What to buy now

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Kris, I am very familiar with your dilemma. JD gets all my Harley money.
Tractors are time and back savers.
If you have a strong back, and plenty of time you could get by with:
1)shovels( snow and dirt type)
2)post hole digger (manual)
3)wheel-barrow
4)weed eater and push mower(gotta have some power stuff)
5)________________(add in any extras)

To each his own, but I think if you sell now, you'll lose a bit of money as compared to selling years later and dividing the price over the months of ownership. It is not wise to buy most anything new and then turn around and sell it( with a few exceptions)...Kyle
PS. Only folks like you and I know just exactly how expensive it is to collect all that dust.

 

[KiotiJohn]

<font color="#FF641A">I'd like to point out that if you buy a used tractor, especially a gra/ey market one like Yanmar, Iseki, Mitsubishi, Hinomoto, or Shibaura, you will find that getting parts is possible, but not always easy. And those parts will cost a good deal of money. A major parts supplier for these tractors warned me to stay away from Hinomoto and Shibaura as they have a hard time getting the Japanese parts. Yes, the engines can be found in some US marketed tractors, but they are not always interchangable. Also, you should realize that Kioti parts are NOT very expensive, in my experience, at least 1/3 to 1/2 cheaper than competitors. I know you already said you're going to keep it, and I think you're wise to do so. Right now, with 0% financing for 36mos, Kioti's new tractors are too good a bargain for someone to give you what the 3054 is really worth. Later down the road, you'll find the price starts going up. Just look at all the 30-40 year old tractors that now sell for close to their original prices. Someone mentioned the 8ns. They are now selling for MORE than they originally cost in most cases unless they're just junk. I'm keeping my CK20HST and hoping to buy a CK30 later on. **** the justifying all that money tied up, I just love my tractor!! John</font>
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