Re: Kubota M9580

Posted by RodInNS on October 05, 2013 at 16:05:15 from (216.118.158.123):

In Reply to: Kubota M9580 posted by MnFarmboy83 on October 04, 2013 at 10:48:58:

If you think the Deere is trouble then you better damn well run from the orange one.
Anyone that says a bevel gear front end doesn't break either hasn't kept it long enough or hasn't worked it hard enough. A friend has an 85 hp Kubota of early 90's vintage and it seems like major front axle repairs are about an annual event in one form or another. It's mabey not much worse than the competition but it's certainly no better.
I think you'll also find that most guys that berate Manheim Deere tractors are the same guys that run down Ford's, Kubota's Doncaster IH's etc. The only thing in their minds that will do the job is a US assembled Deere... meaning it comes from the larger frame series of tractor... and doesn't get loaded nearly as heavily doing utility work... as long as you can get it away from the fuel pump.
My opinion... for what you're doing you'll get along fine with the larger Manheim Deere's (40-55 series), later Case/IH's of Doncaster heritage (885/985 or 95 series), Ford 10/40 series or NewHolland TS series. The Kubota is fine as long as you don't expect to do much loader work but if you plan to keep a loader on top of it all the time you can plan of major front end problems at some point in time; probably the not too distant future. I've got nothing against the tractor but realize that it's lacking about a ton of structural cast iron that is found in most of the other models/series I listed. That iron counts for a LOT in a loader tractor. Nobody seriously compares a 5000 series Deere to a 6000 series Deere even though their HP ranges largely cross over. The reason there's no comparison is weight. The Kubota compares quite favorably with a 5000 series Deere. Not so much next to a Manheim 6000 series...

Rod

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