Why so few BIG Kubotas on used market?

[RickB]

The larger sized Kubota's have not been in production for that long have they?

We service a Kubota M series tractor that is probably 25 to 30 years old. I think the issue with used M series Kubota's availability is that there were far fewer sold than similar sized tractors of other brands, and this is still true today, to a degree.

 

[TripleR]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I understand that a big Kubota is not a BIG tractor, but I'm thinking more of apples to apples in terms of Kubie M's versus newer JD 5XXX's. The availability of the JDs is staggering, provided I was interested in one at those price points (which I am not).

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

I'm looking for a true luxury vehicle. I don't "need" something this large, but I'm simply not interested in a compact or a small utility. For several reasons.

*I'm going to be cutting (and possibly haying in the future) my pastures.
*I need a larger loader capacity than my Bobcat can provide. Which is only 1200 lbs. It's an open cab model and I frequently drag stuff around on my two front wheels.
*I need a cab because of some respiratory issues.
*I don't want to repeat the mistakes of each and every neighbor with buying and trading up. My neighbor to my rear has now done that twice. I made a similar mistake buying a lawn tractor when what I needed was a 0turn.
*I want to be able to run a good sized PTO snowblower. Last winter was a real wake-up call. Two storms. 40" each. It took three days (each time) to dig our way out to the paved road using three modest sized FELs. Snowbound will never happen again. The wind never stops at my place, neither do the drifts.

I want ground clearance, power and traction. I have the Bobcat for hand to hand stuff. It's good for some tasks, but it simply cannot do what I want all the time.

As for putting a request in to my dealer... I've bought a couple of pieces from them. And had quotes for other stuff. They're a "home run every time" sort of place. I like their service side, but the front of the house is too rich for my wallet.

Anyway, please keep the comments coming. I really do appreciate the thoughts.

We are very happy with our M8540 and the M95s has even more features, so it seems to be a machine with which you will be happy. While I like some of the features, I am not willing to pay for them.

 

[D7E]

We service a Kubota M series tractor that is probably 25 to 30 years old. I think the issue with used M series Kubota's availability is that there were far fewer sold than similar sized tractors of other brands, and this is still true today, to a degree.

In this area a larger kubota is very rare as an agricultural tractor and would still be considered a bit of an "off brand" by most but there are a few new ones creeping in slowly on dairy farms but this is pretty grain dominared area so CaseIH is mostly what you see .

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

Thanks for all the replies.

Yes, I understand that a big Kubota is not a BIG tractor, but I'm thinking more of apples to apples in terms of Kubie M's versus newer JD 5XXX's. The availability of the JDs is staggering, provided I was interested in one at those price points (which I am not).

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

I'm looking for a true luxury vehicle. I don't "need" something this large, but I'm simply not interested in a compact or a small utility. For several reasons.

*I'm going to be cutting (and possibly haying in the future) my pastures.
*I need a larger loader capacity than my Bobcat can provide. Which is only 1200 lbs. It's an open cab model and I frequently drag stuff around on my two front wheels.
*I need a cab because of some respiratory issues.
*I don't want to repeat the mistakes of each and every neighbor with buying and trading up. My neighbor to my rear has now done that twice. I made a similar mistake buying a lawn tractor when what I needed was a 0turn.
*I want to be able to run a good sized PTO snowblower. Last winter was a real wake-up call. Two storms. 40" each. It took three days (each time) to dig our way out to the paved road using three modest sized FELs. Snowbound will never happen again. The wind never stops at my place, neither do the drifts.

I want ground clearance, power and traction. I have the Bobcat for hand to hand stuff. It's good for some tasks, but it simply cannot do what I want all the time.

As for putting a request in to my dealer... I've bought a couple of pieces from them. And had quotes for other stuff. They're a "home run every time" sort of place. I like their service side, but the front of the house is too rich for my wallet.

Anyway, please keep the comments coming. I really do appreciate the thoughts.

For what its worth, your the typicaly customer for the machine your looking at. Its a good fit.

