kubota 5800mx or 5200mx or john deere 5055

Luke'sScreenName · May 29, 2015

TripleR said:
While I own several brands and have used quite a few over the years, my primary tractors are Kubotas; reasons too varied and unique to my situation to really be of relevance to anyone else. I have said for years that if Kubota stays complacent they will be surpassed by other brands not only in value but features and I'm certainly not alone. Paul Short (4shorts) recently put a video that makes a lot of sense. I love my HST+, but other companies are adding features to their comparable models and will match or surpass Kubotas' design. Kubota is already behind as far as price, but some of us are willing to pay a bit more. As that gap widens there will be fewer and fewer. In my area John Deere SCUTs and CUTs have been increasingly replaced by Kubota. JD was once king, but now only in Ag tractors.

My brother had to go out of state to find a good price and dealership for his Kioti, if Kioti had a better dealer network in my area, no doubt I would be seeing more, I know of only two.

LS is in the same situation here as is Massey Ferguson; there are no longer any Mahindra dealers.

The good news is that the competition has resulted in the development of some really nice machine with which we can all be happy.

Very well said. Thank you.

gladehound · May 30, 2015

TripleR said:
Difference of interpretation, post #15 "Luke Im buying friday for sure I'm getting the mx5800hst how much extra was the 3rd function hydraulics up front, 2 rear hydraulic remotes.?"

Then post #19 "exact price paid is this"

It sure looked to me like the deal was done.

My mistake. I misread and thought that was a quote not a done deal. After rebate looks like about $28K for a 58hp HST large frame CUT. Seems like a good deal to me! Congrats on new tractor!

TripleR · May 30, 2015

gladehound said:
My mistake. I misread and thought that was a quote not a done deal. After rebate looks like about $28K for a 58hp HST large frame CUT. Seems like a good deal to me! Congrats on new tractor!

Completely understandable, I should have just minded my own business anyway.

wmonroe · May 31, 2015

Congrats on your new tractor. Sounds like you have enough new attachments to keep you busy for quite a while. Make sure you have a few extra tubes of grease on hand, with all those toys you're going to need it.