I see that differently. UNFORTUNATELY buying a new tractor today is totally different than buying a new car. With the car, the mass market is so large and the bugs are so thoroughly beaten out that there is very low risk. With a tractor -- Oh Dear... you will have need for the dealer to do SOMETHING on that new tractor many times in the first year (and if you don't live right on top of the tractor using it often it will be for more than the first year.) I consider the dealer and your relationship with him extremely important. Actually more so with a new tractor (having guarantee issues, etc.) than with a used one which has had the bugs taken out & the infant mortality issues solved. The factories let almost anything out the door and dealer prep before you get delivery varies all over the place. With a new tractor I say the dealer is almost more important than the differences among my top 3 choices.How often will you go to the dealer? Typical home use is 100 hours a year or less. You will need to do an annual engine oil change and transmission oil change every few years. That's like one trip a year to the dealer at most.
My dealer's 3 hours away. I have been there twice in four years, once to test drive and once to pick up a backhoe. They mail the filters I need for maintenance.
Jeff, ALL his messages say Southwest VA at the bottom right under the post. Maybe nice to say it elsewhere in his profile (so it appears under his avatar) but the info was already there.You will receive better quality replies if you add Southwest Virginia to your T-B-N PROFILE.
The info was not there when Jeff posted that. Infact the post immediately after his (#14) you will see that jeffs post prompted the OP to fill out his locationJeff, ALL his messages say Southwest VA at the bottom right under the post. Maybe nice to say it elsewhere in his profile (so it appears under his avatar) but the info was already there.
Excellent advice, thank you. What I’ve come to notice is that most of the big three (NH, Deere, Kubota) and kioti and others will do the job just fine...is that a fair assessment?I see that differently. UNFORTUNATELY buying a new tractor today is totally different than buying a new car. With the car, the mass market is so large and the bugs are so thoroughly beaten out that there is very low risk. With a tractor -- Oh Dear... you will have need for the dealer to do SOMETHING on that new tractor many times in the first year (and if you don't live right on top of the tractor using it often it will be for more than the first year.) I consider the dealer and your relationship with him extremely important. Actually more so with a new tractor (having guarantee issues, etc.) than with a used one which has had the bugs taken out & the infant mortality issues solved. The factories let almost anything out the door and dealer prep before you get delivery varies all over the place. With a new tractor I say the dealer is almost more important than the differences among my top 3 choices.
Of course we customers vary widely too -- some experienced mechanics, some with a shop of mechanics employed, some Harry Homeowners who know very little about what they just bought.
I see that differently. UNFORTUNATELY buying a new tractor today is totally different than buying a new car. With the car, the mass market is so large and the bugs are so thoroughly beaten out that there is very low risk. With a tractor -- Oh Dear... you will have need for the dealer to do SOMETHING on that new tractor many times in the first year (and if you don't live right on top of the tractor using it often it will be for more than the first year.) I consider the dealer and your relationship with him extremely important. Actually more so with a new tractor (having guarantee issues, etc.) than with a used one which has had the bugs taken out & the infant mortality issues solved. The factories let almost anything out the door and dealer prep before you get delivery varies all over the place. With a new tractor I say the dealer is almost more important than the differences among my top 3 choices.
Of course we customers vary widely too -- some experienced mechanics, some with a shop of mechanics employed, some Harry Homeowners who know very little about what they just bought.