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Re: Kubota vs John Deere
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Posted by Jerry/MT on October 24, 2005 at 10:30:06 from (206.183.121.163):
In Reply to: Kubota vs John Deere posted by Beamer on October 23, 2005 at 22:32:04:
I remember some of Kubota's early attemps at entering the US market with compact tractors. Final drive gear cases made out of stampings! But they, like all the Far Eastern manufacturers have a long term view of the market and today their equipment appears to be competitive with anything out there. And it will only get better, so look out Deere, etc!!! I don't have any axe to grind over any of your choices and that's mainly because I haven't looked at buying anything reasonably new. The newer tractors are a lot harder to work on because of the electronics in them, from the fuel controls to the hitch controls, etc. They are also said to be more reliable and require less maintenaance, just like our modern cars. Your old 3600 can be worked on by an average mechanic with the tools that are in the average shop without a suite of expensive, electronic, diagnosic analyzers. Don't know your financial situation but you ought to consider life cycle costs as well as initial cost and certainly the cost of ownership includes maintenance. And remember that all these manufacturer make a great deal of money selling parts. It's a big profit center for them. (I'm not saying that's bad, that just the way it is.) I guess I'd look into what it would cost to "zero time " that old 3600,and include that in the data before I'd make a decision. But then I am partial to these old machines. Good luck whatever choice you make!
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