Green, red, blue or orange?

[Patrick]

What brands do people prefer, and why? Anyone like or dislike Kubota?

[7961]

Some people will only buy green, etc...it all depends on what kind of equipment that you are looking for. Compare similar models of the manufacturers, weighing the pros and cons. Not partial to any particular manufacturer. Kubota...You rarely see Kubota equipment for resale in the private sector. That speaks for the quality and reliability of their eqipment.

[katschicks]

In the 25 years we had our horse ranch I had 2 Kabota's. The first one was around 30 some HP And did all I needed to do with it. Dropped it into the river and it got water in it before I could get it shut off. Traded it in for a 40 some HP. Both were 4WD. You could do more with the 40HP than a 90HP 2WD tractor. In 14 years all I did to it was put a clutch in it. Sold it when we sold the farm and last I heard it was still going strong. Oh and both were used when I got them. Both were gas too. From what I understand the diesel is even better. Rog

[Neil E. Grassbaugh]

Since you have included Kubota, they do not make big tractors, I assume you are not talking about the 500+ HP range. A "compact"?

Here is what I can say with knowledge of my locale and what we do with tractors from 35 HP up. This does not include the 250,000,000 HP tractors buddy Brian Knox builds which are used on the pulling track 7 miles away.

These small tractors are used around our farms to work the bedding in turkey barns, move supplies around and other general little chores around the livestock portion of the operations.

We have a HUGE local JD dealer. We never see a JD of less than 100 HP.

We also have a HUGE Case IH dealer. Small tractors - they sell Kubota.

Then there is the HUGE New Holland dealer. They sell the most small tractors.

It is my understanding that nearly all of the brands of small tractors utilize engines from just one Japanese manufacturer. And that would be - orange.

Do you know Bill Sandoe (African geese, Leghorns) for MD? He is a big time diesel mechanic and I know he recently bought a small tractor back here in OH (He is from here) He could have some useful info for you if the two of you could get around talking waterfowl.

[Patrick]

Since you have included Kubota, they do not make big tractors, I assume you are not talking about the 500+ HP range. A "compact"?

Here is what I can say with knowledge of my locale and what we do with tractors from 35 HP up. This does not include the 250,000,000 HP tractors buddy Brian Knox builds which are used on the pulling track 7 miles away.

These small tractors are used around our farms to work the bedding in turkey barns, move supplies around and other general little chores around the livestock portion of the operations.

We have a HUGE local JD dealer. We never see a JD of less than 100 HP.

We also have a HUGE Case IH dealer. Small tractors - they sell Kubota.

Then there is the HUGE New Holland dealer. They sell the most small tractors.

It is my understanding that nearly all of the brands of small tractors utilize engines from just one Japanese manufacturer. And that would be - orange.

Do you know Bill Sandoe (African geese, Leghorns) for MD? He is a big time diesel mechanic and I know he recently bought a small tractor back here in OH (He is from here) He could have some useful info for you if the two of you could get around talking waterfowl.

I guess I should be careful what I ask for, cause I'm likely to get it. Yes, here in NE, there is no such thing as a HUGE tractor dealer. We're lucky to find any dealers at all. Those that we do have are likely to be found slinking around with the carney folks at a fair, or making their deals in some side alley behind the midway with the other "dealers". There's probably not a grain field larger than 20 acres within 200 miles, so we don't ever see those real tractors, only the > 50 HP version. I'd go for one of those Knoxland units, if I could get the fuel without a Homeland Security permit, but he just can't seem to get the loader and backhoe perfected. He seems to think that the extra weight will slow down the tractor. I can't get him to understand that I don't need my hay cut THAT fast.

[prairiechicken]

Nebraska has no "huge" tractor dealers?? Then where do they get all those huge tractors used on your gigantic farms? They must come up here to buy them in SD, eh?:p

[Neil E. Grassbaugh]

Nebraska has no "huge" tractor dealers?? Then where do they get all those huge tractors used on your gigantic farms? They must come up here to buy them in SD, eh?:p

Patrick is from New Hampshire. To him NE means New England or North East, not Nebraska.

Many New Englanders think of the last 37 states admitted to the union as irellevant. Patrick thinks bigger than that and he isn't old enough to have a Senior Moment yet so just chalk it up to point of reference.

Besides I like New England. When I go up there the locals never refered to as a Damn Fast Talking Yankee.

[cchoate]

Hi Patrick,

Tractors are something I'm very passionate about. Bought my first Kubota in 2002 after a year of research. Three years later I traded up for a mid sized Kubota with front end loader. Along with the typical uses (mowing, plowing snow, ect..) you would be amazed what a 35hp can do. I have dug small ponds for my ducks, have set about a hundred fence posts with it and once pulled my 5 ton bucket truck out of a ditch. For me Kubota was the right choice and the dealership had a lot to do with my decision.
I could write a long and boring article here on the subject but one thing I can tell you from experience is you'll want a tractor with two things: 4wd and a front end loader.

[ultasol]

Kubota or Deere.

If it has the attachments, the power, and the weight to do work, I'd probably like it anyway. Although, far as I'm concerned, the cub cadets are trash.

[dhw]

Kubota all the way. I have been around them all my life and they are amazing machines. My dad is on his 4th one I think. He does small scale excavating all times of the year and would never buy anything but Orange.

When I was a kid they disqualified kubotas from the garden tractor pulls because the small sleds could not stop them.

Plus their hydrostat transmissions are second to none. The transmissions will do what most standard gear boxes wouldn't dream of.

[CareDo]

is PBE, Pine Bush Equipment Co, Ithink it is PBEinc.com

[Angela]

But for us POOR farmers, that can't afford a Kubota...but still like orange, we settled for a Kioti. Gets the job done, and much more dependable then the old 8N.

[papa]

I think around here it is which dealership you can work with. Kubota is a good little tractor and has a new local dealership. This is mostly Deere country but going green costs a lot of extra green for the same performance, Agco, Montana, McCormick, and Massey tractors all have good dealers within 25 miles of me. Have seen many of these newer tractors under 50HP around and they are all good machines. Go with a local dealer that will be there when you need them.