Originally Posted by mirage243
Kubota, Kubota, Kubota . . . . . ..especially in the 70-100 HP range.

Whatever you do, don't buy a Mahindra.

Never owned or used a Mahindra, have had a number of Kubotas over the years. Friend bought a new Mahindra, had engine issues. The dealer didn't go to bat for him, soured him on Mahindra.

One thing about the big companies, like John Deere, you don't become a JD dealer if you're a small shade tree dealership. You gotta be the real deal with deep pockets to even apply.

The Mahindra dealer referenced above was a small time player, sold hay cutters and bailers, lawn equipment before getting the Mahindra dealership. He probably didn't have the backing he needed and Mahindra left him and his customer hanging. I'm not sure how they finally worked it out, but it wasn't a good deal. Now, I've heard they're good tractors.

Again, as I posted earlier, to me it's more about the dealer than the color of the tractor. They're all good when they're running.

DF