YardBikeBob
Silver Member
First of all, I'd like to thank all the experts and/or folks who contribute to this forum. A lot of my questions were answered after a little searching and I really appreciate all the contributions to help a newbie learn about tractors.
And this is my first post. After considerable research and head scratching, enough for many folks to be prescribed OCD medication, I've bought a tractor: LS R4041H. Woohoo!
As a feeble attempt to add to the body of knowledge, I offer the following: The closest dealer sells Kioti and New Holland. A comparable tractor would be the Kioti DK40 and the dealer was firm on $22,950. The NH Boomers were more.
The most distant dealer was Kubota. An L3800 with hydro, R4 tires, and QA bucket was $21,000 with 'free' financing or $1,000 cash back. When considering features, I don't feel the L3800 is in the same league as the DK40 or R4041H.
I bought the LS from Webster County Tractor for $19,500. It was their last one before the Tier-4 motors came in. They had some of the new 'X' series tractors there and, one look under the hood, I couldn't buy my tractor fast enough. Someone really needs to rein in the Gov't meddling. Perhaps the Gov't should shut down for awhile. Maybe 'till Easter?
My main complaint with the LS, same as the Boomers, is the cockpit is too small by a couple of inches. The DK40 is spacious in comparison. The LS 5-year warranty and the cost being $3,500 less, well, I'll just learn to live with it.
My previous experience, other than borrowing a neighbor's DK55 and doing some timid box blade work, is two weeks renting a John Deere 110 TLB. Used it to scratch out an earth-contact foundation site and 300' of water line + utilities.
I have hilly acreage in south-central Missouri Ozarks with a lot of trees, 10 acres of over run pasture I care about, and rocks. I'd say we also have top soil but mostly its what Iowans would call dust. So plenty of FEL work for a construction phase and then plenty of box blade work for the spring rock crop.
After putting 67 hours on the JD110TLB, I didn't see why I wouldn't want a hydro.
6 hours on the clock so far and I'm already happy the tractor isn't any smaller or lighter.
Planned implements are a Woods BSM72 box blade and a Massey Ferguson RC72 rotary cutter.
Bob
And this is my first post. After considerable research and head scratching, enough for many folks to be prescribed OCD medication, I've bought a tractor: LS R4041H. Woohoo!
As a feeble attempt to add to the body of knowledge, I offer the following: The closest dealer sells Kioti and New Holland. A comparable tractor would be the Kioti DK40 and the dealer was firm on $22,950. The NH Boomers were more.
The most distant dealer was Kubota. An L3800 with hydro, R4 tires, and QA bucket was $21,000 with 'free' financing or $1,000 cash back. When considering features, I don't feel the L3800 is in the same league as the DK40 or R4041H.
I bought the LS from Webster County Tractor for $19,500. It was their last one before the Tier-4 motors came in. They had some of the new 'X' series tractors there and, one look under the hood, I couldn't buy my tractor fast enough. Someone really needs to rein in the Gov't meddling. Perhaps the Gov't should shut down for awhile. Maybe 'till Easter?
My main complaint with the LS, same as the Boomers, is the cockpit is too small by a couple of inches. The DK40 is spacious in comparison. The LS 5-year warranty and the cost being $3,500 less, well, I'll just learn to live with it.
My previous experience, other than borrowing a neighbor's DK55 and doing some timid box blade work, is two weeks renting a John Deere 110 TLB. Used it to scratch out an earth-contact foundation site and 300' of water line + utilities.
I have hilly acreage in south-central Missouri Ozarks with a lot of trees, 10 acres of over run pasture I care about, and rocks. I'd say we also have top soil but mostly its what Iowans would call dust. So plenty of FEL work for a construction phase and then plenty of box blade work for the spring rock crop.
After putting 67 hours on the JD110TLB, I didn't see why I wouldn't want a hydro.
6 hours on the clock so far and I'm already happy the tractor isn't any smaller or lighter.
Planned implements are a Woods BSM72 box blade and a Massey Ferguson RC72 rotary cutter.
Bob
I bought my Kioti from the Kioti/NH dealer by Rogersville, and Webster CO. tractor used to be a Kioti dealer many years ago, and I think they sold Branson tractors too.. I think they have been LS now for a few years. Welcome to the area, and if there is any questions I can help with let me know, I have been tractoring for over 20 years.. There are lots of guys here with all sorts of specialties.. Mine is more to electronics, but I try to help with anything I can.
