Originally Posted by bigkid

I do agree with everything i have heard so far, especially about how kubotas hold their value. I was told that new L3940's equipped like mine are selling for 32,500 in my area and that i should be able to sell mine for 27,500. It has less than 100 hours on it, 724 FEL and BH90 bh, rear work lights and rubber pads on outriggers. I had one dealer offer 25,000 as a trade in price, others offered a little less but they also were asking for less for the new L39 so in the end things were almost identical. I did however have one dealer tell me that they could only give me 18,000 for mine on trade. I thought that was laughable, but if i am wrong in thinking that someone please put me in my place. In case anyone is wondering that place was messicks equipment in lancaster pa. I think they post on here as well which is how i learned of them. Maybe i shouldn't put that information on here but oh well to late now. Well my tough decision is still as it was yesterday. Very tough and a bit confusing because of all the variables but i do expect to talk to the yanmar dealer tomorrow so hopefully he has some good pricing for me that makes my decision a little easier. Oh and one more thing, the yanmar dealer is deffinitely not a mom and pop place. In fact they also sell New Holland and Kioti equipment and have been in buisness for many many years. Well i will keep you guys posted and keep all the feedback coming, it's deffinitely a great help. Thanks again to everyone.

Originally Posted by Ducati996

I don't believe Messick is here yet but I don't believe you posted anything wrong so don't sweat it. My impression why the numbers would be so low and off the mark technically is maybe two fold - it could be a honest mistake, wrong model quote or less major attachments. Or the most probable in my opinion is to steer away trade-In's since they may get stuck with stuff that doesn't move, or the pricing and financing make it more attractive to go new. Giving you such a low number may thwart you from going that route with them, and just buy it normally without trade-in. Just my thought on the possibility.

Originally Posted by bigkid

I have deffinitely thought about the whole selling vs trading in part of it and i am deffinitely going to try my hand at selling outright first. I live along a major highway in amish country so their are lots of farms around and i have been told because of the great farming business at this time many farmers are paying cash for equipment both new and old. I figure on a 100 hour kubota that has been garage kept and maintained by the book their has got to be someone that would like to save 5 thousand dollars. If i don't get any local attention i will indeed try e-bay or some other means of advertising. All i know is the day when i go to pick my my new tlb can't get here soon enough, but i guess i need to choose one first. Thanks again for the advice guys.I hope to get even more as the days go by.

Originally Posted by Chris2520

I looked at the CBL40. its a nice tractor. i have not seen one in person.
dont care for the funny looking loader arms. and low PTO HP.
but like Duc said. kubota dealers are everywhere. I never see yanmar
dealers. at least not around here. i would go with the Bota.
i personaly drove a L39 in Dirt , and its a sweet machine. No other TBL other than the M59 has all the options.

Chris...

Originally Posted by bigkid

The only other thing i was able to come up with was the tranny is so different in the 2 machines. GST in the L-39 puts lots of power to the ground but seems like it would slow production down a bit. The cbl-40 is like a hydro until it senses load and then switches to a second gear box similar to that of a manual tranny but you never have to clutch. I don't know which one is better but figured you guys could help me with that. Thanks again guys for all the helpful advice.