Comparison shibaura sp1540 is it a good buy or not

[littleblue23]

hi im new to this ive got a mitsubishi mt1401d and its been great. And looking at this shibaura to add to the fleet just wondering if it a good buy reading up on this model. theres a console that this one don't have one just two buttens up down instead of the console that ive been looking at in photos some ones worked on it

 

[stevem5215]

They are good tractors with very expensive parts. A local dealer network for the parts would be nice too but I wouldn't count on that. Most likely you'll be mail ordering parts and you'll need to work on it yourself most likely. Otherwise I have a Ford 1900 which is a Shibaura of some kind. It's a good tractor imo. The 3 cyl engine is very smooth on it unlike the 2cyl FarmPro Jinma design.

Steve