Kubota Mini Excavator REPAIRED out of Warranty | Kubota KX71-3 Super Series

Kubota repaired our Kubota KX71-3 excavator out of warranty for our 20 acre farm / homestead in North Florida. Bonus Video 14
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[@PineyGroveHomestead]

After 4 weeks at the shop, "Precious" our Kubota KX71-3 excavator returns to the farm repaired and ready to work!! Our experience over 14 years of owning Kubotas is they build great equipment and stand behind it--this was no exception! For fun, watch us pick up an egg with Precious in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naireGqwjsiYi7M 😂

[@michaelmactavish4445]

$40,000 thats not bad its $98,000 at deere and cat dealer for same size wich cat and deere rediculas over priced

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@michaelmactavish4445 Yikes....at that price, we'd be shoveling a lot! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@michaelmactavish4445]

@@PineyGroveHomestead yeah thank goodness kubota saves money

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

This kind of story is why I bought Kubota! That is the way a company should stand behind their products. Very few companies will do that anymore. Good on Kubota!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

This story actually gets a little better Lucas. We'll reveal once the deal is completely done! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@180Floridalife]

Great run down on the fix on your machine 👍 glad Kubota made it right👍👍

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It definitely was a pleasant surprise! The dealer said they have a great success rate with Kubota repairing major items out of warranty that fail prematurely. Let's hope I don't have to test this theory any more with Precious! Thanks for watching. B&D

[@jamesscroggins3486]

Precious is a keeper! Keep the projects coming. 😎

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

She was missed for sure! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@robc6310]

That is good fortune and great news. We love Kubota products and its good to hear stories about them standing behind them. We just picked up a KX030 to use around our property but it's still snowy and frozen up here in Canada.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

It's definitely a good way for a brand to keep you from looking at different color equipment! Looks like the KX30 is the same size machine....~6300#. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@user-ij8ti7ll5o]

me to kx 30 and change oil every where and will use synthetic engine oil instead of hydraulic oil @@PineyGroveHomestead

[@OrangeismyNewGreen]

Wow $5k, you have a great dealer and Kubota came through 👍🏻. Glad the KX is working better 👍🏻. You got some good seat time with both tractors. Very good news story 👍🏻. Have a great week Brad 🙂🙋🏼‍♂️👍🏻

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Yes, we dodged a big bill there ....I should have lifted the floorboards and showed how small that swing motor is. Thanks for watching Luc. Take care. Brad&Deb

[@michaelmactavish4445]

yeah its sames at my dealer too buddy had $6,000 of repairs on his kubota excavator wich aint bad with cat and deere they would cost $15to $17,000 for repairs on there same size excavator wich cat and deere was rediculas over priced and lucky kubota was cheaper

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@michaelmactavish4445 I looked at CAT prices after we had one on the property putting in electric lines. No way we could justify a CAT on a farm! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

Glad Precious came out of "surgery" ready to go at it! Well done Kubota

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

She was "under" for 10 hours @ $105 per hour. Glad she snapped out of it quickly!! 💸 Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

@@PineyGroveHomestead expensive in my book. At least you didn't pay for the part.

[@wes700whuplebawnghit]

My local Dealer just quoted me a little over 50k for this model, including about 4k for the thumb. I may be picking up one this week that is 1 1/2 years old for a lot less!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

They have really shot up in price. You can save a lot of money used but there is risk. We have been fortunate with ours.

[@PaleHorseOutdoors]

Wow that's awesome of Kubota and your dealer. I'm sure you really missed having Precious for a while. Looks like a lot of fun doing that work. :)

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks for watching, David! 🙂 It was a tense two weeks waiting for them to call us with a diagnosis...and then immediate relief when they said Kubota was sending the part for free!! Brad&Deb

[@northeasterndirtandpropert7974]

Everybody builds a lemon once in a while.That machine should never have a bad motor or swing motor at those hrs.Kubota is top tier equipment and its nice to see them stand behind there products.Pretty rare are the issues you had.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We agree. Our dealer said the same thing. It is what it is....machine runs great and we have done a ton of work with it on our channel. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@JoeTheFarmer]

Love some great excavator content!!! I am jealous y’all. One day! Glad I found your channel and subscribed!