 

[DieselnHooters]

snow removal outfits are the main buyers of M series up here, being somewhat lighter may be an advantage in that regard...more fuel efficient too perhaps?

but kubota so totally dominates the under 60 hp segment its not even funny, I d like to see some tier 3 brands make inroads so as to keep kubota honest

 

[om21braz]

Does anyone agree/disagree about the used market on the M95s versus the MXXXX's being very closely priced. The M95's I see are asking in the mid to upper $30's (clean, low hrs) and the smaller models usually fall in a similar range.

Considering that size lists at $60-65k plus w/ cab+loader and sells for something in the 50k range, I'd say the price range you're looking at is pretty good if the tractors are low hour and good condition.

 

[zman007007]

1ST I have no idea where you are from, but I just saw a few on craigslist around here. Go to craigslist and type in Greenville, South Carolina. might be too far away for you though. zman

 

[ace10]

1ST I have no idea where you are from, but I just saw a few on craigslist around here. Go to craigslist and type in Greenville, South Carolina. might be too far away for you though. zman

There WAS a 9540 on CL down there. I shot them an email, but it was already sold. It was on the market for exactly one day.

I'm very cautious about buying something as significant as a large tractor off CL. I'd want to run the transaction through an equipment dealer and I'm willing to pay a fee for that, but most private sellers just want fast cash. There's zero chance I'm going to travel somewhere far off with a bag of cash.

Thanks for checking.

 

[Route66]

Picked up a M95s about 6 months ago. Previous to that I had a Farmall 460 and a IH544. Kept the 544. Welcome to the 21st century. After going thru the process at length all I can say is that any option that you are going to consider adding will be well worth the $ when you actually think about the lifetime of the machine. I had the same experience as these tractors are difficult especially used with low hours. Good luck

 

[Country1]

I found 5 Cabed M95s here KUBOTA M95S, Used KUBOTA M95S, KUBOTA M95S For Sale At TractorHouse.com - Page 1
Ones in VA and the next closest is in KY....

 

[Brandon1107]

Not sure on OP location but there a a few for sale at a dealer I know of in South Texas. If interested PM me.

 

[ace10]

I found 5 Cabed M95s here KUBOTA M95S, Used KUBOTA M95S, KUBOTA M95S For Sale At TractorHouse.com - Page 1
Ones in VA and the next closest is in KY....

I've spoken to most of those sellers, and have gone pretty far down the road with at least one of them.

Not sure on OP location but there a a few for sale at a dealer I know of in South Texas. If interested PM me.

NoVA = Northern Virginia

I'm trying to stay within a single day's hauling distance from my home base. I'll expand if/when I get tired of chasing closer leads.

 

[ace10]

Last evening I had a long chat with my Kubota service guy. We talked about needs versus wants and which models were suited. For my needs, he thought the M5040-7040 would be just fine. But kowing that I have the convenient little Bobcat to do the small jobs, he was on board with an M8540-M9540. I couldn't get him too excited about the M95 for me.

He could literally name each customer that has one of the 95HP tractors in the county... there weren't too many. He thought there was only one M95 or larger and that was someone doing contract work for the state,

 

[Route66]

One Thing to keep in mind is the warranty. With a machine that big you will need a flatbed to get it back to the dealer for warranty or repair work. I still have warranty leftl on mine and even though the part is covered the trip back a nd forth to the dealer . This can get really expensive. Has anyone had the same warranty experience where the part was covered and thought the travel was also to find otherwise when it was too late.

 

[bigbull338]

i had my dealer send out a machanic to work on my HST because my main tractor was down.he came out went into the tractor an worked on the shifter ball because it wasnt rolling right to hit the shifter fork an go smoothy from nutral to the other ranges.an that didnt cost me anything.

 

[E/S]

My dealer sends a mechanic to me for warranty work.

E/S

 

[ace10]

My Kubie dealer has a road mechanic. He's very good and works on my other machines at my site. JD seems to flatbed haul everything they work on to their shop for service.

My strong preference is for onsite work. I know it's not sitting outside on the dealer's lot waiting to be brought in for work.

Both of these dealers are six or seven miles from my place.