10-10-2004, 12:36 PM
We researched tractors here on the big island and learned a few things. Firstly, there isn't much of a used/reconditioned tractor market. Once someone has a tractor it lasts a long time, they us it up and then part it out....
Buying new is expensive. John Deere and Kubota are good lines but we decided to go with New Holland. Essentially a Ford product, the Hilo side dealer is Bacon Universal on Railroad. Clayton there did a great job of sharing information and providing us with good set up and follow-up service. I can highly recommend them. Like some of you, I plan on being around a while and don't want to pay someone else $40 an hour to mow. Now we can do our own landscaping, gardening, mini-farming and even lay in a road. Learning the country life....
May you live in interesting times.
Buying new is expensive. John Deere and Kubota are good lines but we decided to go with New Holland. Essentially a Ford product, the Hilo side dealer is Bacon Universal on Railroad. Clayton there did a great job of sharing information and providing us with good set up and follow-up service. I can highly recommend them. Like some of you, I plan on being around a while and don't want to pay someone else $40 an hour to mow. Now we can do our own landscaping, gardening, mini-farming and even lay in a road. Learning the country life....
May you live in interesting times.
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"