Price Check Used B26 TLB or New Kioti CK3510

[RickB]

You are gonna analyze this until someone comes along and writes a check for that B26.

 

[woody]

You are gonna analyze this until someone comes along and writes a check for that B26.

yep if I didn't already have a B26 I might have to take a trip. :stirthepot:

 

[rxdad2012]

yep if I didn't already have a B26 I might have to take a trip. :stirthepot:

Lol!!!

 

[Mat4644]

Same here. Just paid near 20K for an LX without backhoe.

 

[fried1765]

It depends on the use. Tractors are a little different than most tools. You can think of it this way: The Kioti has a warranty because it has not been proven in use.
With 275 hours on the Kubota, that machine is proven to work exactly as it is doing now and can be expected to continue doing so for thousands of hours - but only if the owner is the kind of person who you would want to buy something used from.

I buy most tools and equipment used, always have.... and am always on the lookout for good used tools. The ones that I pursue are sought after models at the top of their price range because of their good condition. The downside is that it does take a few years to know if a machine is going to become a "classic" or "sought after model". The B26 is such a model.

My experience is that on sought after models, a knowledgeable owner can put a few hundered hours on a machine and - with the aid of his warranty if needed - actually make it better than something unknown but brand new. It's worth asking why is he selling and also take a look at the state of the rest of his machinery. Past that, the one to interest me would have a complete set of owner's manuals, maintenance records of some sort, maybe some other literature, tools, spares, or accessories. All those are reallygood signs.

If something used is priced "at the market or below" frankly I simply avoid it. I don't even go look. The reason being that most of the time those are things being sold because the owner didn't like them. I'm looking for something that is being sold for a completely different reason. And I never object to paying top dollar because I'm looking for a classic model in top condition.

Does that reasoning apply to your friend's used B26? I don't know. How does the rest of his equipment look? And why is he selling? The answer to those two questions would be what would make my decision - not the price or the hours.
rScotty

Exact same philosophy I applied when buying my original owner 250.9 hour Kubota L48 TLB last year.
I think I could sell my L48 for several thousand more than I paid a year ago.
An equipment knowledgeable friend says I "stole it" (it was not stolen).
It does look very close to new though, and it has nice options!

 

[mikester]

Mat, thanks for the input. It's almost like new. It hasn't been treated rough at all. Was purchased new by the owner and never used commercially.

I see the point about a new one being 38000. But a 10 year old unit for 24000? I feel like it should be around 21000

If I was buying used Id pay more for a well cared for machine with a known history.

 

[Carl_NH]

You are gonna analyze this until someone comes along and writes a check for that B26.

Yes indeed that's a sweet deal with the low hours and hyd thumb too - I would at least get a signed purchase and sale with a deposit on it now - and the bank might want you to put 20% down anyway.

 

[rxdad2012]

If I was buying used Id pay more for a well cared for machine with a known history.

Good point, Mike. And as Im learning from all the guys on the forum, it seems I shouldnt be as caught up on the year of the machine as I am what you mentioned: the history of the machine. I seriously doubt this one was ever abused in any way!

 

[fried1765]

After reviewing the pics of the machine, it does have the hydraulic mechanical thumb on the backhoe unit. How much value does that add to the machine overall?

To avoid confusion, there is no such animal as a.... "hydraulic mechanical thumb".
A thumb can be either hydraulic, or mechanical....not both!

 

[rxdad2012]

To avoid confusion, there is no such animal as a.... "hydraulic mechanical thumb".
A thumb can be either hydraulic, or mechanical....not both!

Agreed. I corrected myself somewhere previously

That being said, can a hydraulic thumb be added to the backhoe on a L3301? I think they also use the BH77 on them