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Thanks Joe. There's lots of our excavator "Precious" on this channel and several more videos coming in the next few weeks. I can't stay off her!!! I saw your beautiful buck....go to our outdoors playlist and you'll see my "decent" Florida buck. 🦌 Take care. Brad&Deb

[@michaelmactavish4445]

@@PineyGroveHomestead thats why kubota dealer growing more kubota oil and filters sure are cheap for $40 for whole kit deeres here in pei $310for filter and 5 liter jug of oil wich rediculas thats why im glad kubotas are the worlds best products in the world

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@michaelmactavish4445 I've heard John Deere is pretty pricey for parts. Kubota's been good to me.....no need to switch. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@michaelmactavish4445]

@@PineyGroveHomestead yeah thats why kubotass useually has there stuff at affordable plus kubota donated $1billion dollars and food sand supplies to ukraine people wich kubota is deffently well caring company deere never donated anything to them

[@KentnDebi]

Nice result there for you Brad...now don't break it again 😉😂

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

I know, right. My heart can't take another month without Precious. Deb got some great seat time with her this past weekend that will be in an upcoming video. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@KentnDebi]

@@PineyGroveHomestead oh we'll look forward to that then. Debi enjoys seeing Deb on the 'tools'...when she was reticent about using the chainsaw Debi was saying "go on Deb, give it a go...I'd do that Kent" an I was thinking, oh I know you would, but I'd not be standing anywhere near you with a chainsaw in your hands...I watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre back in my youth 😂😂😂

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

@@KentnDebi There is more current stuff on Instagram. It takes awhile to get through editing so this whole video of Deb on Precious will publish in May/June. instagram.com/pghomestead/

[@KentnDebi]

@@PineyGroveHomestead we can wait...we don't do Insta, FB, Twitter, SnapChat etc. It's too toxic on those platforms for us even though our kids and Grandkids have them 😱 We're looking forward to seeing you drag fish out of your pond 👍👍👍

[@ericeckler8445]

Well, I guess you guys are lucky. I've had 30 Kubotas From ZD's, B's, BX's, L's, KX's and SV's and they don't give a crap unless you got KTAC! Which I did, and it saved me. $250 deductible, $9000 in damage to my L5740. 3 grand on a ZD326. Got a KX71-3 with 9000 hrs. The dealer replaced the brain and put on a thumb as part of the purchase. Engine smokes like an old steamer. Still runs like a champ if you put oil in it every 9 hrs.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

We are fortunate they covered it.

[@MrClivelupo]

As a new sub here, i like your videos, always differnt content and very intressting. I had a simillar experince with Toyota and my always Dealership like you said helped me a lot. My new car broke down two days out of warranty, the end result was the Engine was totally destroyed so my dealership had to pick me up. Straight away they gave me another car so i had something to drive. And here comes "Toyota Germany" in a big role. Toyota repaired everything on that car, gave me that borrowed car for free plus a two week vaccation with my wife in Spain. Could it be better ??

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Hey wait a minute, Kubota didn't say anything about a vacation!!! It's always nice to hear when big companies stand behind their products. 👍 Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@CBobbya]

Hi, what size truck are you pulling with please? I’m curious.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

1/2 ton pickup. 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 with 5.3L V8 and 6 speed auto transmission with tow package and after market brake controller. Truck is rated for 10,500 towing capacity. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb

[@zcavka916]

Why was the engine replaced?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Warranty paperwork says it was overheated. New one purrs!

[@jeffharrison7003]

$40k seems cheap. Would cost fortune in Canada.

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

They are $50K now.

[@robertnelson607]

You gotta work on using your feet 😉😂

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

You're not wrong! I tried some jump spins over a trench on video but they are so bad I'm not sure they will ever air! Take care. B&D

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

The irony of 'buy local' seems to be missed by this guy's orange paint. What about green or yellow? Yes, green and yellow source from around the world, but they're US companies.

[@fuqutube]

Truck too nice.. Excavator too nice.. Trailer too nice You named it precious? WTF ?

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

yes