Taking delivery of new JD / Canceled Kubota Order

[Rider84]

Hey Everyone, this is my first post on the forums. I’ve been on this site for last year or so but haven’t joined until now. I have 5.5 acres that is heavily wooded in western oregon with some slopes and a long gravel driveway. I grew up with JD’s and know they can handle about anything and go the distance. As you see in my title I “canceled my kubota order” I originally had my heart set on a new kubota LX2610. I am fortunate to have strong dealer support around me from both JD and Kubota. To make a long story short kubota is having loader shortages which are supposedly made in Georgia. 8000 some loaders on back order across us dealers for certain models. So my wait just kept going on and on. I have always like JD but always thought the price was always a bit high. I decided to stop in at a dealer the other day as it looked like they had inventory. They did I ended up really liking the 3032e. I do like how the ergonomics are for the JD’s only wish they would add the tilt steering in this model. I’m pretty excited they are a great looking tractor! And all in all the dealer took care of me I ended up with a bigger tractor with more power bs what the Kubota would of been and only spent a couple thousand more. The tractor will be coming up my driveway in about a week! Thanks everyone and glad to be on the forums.

 

[Hay Dude]

Customer of mine ordered an Kubota 6060. Tractor is at dealer awaiting loader for months. Loader factory cant get rolled steel.

 

[Rider84]

Yeah that’s horrible, dealer kept telling me they are in production making them just didn’t know when yet. I couldn’t just keep waiting, I needed equipment for the new property. I also noticed a lot of the kubota dealers really won’t tell you there 8000 some loaders back ordered or what you just said they can’t get steel. I talked to one dealer he had 25 kubotas on the lot already tagged to go to a customer but no loader. For some of these people waiting I would be considering to go a different brand. But I’m sure there is loyalist kubota users and will wait out the storm.

 

[Cougsfan]

To Kubota's credit, they actually manufacture most of their US bound FEL's in Georgia. I may be wrong, but they appear to be the only compact tractor company to do so. To their dismay, it is hard to get a lot of things these days in the US, such as metal.

 

[KiotiKowboy]

To their dismay, it is hard to get a lot of things these days in the US, such as metal.

I suppose that would be another thread on Who To Blame.

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN (and the JD family) from Downunder.

As you've seen from your year of 'observing', we don't "colour bash" and you certainly haven't with your post.

Enjoy the site; it sounds like you've got a good, supportive, dealership.

 

[kcflhrc]

I have had my 3032E for 8 years and it is a fantastic machine, you will be very happy with it.

Congrats on the new rig

 

[kenmbz]

Welcome to TBN and congrats on the new land and tractor!

 

[gstrom99]

Welcome to TBN and congrats on the new land and tractor!

Ditto.

 

[m1garand762]

First of all good luck, you bought a nice machine. I was told by my kubota dealer when I ordered the backhoe for my l series that it wasn’t a production problem, but it was a problem getting the hydraulic cylinders from whatever foreign country they come from. It took 11 months to get the backhoe. I had the subframe in 3 weeks so there may be some merit to my dealers story