Trading (possibly) in my 2 month old 1025R on a BX23s

[Old Machinist]

Sounds like you would be cutting off your nose to spite your face to me.

You're going to have parts and service issues regardless of tractor color depending on location and staff.

JD Parts has been sending me emails advertising 15% off and free shipping on everything. I can order from the JD Parts website and either pickup at my dealer or have delivered to my door. MY local dealer will charge more at the counter than I get off the direct web site so I pretty much never walk into their counter to do business. I can however get the Deere price and pickup at my local dealer same day in some instances.

My Kubota dealer is further away and doesn't even stock filters anymore. Everything I get from them has to be next day at the soonest.

 

[skeets]

It seems the "K" dealers are following the path of HD, its here you want it you pay for it, parts yeah we might get them in one day. The days of the family owned and run shops are long gone, my dealer was a family run store, and they took care of their customers, and the old folks passed on, and dont get me wrong butt he kids have opened 3 new dealers and are doing well from what I understand, they have forgotten about the people that put them in that position. I get most of everything I need on line, there are several dealers that have a very good rep on mail orders. And dare I say it even amazon and ebay have good deals on OEM stuff. Ya do what ya gota do to keep moving forward

 

[jwolfet]

It seems the "K" dealers are following the path of HD, its here you want it you pay for it, parts yeah we might get them in one day. The days of the family owned and run shops are long gone, my dealer was a family run store, and they took care of their customers, and the old folks passed on, and dont get me wrong butt he kids have opened 3 new dealers and are doing well from what I understand, they have forgotten about the people that put them in that position. I get most of everything I need on line, there are several dealers that have a very good rep on mail orders. And dare I say it even amazon and ebay have good deals on OEM stuff. Ya do what ya gota do to keep moving forward

Luckily my local Kubota dealer is family owned. Parts availability will vary i get that - my main concern was being told that they have everything - drop off the tractor and then i am told they have a back order on some critical parts and it maybe months before they get it. Completely wrecking my plans to get some stuff done this weekend (that would have otherwise needed to wait till sometime later next month).

 

[jwolfet]

Sounds like you would be cutting off your nose to spite your face to me.

You're going to have parts and service issues regardless of tractor color depending on location and staff.

JD Parts has been sending me emails advertising 15% off and free shipping on everything. I can order from the JD Parts website and either pickup at my dealer or have delivered to my door. MY local dealer will charge more at the counter than I get off the direct web site so I pretty much never walk into their counter to do business. I can however get the Deere price and pickup at my local dealer same day in some instances.

My Kubota dealer is further away and doesn't even stock filters anymore. Everything I get from them has to be next day at the soonest.

In my case my Kubota dealer is 0.6 mi away - the Deere dealer is 25 miles away. Kubota dealer had more stuff stocked. This is more of a dealer related issue than it is a part being on back order issue.

 

[PaulL]

You should do what you want to do. Your tractor, your money.

If your local Kubota dealer is good, and your local JD dealer not, makes sense to switch. It's a chunk of money, I'd probably persevere. But it's not unreasonable to change. And I think you said you've already done it.......so not much use giving advice to not do it.

Everyone knows Kubota makes better small tractors than JD. Add a better dealer on top of that, and you've made a good decision.

 

[hedgerow]

I have been farming with JD tractors for close to fifty years. I have only owned one new JD tractor. Farming with mostly 20 to 40 year old tractors. Sprayer and combine much newer. The reason I have stay with mainly JD is I can get parts for a 40 plus year old JD 4440 try to get parts for a White 135 tractor. I always do my own work so there shop service is little concern to me. All these dealers combining is not been good. Last year I changed dealer net work over a big freight bill that was to be free shipping when I ordered fifty grand worth of combine parts. I am much happier with the new dealer net work I am using now and they deliver almost all my parts for free I might add . I bought my Kubota MX6000 during COVID because JD didn't have time for us little guys. When I was side by shopping I bought my Kubota RTV 1100 instead of a Gator. I don't have any Kubota dealers close. So far needed mostly maintenance items for both so I just mail order them. Getting a fair amount of hours on the MX and it hasn't been back to the dealer. I had one issue that was a recall and the dealer sent me the part and I took care of it. All in all I will buy Kubota again. Glad you have a {good} dealer close.