Kubota 3540 or JD 3520?

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Im going to buy a new tractor soon, possibly tomorrow.

Im looking at the Kubota 3540 and the John Deere 3520.

Im on the fence for which one. I currently have a JD 2305 and need to ad a bigger tractor to my fleet.

Im going to get it with an enclosed cab.

Opinons on either?

Thanx

[Marek]

I have a 3240 Kubota with cab and love it .We have over 700 hrs on ours. Who is your Kubota dealer over there. I know there are several Deere dealers. What is the price differance between the two ? Kubota has zero percent , what does Deere offer ?

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Burke Equipment is the only Kubota dealer near by up in Seaford DE, but they will moving to Delmar DE soon which is closer to Salisbury.

The Kubota is $31500 with no money down 0% for 72 months.

The JD is $33,900 0% for 72 mnths as well.

I still havent gone back to the JD dealer yet to get a counter offer. I assume they will come close,

So the final will most likely come down to which ever tractor I want for almost the same price.

[LawnCareNoobie]

Im going to buy a new tractor soon, possibly tomorrow.

Im looking at the Kubota 3540 and the John Deere 3520.

Im on the fence for which one. I currently have a JD 2305 and need to ad a bigger tractor to my fleet.

Im going to get it with an enclosed cab.

Opinons on either?

Thanx

I use a 3720(next size up) with a cab almost daily at my job. Great machine all around don't think you will be disappointed with 3520. Can't say anything about Kubota haven't used that model or any close to it.

[Marek]

As much as I like my Kubota I would think the Deere would be your best choice as you have several Deere dealers with in 30 min drive.

[jbrockmann]

Burke Equipment is the only Kubota dealer near by up in Seaford DE, but they will moving to Delmar DE soon which is closer to Salisbury.

The Kubota is $31500 with no money down 0% for 72 months.

The JD is $33,900 0% for 72 mnths as well.

I still havent gone back to the JD dealer yet to get a counter offer. I assume they will come close,

So the final will most likely come down to which ever tractor I want for almost the same price.

Where did you find the 72 months 0% at? I looked on the Kubota website and only saw up to 48 months for 0%. I'm looking for a different piece of Kubota machinery and trying to see if I'm missing something somewhere.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

On Kubotas website it shows 0% up to 60 months and the dealer has the option to make is 0% for 72mnths but it will cost the buyer 3% of the purchase price

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Its looking like Ill be going with the John Deere. I should have it within a week.

[lawn king]

4 years of trouble free commercial operation on my 3540!

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

The main reason Im going with the JD over the Kubota is the service. I can get a machanic to my tractor wherever it is 24 hrs a day. Since the prices were just about the same in the end thats the main reason Im going with JD.

I did like many items on the Kubota. I liked the way they set up thier cruise control, I liked the cab set up, and I do feel like its a bit beefier than the JD, but I kind of want a bit smaller in size tractor. I like the fact that the skid steer buckets and regular tractor buckets are all interchangeable.

On the Jd I like that ease of removing the bucket. I like that the JD has more pto power. Both tractors ahve 37 hp, but the Kubota only puts 28 to the pto, the Jd puts 30 to the pto.

[Marek]

Which trans does the Deere have ?

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

The JD has the Hydro. The Kubota had thier version of the hydro as well.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

I went with the JD 3520. I picked it up on Mon. Ill post some pics asap.

[Marek]

With good Deere dealers so close by seemed like the way to go. Do you do any snow removal over there ? My dad lives in Quantico, keeps telling me to move over there , its like a different world on the shore.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Hey,

Yes we do a good amount of snow plowing over here, when we actually get snow.

Yeah its different over on this side of the bay lol

[Marek]

My brother in law is hoping to keep my people (as he calls people from the western shore) over here by raising the toll at the bridge.

[7 IRON]

[QUOTE=ClassicLawnCareInc;4209894]I went with the JD 3520. I picked it up on Mon. Ill post some pics asap.[/QUOT

Nice Choice:weightlifter:

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

I finally took some pics of my 2011 John Deere 3520.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

It has the upgraded tires and wheels, radio just about every option except for the upgraded air seat it doesnt have that

[Ridin' Green]

It has the upgraded tires and wheels, radio just about every option except for the upgraded air seat it doesnt have that

What do you mean by upgraded wheels and tires? Are you talking about it having the R4's instead of the R3 turfs?

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

They put bigger wheels and tires on it. It has the 27x8.5-15 in the front and 43x16-20 in the back. They are wider and taller than the stock wheels from the factory.

[Ridin' Green]

I had the dealer do that to my 4500 when I bought it, but he didn't refer to it as an upgrade.

That's a nice tractor, and I think you made a good decision. I like the fact that Deere uses wet clutches for everything on their premium tractors vs the dry clutches that Kubby uses for theirs. Both are nice tractors and either would serve you well though.

[JB1]

i got a kubota 3540 last december, have never had a hydrostat in a tractor and I really like it, very smooth.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

I guess they call it an upgrade for the tires and wheels b/c they cost more than reg wheels. Its like buying upgraded wheels from the factoryon a new truck. They call that an upgrade b/c they cost more.

[Ridin' Green]

I guess they call it an upgrade for the tires and wheels b/c they cost more than reg wheels. Its like buying upgraded wheels from the factoryon a new truck. They call that an upgrade b/c they cost more.

Yea, and that makes them an upgrade for dealer. LOL

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Haha yeah thats true

[Marek]

Classic has that always been your shop? Went to my dads for Thanksgiving and saw your trucks sitting there when I went by.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Nah I've only been there since April. We were only the other side of town until then. Your from the other side of the bridge aren't you?

[Marek]

Yea but my dad has a farm right down the road from your shop ,and I know the guy who has the house for sale just down from your shop.

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

Ah gotcha. Yeah I don't know to many people around there lol. Weve been slowly fixing up tht property, the old owner left it in pretty crappy shape. We actually just went to settlement on it last week. It took the bank forever to get the deal done.

[Marek]

Its a nice yard in a good area but seems like a small shop

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

The building is 60x40. It fits everything that I wana keep out of the rain. Plus with the 3 acres I can always add another building.

[Marek]

Really . I didnt think the building was that large. Shades of green , I think that his company name , used to live in the house on the corner that is for sale he moved down the road to a waterfront that has a shop on it. What happened to the guy that was in the location you are in ?

[ClassicLawnCareInc]

The guy that had the shop before me worked with a bank to do a short sale b/c he was downsizing. It was the company named Water Works. He didnt need the shop or land.