Bought a mx4700 today

[motownbrowne]

I know I was cutting it close to the end of the year, but I managed to cut a check today for a new mx4700hst this afternoon. Dealer has to switch tires to ag, which apparently will take two weeks (i wanted the 13.6-28 instead of the 14.9-26s), but then it comes home. Very excited to get it home and see what it can do. I've never owned a tractor with a loader or 4wd (or power steering, live pto, live hydraulics, working brakes, for that matter) before, so it should be a world of difference.

I was a little hesitant to buy a Kubota after looking at the price for a Kioti, but I felt a lot better about the dealership and it's closer too. I needed something to fit in a pretty rigid production system, 13.6 tires are the absolute widest I can use, and I need to bring the tread width down to 52-53 inches. So the choices were an L3800 or a mx4700; I guess the 4600 uses the 14.9 tires. Anyway, after driving both, and talking myself into spending the extra 4k to get the mx, I pulled the trigger.

Can't wait to get it home and take some pics for everyone. Thanks for all the info, I felt much better going into the sales office after spending about a week on tractorbynet. Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm very glad to be done trying to figure out which machine to buy, so I can spend a little less time staring at the screen.

Ryan

 

[Bob77064]

Congratulations

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, the MX47/5100 machines are very nice.:thumbsup:

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

Congrats. That's a nice tractor. If you're going to be changing implements very much, you might want to ask them about adding the extendable lower link arms that the MX5100 has.

 

[motownbrowne]

I thought about the lower links, since we do switch implements pretty often, but honestly right now, the budget is pretty tight. I'm thinking right now I'll run it as is, and maybe think about a quick attach down the road. Do you think the extendable arms are better, or should I focus on the quick attach. I've seen some pretty crazy prices to add the extendable arms.

 

[TripleR]

Another member went through the MX47/5100 debate some time ago and adding the extendable lower links was prohibitively expensive the best I remember, many people swear by PATS and they are worth checking out. I don't use mine as I have the extendable links, if I didn't I sure would though.

I got by most of my life without either, so life can go on though a bit more difficult.

This might help, I am too old to kick things so I use a rubber mallet or dead blow hammer handy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSatF4QoqmI

 

[bucktaker]

I have the extendable llinks and a quick hitch....given the choice I would take the extendable links . I know money is an issue but see if going to the 5100 is possible,

 

[wmonroe]

Congrats on your new tractor. I have the extendable links on my Kubota and love them, but the tractors I used growing up didn't have them and my old ford I have now doesn't have them and other than taking a few extra minutes to hook up an implement it's not a big deal. If the money is available to upgrade them now or go to the 5100 then that would be great but it's not absolutely necessary I don't think.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

I thought about the lower links, since we do switch implements pretty often, but honestly right now, the budget is pretty tight. I'm thinking right now I'll run it as is, and maybe think about a quick attach down the road. Do you think the extendable arms are better, or should I focus on the quick attach. I've seen some pretty crazy prices to add the extendable arms.

If all your implements will work with a quick hitch, then I think the quick hitch is better because you attach it once and all your attachment and removal of implements thereafter is easy.

But I do agree with the other posters that most of us get by (or got by in the past) just fine without extendable links or a quick hitch. It's a luxury that has spoiled many of us, but is by no means a necessity.

 

[milkman636]

I thought about the lower links, since we do switch implements pretty often, but honestly right now, the budget is pretty tight. I'm thinking right now I'll run it as is, and maybe think about a quick attach down the road. Do you think the extendable arms are better, or should I focus on the quick attach. I've seen some pretty crazy prices to add the extendable arms.

I have both and rarely use either. I've been buying implements with the clevis style hitches and park my stuff on level surfaces. With the HST I can back the 3pt arms into the C made by the clevises pretty darn precisely.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Everything that I have EVER found shows the extendable links quite costly. A few weeks ago this had come up and it was mentioned by a Kubota dealer that Kubota had a kit for about $150.:cool2: I asked for a parts number to get the kit. No response as of yet.

Quick hitch is the way to go IMO if most if not ALL of your implements are compatible or if you take the time to make them compatible.

Just my :2cents:

 

[motownbrowne]

150$ would be doable. Let me know if you get a number on that. Also, thanks for the help on the phone yesterday Brian, I'll be in touch once my pocketbook recovers a little bit.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

No problem. Honestly I don't believe that the kit even exits. :frown: I sure would think that someone here on TBN would have known about it and then we all would know about it, especially for only $150. JD had a kit for about $300, but not any longer. Now you have to buy the draft arms and it is up over $600 if memory serves correctly.

Honestly, a full 3pt quick hitch is the way to go.

 

[motownbrowne]

That looks pretty slick. Hadn't stumbled across that one yet. I'm used to hitching up implements to the 8n, if you don't get to exactly the right place you can just lean your shoulder into the tire and move the tractor an inch or two. Something tells me I won't be able to do that with the Kubota.

 

[k0ua]

That looks pretty slick. Hadn't stumbled across that one yet. I'm used to hitching up implements to the 8n, if you don't get to exactly the right place you can just lean your shoulder into the tire and move the tractor an inch or two. Something tells me I won't be able to do that with the Kubota.

I don't think you are gonna "lean" that Kubota any at all, unless it was parked on an ice cube.. the extendable lower links and stabilizers are expensive. A lot more than a Quick Hitch. Of course with a quick hitch you either have to make all your implements quick hitch compatible or perhaps they all are now. Other choices are the Pats and the Carters. The Carters are the cheapest, I used them when I had the last Kubota and they work well, and do not stick out and require longer PTO shafts or top links.. They set up on top of the lower links in line with the original ball ends. They do reduce slightly how low your arms will go, but that was not a problem with my implements. I no longer use them as I have the telescoping links and stabilizers now. I gave them to my brother in law for his new Kubota. Here is a link for the Carters if your interested.

Welcome to CARTER AND SON'S TOOL AND DIE

James K0UA

 

[bigbull338]

enjoy your new tractor.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I have the 5100. You are going to love this tractor, tons of power, and the lifting capacity, front and back are the best. Enjoy.

 

[Kyle241]

Congrats! Nice tractor.

 

[Wayne64SS]

Nice tractor man!!!

 

[JC-jetro]

Congrats, You'll find your choice to be a pleasant one. I went to MX-4700 on no other reason the HP was right and did not want turbo (not that is anything wrong with it). I went back and forth with the dealer on the extendible lower arms. Arguments were that it'll be expensive to later on the option is not available for 4700 and basically bunch of runaround. I told them 4700 and 5100 are absoultley identical in the casting and connection configuration to 3 point arms and stabilizer and still no go. I finally bought a new cast catII Pat's quick hitch and made a spreader bar for it so different widths on my implements will not be an issue. I have done it recently so did not get a chance to try different implements with it. Top link is easy so the key is being to pick things up with the lower arms specially on not so level ground, so I think and hope Pat's being a better set up than extendible lower arms for me.

JC,