Good afternoon all from northeast NC. I'm in the market for a tractor, I've got a few acres of open land with a home and detached garage. Our property is bordered on all sides by ditches of varying size and our driveway is rocks, well the last 30 yards of it is rocks, both of which require maintenance several times a year.
In addition, I have other projects that would really benefit from the use of a moderately sized TLB. After doing some reading/research it really seems like Kubota is the only option if I want a tractor that can lift, dig, and pull implements.
Having done concrete work in my younger days I am used to operating larger backhoes like the JD 310/410 series. I find in more recent years when I've hopped on a farm tractor with a small backhoe boom, I'm left wanting a little more. The boom is either too short or I grab too big of a scoop of material, and it wants to move the machine around on me. Of course, I could adjust my approach and methods and remedy both those issues, but I'm in a situation where a machine's physical size is not an issue for me. I'd rather it be bigger than I need than the other way around.
With all that being said I was naturally attracted to the M62 series machines. I'm somewhat nervous about the DEF systems, and their price point is pretty high. I'm looking now at the M59 series of machines due to them being emissions free and less costly to purchase.
My question here is are there any really known areas of failure on these machines? I'm a competent mechanic, having done everything up to engine rebuilds, so maintenance and repairs don't really worry me. I just wanted to know are there areas of the M59 to look out for when I'm looking at used tractors? Also, how many hours is too many? At what point should I be expecting something like hydraulic pump failures or other big items that would cause me to have to split the tractor to access? Thank you all in advance for any help you can provide.
In addition, I have other projects that would really benefit from the use of a moderately sized TLB. After doing some reading/research it really seems like Kubota is the only option if I want a tractor that can lift, dig, and pull implements.
Having done concrete work in my younger days I am used to operating larger backhoes like the JD 310/410 series. I find in more recent years when I've hopped on a farm tractor with a small backhoe boom, I'm left wanting a little more. The boom is either too short or I grab too big of a scoop of material, and it wants to move the machine around on me. Of course, I could adjust my approach and methods and remedy both those issues, but I'm in a situation where a machine's physical size is not an issue for me. I'd rather it be bigger than I need than the other way around.
With all that being said I was naturally attracted to the M62 series machines. I'm somewhat nervous about the DEF systems, and their price point is pretty high. I'm looking now at the M59 series of machines due to them being emissions free and less costly to purchase.
My question here is are there any really known areas of failure on these machines? I'm a competent mechanic, having done everything up to engine rebuilds, so maintenance and repairs don't really worry me. I just wanted to know are there areas of the M59 to look out for when I'm looking at used tractors? Also, how many hours is too many? At what point should I be expecting something like hydraulic pump failures or other big items that would cause me to have to split the tractor to access? Thank you all in advance for any help you can provide.
