements and they have outsourced engines and transmissions.
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