Thanks ducati and douster for your feedback. I agree that i have a tough decision as well and i agree that dealer support is a big part of a purchase of this magnitude. I Have a kubota L3940 that i will be selling and the dealer i bought it from has been very good to deal with. I also was lucky enough to find a dealer for yanmar the same distance from home just in the opposite direction of the kubota dealer and they have been great in this whole shopping and comparing process as well. I do have a few questions that i need a little help with. The kubota has 3 hydraulic pumps and the yanmar has 2 variable piston pumps. If you look at the Bh hydraulic flow rate you get 18.2 from what i can gather for the kubota vs 22 for the yanmar. It's weird that the kubota has 3 pumps vs 2 pumps but they have less flow rate to the backhoe. I guess that may just be because of the way yanmar builds their hydraulic systems which i have been told is one of their strong points along with their reputations for motors and trans building. Any other info is more than welcome as i still have some thinking to do and need all the help i can get so i don't have to do this again next year. Thanks again to all those who are able to help |