Finally gave in. Bought a 2006 kx91-3 with 244hrs. Beatiful condition. Not excactly sure what I'm going to do with it yet.
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New Kubota
- Thread starter nobull1
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coopers
Senior Member
nobull, I've seen pics you have been posting but they're not of an ORANGE machine...what's up? 
Nice machine. I haven't ran a new Kubota yet, last new machine I ran was a Cat mini. Man was it a nice step up from the old machines of yester year. Our local Kubota dealer has been telling me how good the new machines are. May have to rent one and give it a test drive. Thanks!!!
nobull1
Charter Member
nobull, I've seen pics you have been posting but they're not of an ORANGE machine...what's up?
What pic's ? Other than my 763 Bobcat skidsteer Nothing has really changed..........I don't think. Just getting up to 800 hours on the KX91-3 and nothing yet but regular maintenance.
coopers
Senior Member
Oh, I guess I should look back, haha, I thought I saw you post a pic of a yellow machine...I stand corrected. Glad you still have orange!
woodchuck2
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I just purchased a mid 90's PC40R (grey Market) after running the machine for about 4 hours ran her out of fuel, fueled her up and in about an hour she started to bog down until I went foward and back with the tracks and she'd rev up again. then about every 25 minutes she'd bog down and I'd have to go foward and back with the tracks to get her to rev up again to finish the job I was doing... any ideas boys...
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X2 on fuel filter, did you buy this from Carroll Equipment?
CMSMOKE
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stormdodger
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Big daddy
Member
Nice kubota!I too just bought a new kx71-3 and Quality steel and aluminum 5 -ton dumptrailer and a f-350 dually.I can`t wait to get started.What is the hourly rate in N.S. ?I was going to charge $60.00/hour.
coopers
Senior Member
Big Daddy, you got pics of the new toy? Kubota is a great product!
Big daddy
Member
Hey coopers!got some pic`s ,but not sure how to upload them?
Hendrik
Senior Member
I should think it depends on the type of job and if they require paperwork...........
Also you may want to think about a stand by rate and a minimum charge, for example traveling an hour each way for a half hour job is not going to make you rich. Some operators specify a minimum of 2 hrs or charge a traveling fee over certain distances.
The tricky part is you don't want to undercut the other operators in your area but by the same token they may be a bit quicker at doing the job, so I may suggest charging a bit under the going rate until you have established yourself.
Squizzy246B
Administrator
Have a read here...and that thread will probably be updated soon.
https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=2284
nobull1
Charter Member
At present in our area (Halifax) $60.00 per hour would be on the low end. When first starting out that would probably be a good price. If you charge too little you will be the a$$ of the locals and don't expect any good words from them. If you are competitive in price you will get more respect and probably as much work. Check what your competitors are charging before you set your rate.
93turbo
Member
nice looking machine nobull whats the size and specs on her
nobull1
Charter Member
It is a 2004 KX91-3 with steel tracks,29?hp, 24" bucket, tinted glass, weight 7500 lbs, manual thumb (free). 800 hours and only a leaky o-ring in first couple of months of ownership other than that 0 issues. One owner one operator, me.
pipeliner66
Member
Nice Machine for sure, the local gas company I work for is replacing there 580's with the same machine, the operators & laborers seem very happy with the change:drinkup