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  • Yosmonkol@piefed.socialEnglish
    14·
    4 days ago

    Good to hear that there is a domestic option but Mahindra, of India, and Kioti, of South Korea, have been making owner repairable tractors for years.

    • btsax@reddthat.com
      5·
      4 days ago

      Does Kioti actually have a reputation for reparability? Have been trying to find a small tractor lately

      • ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        4 days ago

        Kubota is probably the best price-to-value ratio in the small tractor market. Parts are much easier to get than some of these Chinese/Indian brands, and you will need to fix it, that’s the nature of a tractor.

        • btsax@reddthat.com
          1·
          4 days ago

          I have been trying to find a small Kubota from before diesel emissions got really cumbersome, but I am far from any population centers so there aren’t a lot of options on the used market. Trying for a Kubota or old Ford maybe

      • Yosmonkol@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        4 days ago

        Mahindra and Kioti have both service manuals and parts available. I’ve seen some people online complain about issues with specific dealers and having to wait for some parts to be shipped from overseas but that isn’t specific to those brands. I’ve never owned either one so YMMV.