John Deere or Kubota

[Sampson]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kubota 5200 today with a loader. JD wanted too much for a comparable tractor with all of the features I got on the Kubota. I'm looking forward to many years of service from this machine.


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[Buckeye]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kubota 5200 today with a loader. JD wanted too much for a comparable tractor with all of the features I got on the Kubota. I'm looking forward to many years of service from this machine.


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Congratulations I have it narrowed down to a Kubota or a Mahindra

 

[Mennoniteman]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a Kubota 5200 today with a loader. JD wanted too much for a comparable tractor with all of the features I got on the Kubota. I'm looking forward to many years of service from this machine.


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Congrats. A fine machine.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Sweet. Congrats. Enjoy

 

[ncnat]

India built...plastic fenders and hood...we have a dealer nearby, does a lot of business. A good friend of mine bought a 55 Hp model. 2nd year it lost the tilt function on the loader and he has been using it the past 2 years without using the loader. These are the only experiences I have. I actually almost bought one before I went to Kubota. They are cheaper priced than Kubota or John Deere...

My Mahindra has metal fenders and hood.

 

[Buckeye]

My Mahindra has metal fenders and hood.

What model do you have

 

[DocHolladay]

I went with the Kubota for their track record on reliability. Mahindra was a 50/50 for me. I saw just as many bad reviews as I did good ones. I like how Mahindra is a heavier tractor than the Kubota, but the reviews I saw turned me away.

 

[Buckeye]

I went with the Kubota for their track record on reliability. Mahindra was a 50/50 for me. I saw just as many bad reviews as I did good ones. I like how Mahindra is a heavier tractor than the Kubota, but the reviews I saw turned me away.

Yeah I'm leaning that way to. Trying to read up on the Regenaration process to figure out final decision

 

[DocHolladay]

Regen is easier than it sounds. If you are working with the tractor(2000 RPM+), you don't have to do anything. If you are putting around, the tractor will give you blinking lights to bump up the RPM's and it will do it by itself. You also have the option of parking the tractor and letting it regen while you do something else(still takes 2000 rpm's+). I was nervous as a cat the first time I had to do it, now I just let it do its thing. If you are working with low RPM's, it tends to regen more often than if you continually work at higher RPM's. Mine will regen about every 4hrs with low rpm running(moving hay, pushing brush piles), but will regen about every 12 hours or so if ran at 2000rpm's or more. You have to regen at 2000rpm(IIRC). There is a bypass button that you can push, that will let you finish what you are doing at a lower rpm, but you will still need to do the regen as soon as you are finished working. If you turn the tractor off, it resets the bypass and you will need to push it again. Most of the time, I am rotary cutting or pulling a disc and try to run at 2000rpm and just use the gears to control my speed. This way I don't have to worry about keeping tabs on pushing the bypass button. A regen takes about 15 minutes. Once you start using the tractor enough, you will notice a certain exhaust smell that comes when it is getting close to a regen. If you keep tabs on the gauges, you will see the regen light come on and you can make the choice to bypass or bump up your rpm's to let it work. I usually keep tabs on the gauges if I am using the rotary cutter as bluestem seeds get caught in the grill and block air intake and I am watching for over heating. Sorry for the run on, but I am trying to remember everything I know about the regen's.

 

[Buckeye]

Regen is easier than it sounds. If you are working with the tractor(2000 RPM+), you don't have to do anything. If you are putting around, the tractor will give you blinking lights to bump up the RPM's and it will do it by itself. You also have the option of parking the tractor and letting it regen while you do something else(still takes 2000 rpm's+). I was nervous as a cat the first time I had to do it, now I just let it do its thing. If you are working with low RPM's, it tends to regen more often than if you continually work at higher RPM's. Mine will regen about every 4hrs with low rpm running(moving hay, pushing brush piles), but will regen about every 12 hours or so if ran at 2000rpm's or more. You have to regen at 2000rpm(IIRC). There is a bypass button that you can push, that will let you finish what you are doing at a lower rpm, but you will still need to do the regen as soon as you are finished working. If you turn the tractor off, it resets the bypass and you will need to push it again. Most of the time, I am rotary cutting or pulling a disc and try to run at 2000rpm and just use the gears to control my speed. This way I don't have to worry about keeping tabs on pushing the bypass button. A regen takes about 15 minutes. Once you start using the tractor enough, you will notice a certain exhaust smell that comes when it is getting close to a regen. If you keep tabs on the gauges, you will see the regen light come on and you can make the choice to bypass or bump up your rpm's to let it work. I usually keep tabs on the gauges if I am using the rotary cutter as bluestem seeds get caught in the grill and block air intake and I am watching for over heating. Sorry for the run on, but I am trying to remember everything I know about the region's.

Thanks for the info

 

[ncnat]

What model do you have

2014

 

[Bullwinkle]

You're 6 or 7 years overdue on changing your hydraulic fluid, and your coolant wore out 2-3 years ago. Get ready to buy some parts.

Thanks Mark for the prompt

Had the JD dealer out to deliver a new lawnmower and had him look at the tractor. 550 hours. They have a 500 hour service package. Biggest thing is the front and rear axel oil. I have an appt set up to get it to the shop and back on schedule. I wouldn't have done this without your post. Thank you