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My expereince, although just a new owner of a Chinese tractor, is that I was not willing to pay $5 to $9 thousand more for the refinements provided by Kubota, JD, or Kioti. The tractor I bought, Task Master 438, works fine.

Task Master Tractors Are they any good
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Replies 46 Post by STSIMON

Thanks.

This is a 2003 38HP task master with fourwheel drive & a frontend loader. It weighs about 3300 and has power steering. It does not have the Hydrostatic Transmission so it works my left leg a little but it mainly stays in creaper gear anyway.

I've been pulling out small stumps (mainly pine of 2 to 4 inches) and moving a lot of brush (13 acreas). I plan on putting on a woodchipper and blade on the back.
Price was the driver as my wife gave me a 15-K limit for the tractor and a heavy duty trailer (10000lb)which I came in at $15,500 with shipping.

Only have about 30 hours -- no problems except for the battery. Also it tends to be cold nature -- a lot of cranking to start it when its cold (around 25 degrees or less). There is no glow plug on it but I don't know if that would help.

American Battries for Chinese Tractor
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Replies 4 Post by STSIMON

If you only have 3 acres, I don't think you need a 12 to 15-K tractor. I just bought a Chinese tractor for 15 acres and its doing fine. I'm not doing much with it except for moving wood, scaping the road and mowing. I saved over 5-K on a 38 hp tractor. If I was running a farm, maybe I consider spending the extra cash. check out these site: http://www.ccequip.com/taskmaster.htm or http://www.tractors-etc.com/tasmastmuttr.html. These are the ones I've deat with but there are a number of improved (americanized) chinese tractors out there.

Gray Market Compacts
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Replies 6 Post by STSIMON

Already did and my father contacted you.

Golden Bulldozer
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Replies 3 Post by STSIMON

I just spent 2 months looking and ended up buying a Task Master -- saved over 5 thousand over Japanese and "american" == http://tm-tractors.com/

What would be best
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Replies 7 Post by STSIMON

I have been looking for the past two months for something a little larger -- I ended up with a Task Master which is Chinese but saved $5-K over the japenese models. Its an option if you are budget is tight and you aren't running a farm. www.ccequip.com http://tm-tractors.com/

What Tractor JD NH or Kubota
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Replies 13 Post by STSIMON