muckdp
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Good afternoon! So I've narrowed my choices for my new tractor down to either an M5040, or a NH TC55DA. I'm located on the Central Coast of California (Near San Luis Obispo), where prices are high, and selection is limited.
Right now I am borrowing dads 1980's Kubota M series. Based on my experience with Kubota, and all my research (Thank you very much TBN!), my first choice is the Kubota. I've also always been a fan of buying the "smallest of the big" instead of the "biggest of the small", and I think the M5040 fits that criteria nicely.
I have two local Kubota Dealers. The closest (10 miles) all but treated me like I had leprosy when I walked onto his lot asking (non $$$ related) questions. He won't be getting a dime of my money (I've since heard similar stories from other small hobby farmer friends). The second (60 miles) has been helpful. Unfortunately he doesn't have an M5040, in fact after looking at kubota stock said the closest one is in San Diego (7 hours away). However, he has a pretty decent deal on a NH TC55DA (2006, 500 hours, loader, Top n Tilt, R4 tires - $21k, with the 0%/60mo financing available from NH - we're still working on warranty) That is the exact setup I'm looking for.
We've been going back and forth on the NH, so basically the only remaining decent Kubota guy has become my NH guy. At this point I want to price shop the kubota, but its hard to negotiate two items at the same time with one dealer.
San Diego is further than Nevada, and about as far as Oregon, so I might as well look out of state. I've read several of the threads debating the merits and the blasphemy of out of state purchases. I understand why people might not be ok with it, both from a moral and logistical point of view. I'm OK with it from a moral POV, though. And to be honest, in this case, I value saving money over top notch service. Another hotly debated topic for sure, I'm very comfortable with that method when buying commodity purchases. With that said, I have some questions for other CA residents who have purchased out of state (or who tried and gave up?).
* Its my understanding that Kubota dealers are not allowed to deliver the tractor via a hired carrier, so basically they have to put one of their drivers in the delivery seat. How did you get around this?
* If you took the Kubota Financing, did your purchase get reported to the state of CA? Did you end up having to pay sales tax on the purchase? (I know the law here, I'm looking for practical experience).
* And the million dollar question, Where did you buy from, and did you get an awesome price? If you aren't comfortable posting prices in the public forum, I would welcome a PM with any pricing info you have for me!
I don't feel limited to western states other than the restrictions kubota puts on that it must be delivered by a dealer employee, so any ideas you have for me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. Yes I know that the Kubota won't be the same price as the NH.
I recently paid off my '06 dodge cummins, so with 0%/60 month financing they'll both be less than the payments on my truck... At least thats the excuse I'm telling myself!
Right now I am borrowing dads 1980's Kubota M series. Based on my experience with Kubota, and all my research (Thank you very much TBN!), my first choice is the Kubota. I've also always been a fan of buying the "smallest of the big" instead of the "biggest of the small", and I think the M5040 fits that criteria nicely.
I have two local Kubota Dealers. The closest (10 miles) all but treated me like I had leprosy when I walked onto his lot asking (non $$$ related) questions. He won't be getting a dime of my money (I've since heard similar stories from other small hobby farmer friends). The second (60 miles) has been helpful. Unfortunately he doesn't have an M5040, in fact after looking at kubota stock said the closest one is in San Diego (7 hours away). However, he has a pretty decent deal on a NH TC55DA (2006, 500 hours, loader, Top n Tilt, R4 tires - $21k, with the 0%/60mo financing available from NH - we're still working on warranty) That is the exact setup I'm looking for.
We've been going back and forth on the NH, so basically the only remaining decent Kubota guy has become my NH guy. At this point I want to price shop the kubota, but its hard to negotiate two items at the same time with one dealer.
San Diego is further than Nevada, and about as far as Oregon, so I might as well look out of state. I've read several of the threads debating the merits and the blasphemy of out of state purchases. I understand why people might not be ok with it, both from a moral and logistical point of view. I'm OK with it from a moral POV, though. And to be honest, in this case, I value saving money over top notch service. Another hotly debated topic for sure, I'm very comfortable with that method when buying commodity purchases. With that said, I have some questions for other CA residents who have purchased out of state (or who tried and gave up?).
* Its my understanding that Kubota dealers are not allowed to deliver the tractor via a hired carrier, so basically they have to put one of their drivers in the delivery seat. How did you get around this?
* If you took the Kubota Financing, did your purchase get reported to the state of CA? Did you end up having to pay sales tax on the purchase? (I know the law here, I'm looking for practical experience).
* And the million dollar question, Where did you buy from, and did you get an awesome price? If you aren't comfortable posting prices in the public forum, I would welcome a PM with any pricing info you have for me!
I don't feel limited to western states other than the restrictions kubota puts on that it must be delivered by a dealer employee, so any ideas you have for me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. Yes I know that the Kubota won't be the same price as the NH.
I recently paid off my '06 dodge cummins, so with 0%/60 month financing they'll both be less than the payments on my truck... At least thats the excuse I'm telling myself! 
