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Fellas The wife and I are building a new home and I was looking at some machines to do some landscaping ect in the spring. I would love to get a legacy but I dont think it will be strong enough to do what I want. I looked at kubotas and Kioti. A kubota bx series with backhoe is like 16k the kioti machine is less money and has a larger lift capacity and the backhoe is a little more sturdy (it seems). I have no experience with this brand of tractor at all. I know a korean company makes them and they have a plant in the USA, but that is it. Do any of you folks have any opinions on this brand? I want to stay in the 15k range, I may sell the machine after all the projects are done, but if I keep this I would be very concerned about spare parts over the long haul.
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If you are going to buy for the longterm,Buy a Kubota.There are enough dealers around that parts should be no problem.The Kioti look like they are a offbrand Kubota.I wouldnt be afaid to buy one of them either.The bx series are one of the better tractors on the market.Around here the Kubotas are a pretty common tractor for landscape,or homeuse
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Most rental companies around here rent the Kioti trac excavator. I guess if they trust then to rent out, they must be pretty good. Elon
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John have you looked into used tractors? I know there harder to find but you'll get more for your buck,I almost bought a Kabota L-4610 A 2000 for 20,k no backhoe, Another 5-7k for one Lucky the day before I was going to pick it up I found a 1999 New holland 2120 w/9'Woods backhoe 1000 hrs. for 16k at Padula Bros. In Luneburg Ma. not to far from you This has been a great tractor very strong. Happy hunting

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I have a Kioti LB 1914. That's 20.5 hp. I bought it used last spring to replace a grey market Mitusbishi that I liked, but the hydraulics wouldn't handle the tractor mounted orchard sprayer I use. I looked at everything and had about decided to buy a new Kioti when one with only 130 hrs popped up on eBay. It was close enough to home that I could pick it up myself so had the chance to check it out before I parted with the money. The low hours were legitimate as the old guy who was selling it had a bad heart and hadn't been allowed on the tractor for two years. It is a brute of a little tractor and seems to have alot more power than the 20.5 hp it is rated at. I prefered the Kioti over the Kubota due to overall weight (the Kioti is much heavier than a comparable size Kubota) and hydraulic lift. I will admit that if I could have justified the money I'd have bought an L-Series Kubota. So far parts are no problem. There's a dealer nearby and the plant that someone mentioned Kioti had in the US is actually a major distribution center in NC. There's a Kioti site on tractorbynet you may want to check out, plus a Kioti factory site for specs and such. My personal recommendation is if you must by new, buy the Kubota...it will hold it's value forever. If you decide to buy a Kioti, buy used...they don't hold their value and that $15k new Kioti will bring you about half in a few years if you decide to sell it. That's my two cents worth and I hope it helps. Darryl
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Paul/ Darryl thanks for the imput! I have plenty of time to decide on what to buy but when spending thhis kind of money it is no good to rush; and it is always good to get as much feedback as possible. We got the foundation in today hopefully mother nature cooperates in the boston area.
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Did you look at any of the american tractor brand compacts? I know they are built in Japan also but might be worth looking into.
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