Buying Advice Prices seem up for both new and used...

[Geotech]

I see high asking prices for used Kubotas on Craigslist. I also see many of these same listings for months and months. Asking price and getting price are not necessarily the same thing.

 

[fried1765]

"...I would not want to own anything with complicated emission controls ???"

DITTO...and DOUBLE DITTO !!!

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

It's not just California with high prices on used equipment. Prices on used around here are stupid high. Unless it is completely thrashed, or an antique "toy" more for parades than work. Main reason I bought new. I'm not paying 20-22K for a 5 year old used tractor when I can pay 24K for a new one with a warranty. And yeah, they sit for months for sale here too, seller not budging on price. Yeah sure buddy, you can keep it then.

 

[prof fate]

prices can very WIDELY based on time of year - and often with no logic.

Last spring I borrowed a friend's rear tine tiller - LOVED IT - wanted one..saw MANY for under $200. Cheap, I thought. But was busy with other things (like a new tractor and implements). Come fal ltime to turn the garden under and suddenly NOTHING is under $450...wtf?

Rear finish mowers? the exact opposite - I can find half a dozen under $600 now.

 

[DK35vince]

Rear finish mowers? the exact opposite - I can find half a dozen under $600 now.

Must also depend on area.
Rear tillers and rear finish mowers seem to go high here (50% of new or higher, unless completely junk) that I ever see.

 

[Jchonline]

I am guessing a loan of your JD 110TLB to the relative is not something you want to do It seems like the perfect machine!

 

[ultrarunner]

You would guess right... plus it is nearly 4 hours away... plus he has zero seat time on anything including a riding mower...

One of the first words his daughter spoke as an infant is "Backhoe"... they were visiting about 8 years ago and she was enamored… by the time they left she added Kubota and Deere.

 

[rademamj]

That really is a special tractor deal that you recieved. Everyone should be happy with both price and equipment.

 

[rScotty]

A relative is getting ready to do site work and looking for a tractor.

I have not bought anything modern in some time.

Looking around it seems asking prices for some old Kubota tractors are close to what they cost new.

Even price checking the D3 dozer I sold indicate it has appreciated nicely over the last 5 years.

Craiglist 200 mile search has not helped... lots more big iron than anything else.

I'm thinking a L series would be ideal... L35 or L39 better or even a B26...

I have not used my Deere 110 much the last few years but am always being asked to sell...

My BX23 out the door was under 15k and I am seeing these 15 year old BX with asking prices of 12 to 13k...

Aside from Craigslist... any other avenues to check here in California?

I'm guessing anything new comes with Regen and software???

Emailed my Dealer and got an auto reply closed through Thanksgiving... hard working guy with little family time so can't blame him.

I have to say that the pricing you are seeing in California is much the same as what we have here. In the under 60 hp range, recent machines since year 2000 often go for approximently what they cost new, and older used machines in good condition can easily go for quite a bit more than they cost new.

There's nothing wrong with our own fleet of old tractors, but they certainly don't look new. They look OK, but you can tell they've worked for a living. Yet in the past few years I've had complete strangers stop by to offer me original prices on several pieces of equipment.

I think the reason we are seeing old machines at high prices is partly because of new tractor price inflation, and partly because people are beginning to realize that the older machines were built with an emphasis on reliability & longevity that may be less true of new ones. Perhaps the older machines are equal in spite of their age.

I actually prefer the simplicity of older machines - but only the ones that have most modern features. But that's a bias I have because of being from an older generation where mechanical skills were commonplace. The things that make older machines more valuable to me aren't the same that make them valuable to my younger neighbors.

BTW, I sure like those JD110TLBs like yours. That model popularized midsize TLBs for homeowner use. You might want to consider selling then yours. As I see it, a relative with an infant daughter who speaks "backhoe" as a first word is both precious and valueable....perhaps even even priceless.... consider just giving her the TLB and enjoying the fun?
rScotty

 

[Steppenwolfe]

I just sold my B2320 with fel after two years of owning it, and 110 hours for $100 less than I paid for it. Of course I lost a few hundred in taxes as well, but still pretty good I thought.