But notice that he bought a new Kubota M5-111 for himself! I no longer subscribe to Courtney's channel but I would absolutely buy from him again.
Giving Up on Buying a New Kubota
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I saw a local guy at the hardware had a new "powerboost" F150
I asked him about it and it doesn't plug in but it does have a big battery that the gas engine charges the battery. Then it runs on electric the the battery drains and the gas engine charges it back up, repeatedly.
What a great idea. I've often wondered why the motion of the vehicle wouldn't generate electric to charge itself. Ford figured it out.
As far as kubota shopping. The dealers here in Maine are loaded with tractors.
And they sell only kubota.
I asked him about it and it doesn't plug in but it does have a big battery that the gas engine charges the battery. Then it runs on electric the the battery drains and the gas engine charges it back up, repeatedly.
What a great idea. I've often wondered why the motion of the vehicle wouldn't generate electric to charge itself. Ford figured it out.
As far as kubota shopping. The dealers here in Maine are loaded with tractors.
And they sell only kubota.
Elliott in GA
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GreensvilleJay
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re: I've often wondered why the motion of the vehicle wouldn't generate electric to charge itself
it's been done for decades. The common method is 'regenerative braking'. Energy to slow down vehicle is used to charge the battery. NOT very efficient, IE: you can't recharge the battery 100% ( that is a physics thing....)
it's been done for decades. The common method is 'regenerative braking'. Energy to slow down vehicle is used to charge the battery. NOT very efficient, IE: you can't recharge the battery 100% ( that is a physics thing....)
LOL, yes. They had plenty of new Super Duty’s, F-150 crew cabs, Mavericks, Bronco’s and the rest. Often times, when a dealership is mismanaged and doesn’t want to assist and help customer needs (like refusing to order/dealer trade for a vehicle), they will go out of business. This was the case here.
Mike
Yes, correct.Was that the one in Elma? I suspect there is another reason other then not stocking regular cab short bed trucks.
Not a short bed, but you probably have a better chance of finding a regular cab 250 then a 150, bonus is you get a real truck.
not sure how many of the ones that come through here were already sold or how long the wait was, but I see quite a few come through for PDIs. I try to stay as far away from sales as I can
There were several reasons but, an unwillingness to help with specific customer needs was a factor in their closing.
Mike
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Respectfully, Ford did not figure anything out. No one has really.
There is this law in Physics called the "Conservation of Mass and Energy"
No one breaks it.
You can't even bend it a little.
If it requires 1 gallon of diesel to generate enough energy to go 30 miles in Truck A, that diesel will be burnt in Truck A, or at the Electric Plant for Truck A, but rest assured 1 gallon must be burnt.
It's all about control from .Gov
This "electric car/truck" Hocus-Pocus is a direct result of the softening our schools science curriculum so the mass's will fall for anything. Its very similar to them telling us boys can be girls by identifying as one, and such similar nonsense.
Hydrogen is/should/might be our next best fuel. Abundant and clean.
My friend, a local retired GM Engineer and retired Automotive Technology professor, sent me this video.
Feel free to pass it around, its quite eye opening. (And thats one badass looking truck)
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GreensvilleJay
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As long as anyone's alive that remembers the Hindenburg, Hydrogen probably won't get 'approval'. That 'truck' is just a toy same as Ford's Shelby-ized F150. Can't even haul groceries,let alone tools or sheets of drywall. Doubt it'd haul 7K of pony pucks either
I was more impressed with what 'Smokey' did in the 70s to get great performance(HP and MPG ) out of gas engines.
I was more impressed with what 'Smokey' did in the 70s to get great performance(HP and MPG ) out of gas engines.
I always wanted to marry a Japanese woman so my mother-in-law would live in Toyoko. The same goes for sister and brother-in-laws.
Hydrogen isn't really a fuel in the traditional sense, nor is it abundant. Hydrogen is really more akin to a battery. You can't get hydrogen in a burnable form, you have to start with water and use a shed load of electricity to electrolyse it into hydrogen and oxygen. When you burn it you get most of the energy back, and turns the hydrogen and oxygen back into water. It's a zero sum game (a little less than zero - you have losses along the way).
Hydrogen is also notoriously difficult to store and transport. It leaks out of everything (smallest atom), and it makes metal brittle so you have to keep replacing the pipes.
Natural gas (methane) is a much better bet. If you can make hydrogen you can make methane, and methane is a lot easier to work with than hydrogen.
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You are not buying a tractor from Kubota, you are buying from an independent dealership. Kubota corporate is not going to go around your dealer.
Follow up.
Six dealers with now luck finding the LX I was looking for. Driving past Alexandria, MN the end of last month and needing a driving break I exit to get gas. I see the Kubota dealership and drive past to see what they might have, it’s just after 7am and they’re not open yet. In the back still on the shipping rack the LX I was looking for. Less than four weeks later and the complete setup is sitting in my shop.
Fantastic dealership experience from the first telephone call to the delivery at my place. A shoutout to Alex Power Equipment in Alexandria, MN. The salesman Mark address everything I asked for and then some.
My wife’s dog even approved
Six dealers with now luck finding the LX I was looking for. Driving past Alexandria, MN the end of last month and needing a driving break I exit to get gas. I see the Kubota dealership and drive past to see what they might have, it’s just after 7am and they’re not open yet. In the back still on the shipping rack the LX I was looking for. Less than four weeks later and the complete setup is sitting in my shop.
Fantastic dealership experience from the first telephone call to the delivery at my place. A shoutout to Alex Power Equipment in Alexandria, MN. The salesman Mark address everything I asked for and then some.
My wife’s dog even approved
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Congratulations on your new tractor. Time to change the equipment list below your name.
Your wife has a cute dog!
That’s a great looking machine and dog! Seems like you earned it with that long wait. I hope it exceeds your expectations. Enjoy that new tractor smell!
Congrats! I share your fustration you had. I have been looking for a long time for a little tractor in my area but just couldn't find what I wanted. Sadly I gave in and bought a smaller BX1880 instead of my dream BX2680 because the need overcame the want. In the end I'm happy with it and who knows maybe in the future I can still get that tractor
fried1765
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Is that a heated rear glass in the cab? It certainly looks like it in the picture. Good looking dog and tractor, however, I am more partial to dogs than tractors.
Besides engine and PTO horse power, everything else is equal between the two tractors. Some days I kind of wished for more HP but in the end, I’m happy with my 1880.
GreensvilleJay
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OK, so it takes a little longer to get a job done, big deal....heck that's MORE tractor seat time !!!
Sure beats sittin in the house all day !!!
Sure beats sittin in the house all day !!!