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kubota tractors

  • 22-04-2011 9:58pm
    #1
    pat25c
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭


    any body know any thing about kubota tractors , good , bad etc


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  • #2
    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,614 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I've heard they are easy on diesel, haven't driven one though.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    ihatetractors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭ihatetractors


    I know their plant equipment are ment to have a good name, their engines are ment to have a good reputation.


  • #4
    dar31
    Registered Users Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭dar31


    think they can do some nifty trick with the front axle that allows them to turn in a tighter circle... out side front wheel turns faster than the other at the flick of a switch, ideal for tricky loader work. dont know if it is across all their agri tractors or just certain ones.


  • #5
    Tora Bora
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭Tora Bora


    Gaining in popularity, judging by the number if them you see at the mart. I'd say they are stealing market share from Zetor more than any other make. Probably more reliable I'd say.


  • #6
    pat25c
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭pat25c


    any idea on price?


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  • #7
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    ya own one since last year, very happy so far, as the previous lads said, light on diesel and yes there is a setting that will make front wheels go a bit faster so you can turn tighter. what size were you looking at, they arent that cheap, i believe the 80 ish hp is possible 32000 or something like that.


  • #8
    pat25c
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭pat25c


    something about 100hp @ minimum


  • #9
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    think the 108 is the model in that range, not sure of cost to be honest, tidy looking tractor though


  • #10
    vanderbadger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭vanderbadger


    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KUBOTA-TRACTOR-M108S-FRONT-LOADER-79HRS-/170626417949?pt=UK_BOI_FarmingEquipment_RL&hash=item27ba20851d


  • #11
    COCKPHESANT
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭COCKPHESANT


    I bought a 105 hp kubota m105s new in 2007,it has just over 1000 trouble free houres done. it is a very simple tractor with no fancy electronics or computers, it is very good on wet land with good ground clearence and is a good loader tractor. my dislikes are a small cab, bad position of the indicator switch and it might be a bit unstable on hilly land


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  • #12
    irishh_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭irishh_bob


    COCKPHESANT wrote: »
    I bought a 105 hp kubota m105s new in 2007,it has just over 1000 trouble free houres done. it is a very simple tractor with no fancy electronics or computers, it is very good on wet land with good ground clearence and is a good loader tractor. my dislikes are a small cab, bad position of the indicator switch and it might be a bit unstable on hilly land


    how much did it cost ?


  • #13
    COCKPHESANT
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭COCKPHESANT


    43000 euro for Tractor, traded in ford 6610 allowed 8000 which only bought rossmore 80 self leavling loader,grab and bucket.


  • #14
    stanflt
    Registered Users Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭stanflt


    COCKPHESANT wrote: »
    43000 euro for Tractor, traded in ford 6610 allowed 8000 which only bought rossmore 80 self leavling loader,grab and bucket.


    wow thats very expensive-


  • #15
    pat25c
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭pat25c


    still cheaper then a john deer or a case which is what we have now , its fine but is about 85hp and is not 4x4, great tractor but is on the point of not being able to keep up, after all machinery isn't getting any smaller .


  • #16
    reilig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    There was a m105s sold in Ganley Craigie auctions a few weeks back. It was a 2008 with 1200 hours on it, a front loader with bucket and fork. It went for €21000. Either someone got a serious deal or the tractor had lost serious value.


  • #17
    COCKPHESANT
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭COCKPHESANT


    Yes that was a cheap tractor, Probably would cost me that much or more to to upgrade to a new tractor. sickning.


  • #18
    K.G.
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,020 Mod ✭✭✭✭K.G.


    well 6 years on any updates from people on them i see a113 hp one with loader for 60k incul vat that seems value


  • #19
    annubis
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭annubis


    had a 125 for a few years , good tractor. they seem to be handy enough money in UK

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kubota-m9540/162717042802?hash=item25e2b10872:g:szwAAOSwZqZZ6O71


  • #20
    _Brian
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    Know a 80 cow dairy farm that has one, lad that works there says it’s 5-6 year old, with loader. Never misses a beat, just regular services.
    Says it’s a nice tractor, big enough for slurry and dung and tidy enough round a yard too. Fairly average in diesel.


  • #21
    tractorporn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,358 ✭✭✭tractorporn


    K.G. wrote:
    well 6 years on any updates from people on them i see a113 hp one with loader for 60k incul vat that seems value

    We have a 06 ME9000 that we bought 5 years ago and have never had to lay a spanner on it touch wood.

    I have a few gripes tho. The cabs on them are a bit small even the new 5000 series I sat up on at the Tullamore show was small enough and they are a bit light in the back end. Ours cocks a back wheel with a bale from a fusion if you don't have a weight on it.

    Other than that were very happy and considering changing to the same model you were looking at in the new year.


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  • #22
    COCKPHESANT
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭COCKPHESANT


    COCKPHESANT wrote: »
    43000 euro for Tractor, traded in ford 6610 allowed 8000 which only bought rossmore 80 self leavling loader,grab and bucket.

    Yes we kept the 105 for seven years and traded it in in 2014 for a new M108s, the 105 was absolutely faultless, we had a couple of very small teeding problems with The 108s in the first couple days, come to think of it it was the new loader that the problems were with. The 108 is suppose to be three horsepower more but it feels more like thirteen,halving said that it is a lot heavier on Diesel. I must say the 108 is a much nicer Tractor to drive and more stable with the loader and no weight on the back


  • #23
    The Rabbi
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭The Rabbi


    Have a 125 here, 3000hrs on it.No problems with it.Well able for 10' moco and baler.Feels light enough handling bales.Easy on diesel.


  • #24
    adne
    Registered Users Posts: 1,199 ✭✭✭adne


    Any renewed thoughts.

    I am in market for a 100 hp tractor with loader for around 28k mark.

    See a few 2nd hand 105s in this bracket.
    Are they a good option?


  • #25
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,036 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    adne wrote: »
    Any renewed thoughts.

    I am in market for a 100 hp tractor with loader for around 28k mark.

    See a few 2nd hand 105s in this bracket.
    Are they a good option?

    A neighbor of mine has a 08 one. Great tractor to take punishment. Never left them down yet. Back end of the tractor is a bit light for loaded work. Hydraulics are a bit slow for a loader. Very nimble tractor, light on diesel, easy to operate. Cab mightn’t be the biggest


  • #26
    COCKPHESANT
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭COCKPHESANT


    Still have the 108S, no complaints it has been very reliable, nearly 3000 hr on it now, no plans to change it


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