kubota or John deere

[jasperm]

Im in the market for 30 to 35 hp tractor , can anyone give me some buying tips prefer jd but would consider Kubota!:

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Have driven rented Kubotas a number of times, with no problems. Not enough experience to base a purchase decision on, but you might talk to the people in the rental business. None of the rental places in Oklahoma rent JD that I am aware of.

I own a new JD, and have had no problems so far. Again, not enough experience to base a purchase decision on. But, it is made in the good old USA and parts are readily available.

 

[jenkinsph]

Both Kubota and Deere have a good selection of tractors in this size, it boils down to what you like the best. Try them both out and see who is offering the best deal and has service to match.

 

[MossRoad]

Some posts were removed from this thread due to brand bashing. It made no sense to leave the replies to the post that was removed, so that is why they were removed.

Please continue the conversation for the original poster. Thanks.

 

[montelatici]

I've owned Kubotas since 1985 (owned 3), the year my daughter was born. In all of those years I had one problem that needed a spare part for fixing, a hydraulic pump impeller, which I replaced myself on the B5200 you see in the thumbnail.

 

[wildwillie]

I went with kubota because it is all built by kubota. JD's are are built in several places around the world with different suppliers parts depending
on the model.I believe most of the big JD machines are made in the US.
I wanted to buy American to but in the small tractors it's tough. Do your homework. I would stick with a major name with history and you will be fine. You will hear horror stories about everything. Test drive everything.

 

[bota7800]

Both are good. I would be more interested in which fits your use best. What implements are you going to use now and in the future?

1. Do the ergonomics of 1 fit you better than another?

2. What is the lift capacity of the 3 point hitch and loader (assuming you want a loader)?

3. What is the weight of the tractor? Heavier is better for many things. Lighter is better for some things like finish mowing. In my case, I wanted lighter because my asphalt driveway was not the best paving job ever done.


4. One capacity I wish I had looked more carefully at is hydraulic pump gallons per minute. I am limited to a low-flow hydraulic post hole digger without adding a PTO hyd. pump.

 

[9973720wb19]

I looked at both JD and Kubota...Overall I think both will give years of service. I choose a JD 3720 Cab (44hp). I wanted a tractor with around this much hp and found the JD was able to accommodate the MMM which the Kubota within the same HP could not without changing tires, etc which I did not want to mess with. Also, it seems like JD offers a more extensive variety of attachments. Recently, I've read about some on this form complaining about Kubota having the gas and break on the same side in the cabs, which is not the case with JD - but I have no first hand knowlege of this.

good luck

 

[Botabill]

I've never owned a JD but have owned 3 Kubotas. My experience with kubotas have been good. The fact that most rental outfits rent Kubotas tell me they have a good price to life ratio.

 

[RPW]

Just my opinion but I think the main reason rental outfits go with Kubota is when you see green you think AG. Both machines will give you years of service and like others have said sit the seat and drive them both. That's about the best way I can think of to determine with tractor will work for you best.

 

[123rday]

Like stated before, get seat time in each and get a feel for the dealership/service you are going to possibly purchase from. I looked at NH Kubota and JD. I didn't like the feel of the hydro pedal on the Kubota and due to lower price and feel of the dealership went with the JD even though I know Kubota is a very good machine.

 

[RoyJackson]

Both are great tractors.
However, when comparing specs, pay particular attention to the engine and PTO horsepower ratings. It seems Kubotas PTO ratings are lower then Deere for a given engine HP rating. PTO HP is what really does the work, so that's the more important HP spec.

 

[RobertN]

Figure out just what you want to do with the tractor. That will affect how much HP you need, and what features might be preferable

Try both tractors. Either rent, or see if you dealer will let you demo the tractors.

Check out the others too. I sold my Kubota to get something a little bigger, and more HP. Was looking primarily at another Kubota, but also a comparable Deere. Wound up getting a New Holland. Got it partly for the deal, partly for the features, and partly because of the dealer; it is used, but the dealer is great to work with and has given me great service on my other tractor(he is a small Massey dealer, but works on everything).

I can tell you, from over 10 years with my Kubota, they are a great machine.

Whatever you do though, try them all; you may be surprised at the deal you find, or the feature you had not used before.

Im in the market for 30 to 35 hp tractor , can anyone give me some buying tips prefer jd but would consider Kubota!:

 

[Casco1]

I just let my wife decide and we bought the one that matched the siding on the garage.

Very Easy.