1st time buyer - 35 hp comparisons

[airbiscuit]

So your dealer locations will work in any case.

So what is the price of the trailer embedded in the Kubota bid, or put another way what are the apples ve apples comparisons of tractor prices?

I'll say it again before you get committed too much to 1 tractor, take a lot of on site looks and test drives. The answer will come to you.

 

[diesel466]

Have you checked out the dealers in person? Around my area ,Yanmar gave dealerships to places that could not work on them, We had 5 local dealers at one time and all are gone now.

 

[newbury]

To talk about the land, I’m located in Louisiana and the ground we have is pretty much all flat everywhere.

Flat as in occasionally all submerged? Or does it drain well?
Do you have a lot of small bridges to cross to get around your land or is it easily accessible?
Kubota used to be one of the "lighter" tractors, and had it's start in tractors as rice paddy tractors.
When I was buying, 2009-2012, I always figured it would be possible to make a strong but light tractor heavier, but not easy to make a tractor lighter.
As far as a cab, I imagine they are very nice. But in woods anything can be too large. If you can stand the heat and insects no cab means less broken glass.

 

[aesanders]

if you have a good Yanmar dealer, than the YM342 is what I would recomend. Its size is better than the Kioti and Kubota, and hard to beat Yanmar quality.

 

[diesel466]

My Yanmar needed a engine before 50 hours, so for me it was not a quality product.

 

[KBA CPA]

My Yanmar was a nightmare, Yanmar was not good to work with on warranty issues.

Can you elaborate?

 

[KBA CPA]

So your dealer locations will work in any case.

So what is the price of the trailer embedded in the Kubota bid, or put another way what are the apples ve apples comparisons of tractor prices?

I'll say it again before you get committed too much to 1 tractor, take a lot of on site looks and test drives. The answer will come to you.

Trailer ran about $4500 if I remember right. Tractor alone was around $28k

 

[KBA CPA]

Have you checked out the dealers in person? Around my area ,Yanmar gave dealerships to places that could not work on them, We had 5 local dealers at one time and all are gone now.

I have not, only been to the Kubota dealer when they were closed.

I’d hope the Yanmar dealer does their own repair work as that’s all they sell. That’s all speculation.

 

[Peter 315]

I have both fender mount and loader frame mount joystick controller you get use to it.

I have not gone sit on any of them except the kubota but it does seem like the joystick controller being on the fender as opposed to sticking out next to the steering wheel seemed way more comfy.

 

[diesel466]

Well, the short story is bought tractor new and burned oil and always had a noise in lower end, selling dealer had no diesel tech and just kept lying about it. Got yanmar rep involved and after about a month of trying "things" they tore it down and found a wrist pin had walked out and scoured cylinder wall. So they say needs a engine but they do not have any in usa and will take 3-4 months to get!! So the put a used in engine in my new tractor! Tractor spent more time in shop than I used it.