Kioti, John Deere, New Holland or Kubota

[HighGrass]

In less then a year, I will be taking the plunge and buying a 4WD tractor to compliment my equipment Inventory. I will need a loader, snow blower, york rake and cab. The horsepower should be no less than 50 and Hydro is a must.
Any comments would be very helpful.

[dbear]

Any of the brands you mention would probably be just fine. The dealer, for me, is the maker or breaker. It's because of that that I'd drop Kubota (both local dealers are arrogant jackwagons). I'd also add Massey Ferguson (http://www.masseyferguson.com/agco/mf/na/) to the mix.

The folks over at TractorByNet (http://www.tractorbynet.com/) have a ton of real world experience with all those brands, plus a bunch more. I've been having some problem loading their site the last couple of days, so don't be surprized if it the link doesn't work.

Good luck and happy hunting.

[lawn king]

I have logged thousands of hours on 3 kubota tractors, since 2000. Never once has one of my tractors broke down on a job. Never once has one of my kubotas had to go back to the dealer for a serious repair! You will pay more for the kubota, but you get what you pay for!