K80Shooter
Senior Member
Well right, wrong or whatever I placed a order today for a new tractor. I just couldn't bring myself to pay almost new prices for a good used machine.
After hours of online searching, talking on the phone and to almost anyone who would listen I went and looked at a few compared specs. then decided what I wanted and or needed.
The three main ones I looked at were Kubota, John Deere & Massey Ferguson.
First let me say that the all have their E or entry level models. I looked at all of these first and picked them apart by their specs and felt like in the 30-40 hp range Massey Had the best thing going and their price was good also.
Then I moved on the next level or premium tractors. Here's where things started leaning another way. I also decided to stay on the upper side of my hp scale. With that in mind I looked at the JD-3039R, Massey 1736 (Mitsubishi engine) and the Kubota Grand L6 L3560. All three were compared with a FEL, 4wd and shuttle (manual) transmission and open floor design (no cab).
First I gotta say that I really, really liked the JD-3039R. Mainly for personal reasons (Little Bubba loved John Deere's) but I thought it looked great also. I looked at fluid caps., weight, lifting cap., warranty and basically compared everything about all of them.
When it came down to it Massey Ferguson was the 1st one removed from the list. Not because I thought they had a lesser tractor but because the closest dealer is about 65 miles from me. Had they been closer it could have been a very different outcome. So with only two left now comparing specs. I would give a little with one then gain a little with the other.
In the end based on specs only (I had to leave emotions out of it) I went with the Kubota Grand L60 with the LA805 loader. It weighs in at 3,483lbs vs 2,900lbs on the JD, Lift with the 3pt hitch @ 24"2646 vs 2200 on the JD. I gave up 1.8hp on the Kubota but I think overall it will be ok.
I did need to go back to the local Kubota dealer in Carnesville for something else where I just happened to see the guy that gave me the price I mentioned in a earlier post, I in no uncertain terms let him know how I felt about his price and how I felt he was way out of line and needed to take people more serious and yes there was such a thing as a internet for people to use to check prices and that I was very insulted when I saw the price his sister store had on the sane tractor. I also told him if I went with Kubota it would be coming from Alabama and not from him.
Well I have to say through his persistence and price cutting (they actually beat the price from the place in Alabama), The tractor was ordered from James Short in Carnesville. It should be there in a couple of days.
Now if Little Bubba was still with us I'm sure I would have went another way, no doubt about it. I shed a tear last night thinking about it. I miss my little buddy more than anything in this world.
After hours of online searching, talking on the phone and to almost anyone who would listen I went and looked at a few compared specs. then decided what I wanted and or needed.
The three main ones I looked at were Kubota, John Deere & Massey Ferguson.
First let me say that the all have their E or entry level models. I looked at all of these first and picked them apart by their specs and felt like in the 30-40 hp range Massey Had the best thing going and their price was good also.
Then I moved on the next level or premium tractors. Here's where things started leaning another way. I also decided to stay on the upper side of my hp scale. With that in mind I looked at the JD-3039R, Massey 1736 (Mitsubishi engine) and the Kubota Grand L6 L3560. All three were compared with a FEL, 4wd and shuttle (manual) transmission and open floor design (no cab).
First I gotta say that I really, really liked the JD-3039R. Mainly for personal reasons (Little Bubba loved John Deere's) but I thought it looked great also. I looked at fluid caps., weight, lifting cap., warranty and basically compared everything about all of them.
When it came down to it Massey Ferguson was the 1st one removed from the list. Not because I thought they had a lesser tractor but because the closest dealer is about 65 miles from me. Had they been closer it could have been a very different outcome. So with only two left now comparing specs. I would give a little with one then gain a little with the other.
In the end based on specs only (I had to leave emotions out of it) I went with the Kubota Grand L60 with the LA805 loader. It weighs in at 3,483lbs vs 2,900lbs on the JD, Lift with the 3pt hitch @ 24"2646 vs 2200 on the JD. I gave up 1.8hp on the Kubota but I think overall it will be ok.
I did need to go back to the local Kubota dealer in Carnesville for something else where I just happened to see the guy that gave me the price I mentioned in a earlier post, I in no uncertain terms let him know how I felt about his price and how I felt he was way out of line and needed to take people more serious and yes there was such a thing as a internet for people to use to check prices and that I was very insulted when I saw the price his sister store had on the sane tractor. I also told him if I went with Kubota it would be coming from Alabama and not from him.
Well I have to say through his persistence and price cutting (they actually beat the price from the place in Alabama), The tractor was ordered from James Short in Carnesville. It should be there in a couple of days.
Now if Little Bubba was still with us I'm sure I would have went another way, no doubt about it. I shed a tear last night thinking about it. I miss my little buddy more than anything in this world.
