What Makes Kubota Better Than Kioti

[buckeyefarmer]

I gave kioti a good look the last time, both orange and white versions. I didnt like the way their backhoe hung so low under the tractor, and how it detached.

 

[Oldoak]

Dealer distance, relationship, parts availability, etc, etc, may make a particular manufacturer a better choice over another, but doesn't necessarily make it a better tractor.

 

[Creamer]

I find the dealer to be irrelevant. I have had my Ford for 25 years and it went to the dealer once a long time ago and their stupidity amazed me. Since then it has never needed to go to the dealer. most tractors if not abused should never need a dealer - they just do not get enough hours on them to have failures. the seat had cracked and rusted out this year so I went on the internet bought a new one and put it on.

My lawnmower has no dealer in the area but it is 19 years old and has not needed one. I have had a couple of issues and just called he factory and they talked me through it. Aren't they all built that way?

 

[2458n]

Kubota thirty six years old working when I need. Good friend.

 

[finn1]

Like asking, what makes Snap-On Tools or Mac, better than the tools sold at HF (or Princess Auto in Canada)? In many cases, the 1/2" wrench will do the exact same job.

Or what makes the Lincoln/Miller Welder better than the Everpower ones?

Its 20 mig to a kubota dealer and 100 mi to a kioti dealer. That made kubota better for me

I have the opposite situation: five miles to Kioti, twenty miles to Deere, and 125 miles to Kubota.

It quickly became a Kioti / Deere race.

Kioti won based on price and features. They also seemed to have a service department more tuned in to modern products and processes.

 

[DK35vince]

I find the dealer to be irrelevant. I have had my Ford for 25 years and it went to the dealer once a long time ago and their stupidity amazed me. Since then it has never needed to go to the dealer. most tractors if not abused should never need a dealer - they just do not get enough hours on them to have failures. the seat had cracked and rusted out this year so I went on the internet bought a new one and put it on.

My lawnmower has no dealer in the area but it is 19 years old and has not needed one. I have had a couple of issues and just called he factory and they talked me through it. Aren't they all built that way?

The biggest reason for needing a dealer with these new tractors with computer controlled tier4 pollution stuff often isn't easily repairable by most owners and needs to be plugged into a dealer computer to diagnose/repair

 

[DieselnHooters]

I see Kubs every day, thousands over the years but I have never seen a Kioti...never even heard of the name outside of TBN but judging from the good people on this forum they are likely just as good, some models may even compare favorably . They are just rare.

 

[Coyote machine]

I see Kubs every day, thousands over the years but I have never seen a Kioti...never even heard of the name outside of TBN but judging from the good people on this forum they are likely just as good, some models may even compare favorably . They are just rare.

Not rare at all. They are third in Canada, Deere, Kubota, and Kioti. You may have seen thousands of Kiotis and not known that they are Kiotis and not Kubotas. They have similar color paint, BUT the loader buckets on Kiotis are black, not orange.

 

[MossRoad]

Subtle, funny, MOSS.

Honest, it wasn't meant to be a joke. I was typing up a joke about Kubota having more unique vowels then kioti and kitty came up, so I went with that.

 

[Tractorable]

It's better that Kubota puts their real name on their products.

"Made in Japan" is still the gold standard, IMO.