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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Kubota
04:45 John Deere
07:33 Kioti
10:33 TYM
12:43 LS
14:56 Lube Shuttle
16:34 Yanmar
19:39 Solis
20:44 Massey Ferguson

[charlesperry]

More great, unbiased, information. A friend of mine is the head Massey tech at a local dealership. He is adamant that Massey will continue to support their subcompacts. They continue to update the line. That is one reason that I purchased a GC1723E. Deere's push to consolidate dealerships into huge conglomerates will bite them in the end. AGPRO bought all of the local dealers and their service has gone downhill fast. I may have to finally retire my wife's 425 which she dearly loves. Every maintenance/repair trip over the past two years has been a disaster.

[joshua]

Great video and some great info. bought my first tractor last year which was a Kubota l2501 and I love it. the dealer was awesome with everything. i am now addicted to tractors.

[chrisbuxton]

Tim is great with his videos and information. Guys find a tractor and dealer you like and enjoy owning it. Like Tim always says lots of good choices and just because you didn't buy a certain brand doesn't mean its a bad tractor. Enjoy your tractor and leave it there. Thanks again Tim, you do a great job!

[SM-cgdc]

I bought my l3400 in the spring of 05 and I love it. I bought it to do excavation for my business. I now use it for everything and love it. In 18 years, I’ve had three problems with it. The fuel cap cracked, but I always tightened it fairly snug. The foot gas pedal wore through on the top, so I had to turn it around. The rubber suction line above the break pedals cracked and started leaking, $36 later and it’s good. Not bad for all the things I’ve asked of it. The Firestone tires on mine developed some cracking on the rear tires, as I plow snow in our developed, I probably should replace them soon. A lot of YouTubers hate on Kubota, but I love mine. Will always stand behind them.

[russellbelliveau]

Thanks for taking the time to do this series very interesting and informative.

[jasonvanoss]

Good video and I’m glad you pointed out dealer support issues with some of these and yamar and Deere differences

[cwolf]

Lube shuttle is amazing. The best greasing solution.
You can see how much grease is in the tube.
You can change grease cartridges simply and easily.
You don’t have that big rod sticking out, getting in the way.
LockNLube tip is the icing on the cake.

[tomperley]

Interesting video! You mentioned the Allis Chalmers and International Farmall’s early contributions in the small farm tractor, but you didn’t mention that was where Ford started with the 9N and 8N, and then there was Deere who manufactured the H and L, which were both replaced by the M and later the 40/400 series. My father convinced my grandfather to buy a Farmall A to replace the horses on the farm I grew up on in New England, that was later augmented, then replaced by a JD M, and supplemented with a MT and a B. I still have the M with many of the JD Quik-tach implements, which was their attempt to compete with Ford-Ferguson’s 3 Point Hitch system (we know who won there, lol). I also have a JD 850 and a 2nd gen 2025R, so 3 generations of John Deere’s compact offerings. Alway’s enjoy your video’s and commitment to get the facts vs opinions.

[JCWren]

One thing I wish Lube Shuttle would add to their guns is Zerk fitting that's welded to the top. The Lock'n'Lube gun has one, and it's a great way to form a hose loop to hang it, and to keep the Lock'n'Lube fitting clean. And, for the record, I've had one grease tube where the follower came out sitting on the shelf and left me a nice mess. Also had two in a box that were squeezed out, courtesy of UPS. Regardless of those couple incidents, I still really like the entire system.

[Kcolby]

I’m another well satisfied Lube Shuttle customer, along with the Lock’N’Lube! Well done, and I would say, a comprehensive presentation. Blessings.

[biglarge]

Love my cabbed Kioti 7320. Hopefully it holds up over time. Do mostly loader work on the property.

[toddsoutsideagain]

Another great video for those of us looking to get a tractor someday! TYM certainly got my attention by working with some of the channels I follow. Before that I had never really heard of the brand! Really like their tractors and they can send me a tractor anytime to use on my firewood channel!🤣 I’m getting old and a tractor needs to happen. Great video Tim👊🏻—TOA

[philirwin]

My dad had a kubota 7100 in the 70's. He loved it. I got a 2305 and it is the yanmar built tractor. Love it. So do my family and friends when they need help.

[ffc]

Again you are so good at presenting good information that we should know, thanks for the research .
Thanks for sharing.
Be well be safe

[peterferguson]

I have a Massy 1725m with 380hrs on it no problems !! love it

[hphillips]

I appreciate the information and how you update and correct statements from previous videos

[jeromebecigneul]

Tim I think you short changed LS a little. They make a huge line of tractors plus what they make for CNH. LS's big problem is their dealers. Deere, Kubota will service their tractors no matter who you buy it from. LS has dealers that will only service a tractor they sold. Which in my point of view is something they better fix or they will go down the tubes. I have an MT342HC. I started with a Kubota BX2200. Great little tractor tough as nails. Only repair were front and rear axle seals and a blown hydraulic hose with 1900 hours on it. Bought 11 acres with 8 acres trees which has about 3 acres falling down ash trees. BX couldn't handle that type of work so bought the M342. LOVE it. And this winter with the snowfalls we've had that cap with heat and air is fabulous. I recently priced what the Kubota would have cost me feature to feature comparison. $30, 000 more than I paid. So LS is my choice.

[malcolmtaylor]

Thank you Tim. I appreciate that you include brands other than the Orange and Green. I went with TYM last week primarily because of price as I am recently retired. Your information is encouraging as I found the higher price tags a little out of reach for me. I have a dealer who serves well. I would say that your tips, advice, and information were primary influences in my decision process in my tractor purchases.
You influence many folks brother. 👍. Good work! Thank you!

[billwright]

I looked really hard at the Yanmar tractor. Drove one a couple different times. I was on the fence on whether to buy the John Deere 5067e or the 57 horse Yanmar cab tractor. The Yanmar transmission scared me away. To complex and so many gadgets built in that I was afraid of having expensive failures later in the life of the tractor. To me simplicity was more value in a tractor. So I opted for the John Deere 5067E cab tractor with the power reverser transmission. No regrets what so ever. I spent more but I feel like I got more tractor. Love my green tractor! Keep up the good videos Tim!

[watershedoverlook]

Appreciate all the time and research that went into putting this together, thanks.

(Also love that the LX was prominently places throughout! 😉👍😎)