Sid Post
Platinum Member
- Joined
- May 28, 2010
- Messages
- 656
- Location
- TX and OK
- Tractor
- Massey 5711D, Kubota L4600, Kubota B2601
I finally have the money to buy my tractor but, it has gone up $8K and does NOT INCLUDE an 11% steel premium from Kubota. I apparently can't order until Feb/March of next year and the earliest delivery date would be Jan 2023! The price today if I could order would be $72K plus 11% for the steel premium.
How does a New Holland Powerstar 110 with Loader at $65.5K compare? Or, a John Deere 6105E with a loader at $84K?
I need and want a stout loader with a heavy-duty bucket with Skid Steer mounting strongly preferred so I don't have to rebuy attachments though, the pallet forks are really the only one I would need to replace ASAP.
The tractor needs to be a good round bale tractor for both the baler and the loader for stacking bales. The loader will also see a good deal of pallet work with pallet loads of concrete and general steel movement.
I'm having a hard time seeing an additional ~$20K in the John Deere over the New Holland. I'm not hard set against Massey, Case-IH, or others but dealer support locally would be non-existent. The New Holland is on the lot today. The John Deere would deliver in October (of the 20 tractors in-bound, 10 are sold as of today).
What have I overlooked? What words of wisdom do the RKI (reasonably knowledgable individuals) have?
TIA,
Sid
How does a New Holland Powerstar 110 with Loader at $65.5K compare? Or, a John Deere 6105E with a loader at $84K?
I need and want a stout loader with a heavy-duty bucket with Skid Steer mounting strongly preferred so I don't have to rebuy attachments though, the pallet forks are really the only one I would need to replace ASAP.
The tractor needs to be a good round bale tractor for both the baler and the loader for stacking bales. The loader will also see a good deal of pallet work with pallet loads of concrete and general steel movement.
I'm having a hard time seeing an additional ~$20K in the John Deere over the New Holland. I'm not hard set against Massey, Case-IH, or others but dealer support locally would be non-existent. The New Holland is on the lot today. The John Deere would deliver in October (of the 20 tractors in-bound, 10 are sold as of today).
What have I overlooked? What words of wisdom do the RKI (reasonably knowledgable individuals) have?
TIA,
Sid