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yorkies77

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After you take delivery be sure to check all the fluids. It’s well known that the fluids in the front axle are low from the factory. Sometimes the dealer catches that and sometimes not.
 
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BAP

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2012 Kubota 2920, 60MMM, FEL, BH65 48" Bush Hog, 60"Backblade, B2782B Snowblower
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Cry once, and not a thousand times later. It's putting a hole in the pocket book but the rewards will be great! And my excavator contractor just suggested to get a used excavator, yikes.
I would get your tractor and spend a lot of time with it figuring out what you can and can’t accomplish with it it before worrying about buying an excavator.
 
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BAP

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Very nice looking
 

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Grand L 5460, KX-40-4 6way blade
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Magnificent looking machine!
Is that the new front mounted "mower" by Kubota? 😄
No it's a snow blower. Well guys bad news Mr Grinch showed up last night with lump of coal. I got the flu. My mind feels like it's in a blender. Sorry
Ms Clinton, no pun it extended. Don't want to be on a tractor today. Hopefully early next week.
 

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No it's a snow blower. Well guys bad news Mr Grinch showed up last night with lump of coal. I got the flu. My mind feels like it's in a blender. Sorry
Ms Clinton, no pun it extended. Don't want to be on a tractor today. Hopefully early next week.
Well guys and gals the day finally arrived. YEA. Thank you all for the suggestions and info about my tractor. Idaho Tractor people where very helpful. Dave who delivered the tractor was fantastic with all the explanations and his main mechanic Kyle awesome. Here's a few pictures, enjoy.
Now the fun begins!!!!
 

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Congratulations and nice looking place. Be careful around those trees with that cab.
 
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Runs With Scissors

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Congratulations!!!!

That is a very nice machine!
 
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Little Timmy

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Congratulations on the new tractor ! I'm taking delivery of a brand new one just like yours possibly by this Friday ! I put a down payment on it about 2 weeks ago, but they were not able to get it in the shop for assembly until this week.

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busdriver

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Congratulations on the new tractor ! I'm taking delivery of a brand new one just like yours possibly by this Friday ! I put a down payment on it about 2 weeks ago, but they were not able to get it in the shop for assembly until this week.
Congratulations on your GL5460, mine took a while to. Just got play with mine yesterday. You'll enjoy it.
 

Little Timmy

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Kubota Grand L5460
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Congratulations on your GL5460, mine took a while to. Just got play with mine yesterday. You'll enjoy it.
Thank you . I was really close to buying a MF 2860 M , they’re really nice machines.
A lot more things that come with them on the deluxe cab compared to the L60, and they’re also a tier 5 .
Im getting the same tires you have, and hoping they are good all around. The normal R4’s are supposed to have traction issues on snow and ice.
 

Little Timmy

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Seems like the dealer kind of blew me off. Won’t answer any messages. Thinking since I’ve got buyers remorse already , before actually buying it , maybe will use this opportunity to back out. I put some cash down (a few K) , but even if I Couldn’t get it refunded, and went and bought a cheaper tractor I’d still be money ahead by a ways. Can get an equivalent Kioti (NS6010) for about $10k less.
 

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You should do what you think right.

I note that a GL5460 is a pretty high end machine - it has a very sophisticated transmission with a lot of features. It's unlikely that a Kioti is equivalent, but if the Kioti does everything you want, then it may be a sensible decision. Dad had a big Kioti that he loved, he never had any issues with it.

Dealers do lots of weird things. Sometimes they get busy. Sometimes they don't really want to deal with people who are excited about their new tractor, because they're used to dealing with customers who buy and sell a few tractors and are quite happy to just wait for it to turn up. Some dealers are awful at doing anything electronically, and simply don't check their email.

is there anything actually going wrong with the dealer, other than that they didn't reply to your messages?
 

Little Timmy

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Kubota Grand L5460
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You should do what you think right.

I note that a GL5460 is a pretty high end machine - it has a very sophisticated transmission with a lot of features. It's unlikely that a Kioti is equivalent, but if the Kioti does everything you want, then it may be a sensible decision. Dad had a big Kioti that he loved, he never had any issues with it.

Dealers do lots of weird things. Sometimes they get busy. Sometimes they don't really want to deal with people who are excited about their new tractor, because they're used to dealing with customers who buy and sell a few tractors and are quite happy to just wait for it to turn up. Some dealers are awful at doing anything electronically, and simply don't check their email.

is there anything actually going wrong with the dealer, other than that they didn't reply to your messages?
They finished it all up yesterday. The tire shop wasn’t able to get to doing the Rim Guard til yesterday .
So I decided to make a run over today and look at it all together.
When I pulled up and saw it out front, I was hooked !! lol.
The dealership has been swamped with things going on, which is why I hadn’t heard back anything til this morning. It’s a family owned operation, and really nice people. They have mine and another new large Kubota to deliver in my town for next week. So I may not get mine til Wednesday if they aren’t able to fit it on the same load.
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PaulL

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They finished it all up yesterday. The tire shop wasn’t able to get to doing the Rim Guard til yesterday .
So I decided to make a run over today and look at it all together.
When I pulled up and saw it out front, I was hooked !! lol.
The dealership has been swamped with things going on, which is why I hadn’t heard back anything til this morning. It’s a family owned operation, and really nice people. They have mine and another new large Kubota to deliver in my town for next week. So I may not get mine til Wednesday if they aren’t able to fit it on the same load.
That's a great looking machine. I'm sure you'll be super happy. Don't get cold feet at the last minute.
 

Little Timmy

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Kubota Grand L5460
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That's a great looking machine. I'm sure you'll be super happy. Don't get cold feet at the last minute.
Thank you ! I think I’ll be super happy with it too.
Before going to see it , I did stop by the MF dealer again to look at the 2860 M I was so close to buying .
And it was fate / destiny, they had sold it and would be a bit before getting any more of them or the 1840 M in. So I scurried over to the Kubota dealer and knew my decision as soon as I saw it .