blackswanson
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Hi everyone.
Tractor newbie here and have been browsing forums and researching what tractor might work best for me and my property for the last year or so. 5 acres only. with 2 acres of field , 2 acres of brush, 1 acre around the house(backyard) . alot of flat area but some hills to upper and lower area. looking to reclaim the brush area, add a workshop, add a decent length of driveway/ change the current one, move some mulch and dirt on regular bases, move some stuff on pallets, cut some.of the field grass (not worried about clean cut) till some of the field, dig a bunch of fence posts, clear snow in winter and anything else that comes up.
I originally was looking subcompact with little backhoe but have shifted to a compact and skipping the mini backhoe. have a decent amount of trenching and some power / water lines to run, but my grandfather 2km away has a Kubota B26 with hoe, that could come over for some of that/ always renting mini excavator is an option. I feel like bigger tractor that comes out cheaper than a little subcompact with a backhoe will serve me better / allow more room for future unknown uses, and better ground clearance for the rougher fields and brush clearing.
Right in my smaller town I have a kioti dealer 15 min away. and a Kubota dealer 10 min away. John deer is 45 min away in another town and I have pretty much written them off. the kioti dealer is much smaller but has been around for 15 years, selling kioti for 9 apparently, and are a "five paw dealer" or whatever rating kioti gives. the service area seems decent but small . the Kubota dealer is pretty big and has much more inventory and big service area, my grandfather has dealt with them and they seem decent.
I am leaning towards the kioti ck2510 with just the quick attach FEL however the dealer sold the last one he had a couple weeks ago and will be getting more potentially end of May. He does however have the new cx2510 which there is limited info on and is trying to send me that direction for small amount more in price. it appears to be the exact same with small changes like arm rests and dual pedals.
My main question is should I be worried about the brand new model? like the first generation of a car ? I prefer the pedal style on the new model but would the older proven model be a safer bet ? am I over thinking this ?
I am also still in the back of my mind have kubota there. But it seems like kioti out performs both b series models by a decent amount for much cheaper.
Initial quotes (canada) with just FEL
Cx2510 : 22500$
Kubota B2301: 24400$
B2601: 26700$
Both offering 0% for 84 months.
As I said, I'm leaning towards the kioti, but do have some hesitations over reliability/ brand over kubota but paying more for less doesn't seem ideal.
Anyways Any input is appreciated, and sorry for this long message.
Thanks in advance !
Tractor newbie here and have been browsing forums and researching what tractor might work best for me and my property for the last year or so. 5 acres only. with 2 acres of field , 2 acres of brush, 1 acre around the house(backyard) . alot of flat area but some hills to upper and lower area. looking to reclaim the brush area, add a workshop, add a decent length of driveway/ change the current one, move some mulch and dirt on regular bases, move some stuff on pallets, cut some.of the field grass (not worried about clean cut) till some of the field, dig a bunch of fence posts, clear snow in winter and anything else that comes up.
I originally was looking subcompact with little backhoe but have shifted to a compact and skipping the mini backhoe. have a decent amount of trenching and some power / water lines to run, but my grandfather 2km away has a Kubota B26 with hoe, that could come over for some of that/ always renting mini excavator is an option. I feel like bigger tractor that comes out cheaper than a little subcompact with a backhoe will serve me better / allow more room for future unknown uses, and better ground clearance for the rougher fields and brush clearing.
Right in my smaller town I have a kioti dealer 15 min away. and a Kubota dealer 10 min away. John deer is 45 min away in another town and I have pretty much written them off. the kioti dealer is much smaller but has been around for 15 years, selling kioti for 9 apparently, and are a "five paw dealer" or whatever rating kioti gives. the service area seems decent but small . the Kubota dealer is pretty big and has much more inventory and big service area, my grandfather has dealt with them and they seem decent.
I am leaning towards the kioti ck2510 with just the quick attach FEL however the dealer sold the last one he had a couple weeks ago and will be getting more potentially end of May. He does however have the new cx2510 which there is limited info on and is trying to send me that direction for small amount more in price. it appears to be the exact same with small changes like arm rests and dual pedals.
My main question is should I be worried about the brand new model? like the first generation of a car ? I prefer the pedal style on the new model but would the older proven model be a safer bet ? am I over thinking this ?
I am also still in the back of my mind have kubota there. But it seems like kioti out performs both b series models by a decent amount for much cheaper.
Initial quotes (canada) with just FEL
Cx2510 : 22500$
Kubota B2301: 24400$
B2601: 26700$
Both offering 0% for 84 months.
As I said, I'm leaning towards the kioti, but do have some hesitations over reliability/ brand over kubota but paying more for less doesn't seem ideal.
Anyways Any input is appreciated, and sorry for this long message.
Thanks in advance !
! What province are you in? I am in SK, but we just bought land in Maritimes near my wife's family, and are moving there at the end of June. I am tempted to pop over to AB and pick it up, and then haul it out there when we move. If I end up paying $30k with all the implements, I'd save $3k in taxes by doing that... though I'd spend a $1000 getting it out there, and have to buy a trailer too...