Looking at Kioti and have always had Kubota.

[homedad]

I currently have a Kubota L3130 dt and am looking for something at minimal similar but with front or rear hydraulics for a grapple and a bit heavier lift capacity on the loader. I'm looking at a 2023 NS4710 used with 24 hours on it for $26500. First what does the NS compare to in Kubota? Second I saw a 2004 DK55/c with 1157 hours for $22000. What does the DK compare to in Kubota? I kinda like the Idea of a cab in western Michigan in the winter but I also feel like that price is a few thousand higher than it should be. Any opinions?

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Probably the NS would compare best to an L4760 and an L5030 to the DK.

Good luck with your decisions.

 

[homedad]

Probably the NS would compare best to an L4760 and an L5030 to the DK.

Good luck with your decisions.

Thanks. This reminds me of pickup shopping after 20 years. Wow these are expensive and used isn't much cheaper.

 

[5030]

I believe the DK has or had a Perkins diesel engine.

 

[homedad]

I believe the DK has or had a Perkins diesel

I believe the DK has or had a Perkins diesel engine.

I wonder why they didn't use the Daedong like all the rest.

 

[5030]

I could be wrong. I remember reading something about them a while ago.

 

[SwingOak]

I have two Kioti tractors, and they have proven to be less expensive to buy than other brands, and very reliable. I would not hesitate to buy a 3rd Kioti if I needed one.

 

[5030]

if I'm not mistaken, when Kioti first started out, they bought the out of date tooling from Kubota and then painted their tractors a shade of orange and Kubota sued them for Trade Dress. Don't know what the outcome was but I will say, if there was a Kioti dealer nearby and they built a large enough unit for my use, I'd consider one as well. They don't however and closest dealer to me is a Branson-TYM dealer and they are decidedly too small for my use. More of a suburbanite unit. besides, I work for my Kubota dealer part time so having anything else would be tantamount to desertion.