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Three years ago I was trying to decide between a larger riding mower and a small tractor. I wound up deciding on a new Kubota B7300 with a 54" deck and loader. (cost $12k) It did not take long to realize that I had made a mistake. The tractor was too heavy to cut the lawn without leaving imprints, did not turn tight enough to mow well around the house and trees. It was lacking power steering, weight and traction needed to do much loader work and struggled to pull a 4ft loaded box blade. I had bar/turf tires, again trying to kill two birds with one stone.

I personally believe that if you get the BX you will soon want more "tractor" and will realize you just spent a lot of money for something mainly intended to cut grass and do very light duty chores. Taking the mower deck off and reinstalling it was a pain on the "B7300" and you had to remove it to get any ground clearance to utilize the tractor abilities. I damaged my deck several times by trying to do things with it mounted.....Then learned my lesson..I don't know about the "bx" but have the dealer demonstate the procedure, remembering that you will need a concrete road or drive to do this and will need to store the deck while it is off.

The "L" series is not even in the same league as the "bx" series. The "L" will cost you a time going back behind it mowing with a push mower to hit the spots it cannot reach, unless of course you have nothing to mow around. You have not mentioned the "B" series. Have you seen these?

Personally looking back at my decision, I would suggest that YOU look at the "b7500" for a compact tractor with a loader. This should cost you around 12,500 maximum. Then get an adequate riding mower to do the mowing. You will be able to purchase a nice riding mower for the price of the Kubota mower deck, around $2k. You could also consider the "L" but I believe that it would be too much to mow lawn. It would be great to brushhog and do dirt work. Compare the "L" with the "B". (omitting the "BX") It is like comparing a basic automobile to a luxury one. Decide if you want to shift and clutch or use hydrostat. The hydrostat is very nice. The "B7500" is the lowest price "b" with power steering. I would not consider the "7400" if you intend to use a loader.

Again personally, I have rectified my situation by purchasing a decent riding mower and trading my "B7300" for a new "B2910". So far I have no regrets, only a little more maintenace, and I now have a nice piece of equipment to mow with and an extremely nice and powerful compact tractor to "play" with. I just need more garage space :)

Hope you find something useful in this book I wrote,
Larry----

BX2200D 4WD new at the Dealer
Kubota Tractors
Replies 7 Post by LNL

I recently priced the B7500 in the Houston, Texas, market. The best price was $9950 for the tractor and $2325 for the loader (LA272), the 302 will be a couple hundred more. How does this compare to the prices you are being quoted? I usually take the best price in the market area for the multiple dealers we have and present it to "my" local dealer and he matches it. He never quotes me the lowest price at first..Just a game we play, I suppose. I price dealers within about 100 mile radius. I wound up buying the B2910 instead..Larry

B7500
Kubota Tractors
Replies 16 Post by LNL

Sounds a little steep to me. I have had the pleasure of owning a B7300 (also 4wd and HST) for the last 3 years, bought new in 1999. It is an impressive machine for it's size and hp..I paid $8495 (or there abouts) new for the tractor without any implements.
I just traded it for a B2910 that I am awaiting delivery. You may want to check on buying a new one, Kubota has some excellent finance plans going now. If you do decide to buy new, check out the B7500. It has power steering and more hp and you will get 3 years of warranty. No power steering was the downfall of the B7300, and also the 7400. If you do tight turns mowing or any loader work with these or the B7200 you will find out. I don't think the B7200 has p/s either. I traded my 1999 with FEL and 54" mmm for $8500 credit toward the B2910. Maybe this info will help....Larry

B7200 Value
Kubota Tractors
Replies 3 Post by LNL