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per
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Nicky
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| Looking good!
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hayguy
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Location: Southern Alberta
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| Yes Per, yesterday was sure a lot nicer than today, thank-you for sharing your pics. P.S. whats the wheel for on the front of Mrs' Per's loader?
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little bow rancher
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cowsense
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Location: Central Saskatchewan
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Per;
Wished you guys had shut the door; winter hit last night........looks like a week of cold before moderating.
How well do you like the Kubota.......was looking at them a couple of weeks ago. Salesmen said they have a new model coming out with a new improved cab style.Tractor pricing wasn't bad.......I just couldn't hack the lack of head room.
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per
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Location: SW Alberta
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The wheel on the loader is a bale unroller on the side of the spear tool bar. A trip to Princess Auto and 20 minutes of instalation gives hours of unrolling pleasure.
Cowsense, I like the Kubota in most aspects except it's cab is too small. We are comfortable in it and there is enough room but I would back away if I were a large statured man. A new cab design for North American sized folks would be my advise to Kabota. Other than that it is a real pleasure to operate. I would rent one for a week and give it a try.
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hayguy
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gcreekrch
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Location: west chilcotin bc
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myersfarm
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| could we get a better picture of the wheel on the loader......and how it works
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cowsense
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Location: Central Saskatchewan
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The wheel on the loader is a bale unroller on the side of the spear tool bar. A trip to Princess Auto and 20 minutes of instalation gives hours of unrolling pleasure.
Cowsense, I like the Kubota in most aspects except it's cab is too small. We are comfortable in it and there is enough room but I would back away if I were a large statured man. A new cab design for North American sized folks would be my advise to Kabota. Other than that it is a real pleasure to operate. I would rent one for a week and give it a try. |
Per; Salesguy stated that Kubota has completely redesigned the cab; about 6 inches more headroom; moved heater A/C unit & vents to side; added a sunroof and moved more controls to armrest console. Front cab pillars also removed for better visibility. Just announced & not sure of when availability will be.
Currently demoing a 5475 Massey; nice tractor but concerned that it doesn't have enough clearance for haying operations. McCormick MX 135 is next to try. Kubota's are tempting with updates but concerned with light weight & small frame size.........FEL tractors on a ranch tend to be used hard!
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per
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George
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Location: Knightstown, Indiana
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I lkie it! Only question would a wider tire work better?
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