Any Feedback from Users of the New Tier 4 Tractors?

[nvmyhd]

Only under a certain HP, above will be SCR.

I was inquiring about the 4047 when I had asked the question
Others have said it is a interim Tier 4

 

[TSO]

I was inquiring about the 4047 when I had asked the question
Others have said it is a interim Tier 4

Exactly.

Poopdeck... Unfortunately you'll b a Guinea pig either way, as the R series hasn't had a cab until now.

But like you've already learned from the Kubota/Kioti thread you started, the only thing you'll get for all that extra money (with the Kubota) is HST+. A nice feature, but it's up to you to determine if it's worth all that extra money (you already know my answer).

LS makes a good tractor. Bottom line.

 

[KenB2920]

Exactly.

Poopdeck... Unfortunately you'll b a Guinea pig either way, as the R series hasn't had a cab until now.

But like you've already learned from the Kubota/Kioti thread you started, the only thing you'll get for all that extra money (with the Kubota) is HST+. A nice feature, but it's up to you to determine if it's worth all that extra money (you already know my answer).

LS makes a good tractor. Bottom line.

It's worth it hi TSO

 

[TSO]

It's worth it hi TSO

Lol... Now you're just stalking me!

 

[KenB2920]

Lol... Now you're just stalking me!

Thumb on the pulse ....

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

Exactly.

Poopdeck... Unfortunately you'll b a Guinea pig either way, as the R series hasn't had a cab until now.

But like you've already learned from the Kubota/Kioti thread you started, the only thing you'll get for all that extra money (with the Kubota) is HST+. A nice feature, but it's up to you to determine if it's worth all that extra money (you already know my answer).

LS makes a good tractor. Bottom line.

If I didn't want a cab, this would be a lot easier. But I'm 60 years old and I spent thousands of hours on tractors from the time I was 9 years old until I left the farm many years ago. The only time I got to drive a cab tractor was one summer when I worked for another farmer (instead of my dad), and that one had a broken a/c unit. There is NOTHING more miserable than driving a cab tractor in Oklahoma in the summer with no a/c.

Anyway, I'm getting a cab - whatever brand I buy. I just don't want to deal with the heat, cold, dust, bugs and sun.

I really like the LS, but that Kubota is really nice too. The HST+ is definitely worth something. I just haven't decided if it's worth as much TO ME as the Kubota dealers think.

 

[TSO]

If I didn't want a cab, this would be a lot easier. But I'm 60 years old and I spent thousands of hours on tractors from the time I was 9 years old until I left the farm many years ago. The only time I got to drive a cab tractor was one summer when I worked for another farmer (instead of my dad), and that one had a broken a/c unit. There is NOTHING more miserable than driving a cab tractor in Oklahoma in the summer with no a/c.

Anyway, I'm getting a cab - whatever brand I buy. I just don't want to deal with the heat, cold, dust, bugs and sun.

I really like the LS, but that Kubota is really nice too. The HST+ is definitely worth something. I just haven't decided if it's worth as much TO ME as the Kubota dealers think.

Understood! That's what it really comes down to... What are you willing to pay? I'm definitely a "frugal" shopper and i like to get the most for my money. I have a limited budget and have to shop accordingly. But money might not b as much of an issue for others, and an extra $10k might just be chump change to them.

if money isn't an object, get whatever has the features you want. But, i still don't see any legit justification for the price increase. I'm very pleased with my LS, and a like it more the longer i have it. I'm sure I'd be just as happy in a Kubota, i just don't have the wealth to support it!

Are you ruling out the Kioti then?

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

. . . Are you ruling out the Kioti then?

The closest Kioti dealer is an hour away and looks like they might be selling mattresses and futons soon instead of tractors. The closest one I'd trust is 1.5 hours away on the other side of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area from me.

If there was a good Kioti dealer near me, Kioti would be a serious contender.

 

[GManBart]

I haven't checked prices, but for what they'd charge for the Kubota, you cold probably get an LS U5020C (cab) that's still Tier 3. It's a lot more tractor...unfortunately, not HST.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I haven't checked prices, but for what they'd charge for the Kubita, you cold probably get an LS U5020C (cab) that's still Tier 3. It's a lot more tractor...unfortunately, not HST.

I drove one of them. Loved it, and if it came with HST it would already be mine. But I've got hundreds or thousands of cedar trees to remove, so that means a lot of loader/grapple work, and I really want HST for that.