Why do I do this to myself? I should have learnt by now!

We bought a Kubota L4200 from an auction, but I think I paid too much this time. Big Fail. But we will have to see what happens at Auction in a few week to see if we won or lost. #tractor #auction #farmequipment #farmauction #buyingandselling #makingmoney #profit #profitandloss
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[@ianphilips2291]

Good clean by rich and good sales pitch James you never know someone will be interested

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thanks Ian 👍🏼

[@DanielPurvis-q7m]

Hi James, Don’t be embarrassed it happens to the best of us but I’d appreciate it if you would like to pay far to much for my gear that we spoke about lol.😂

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Hahaha, thanks Dan 👍🏼

[@vintagetractorollie9421]

At least you being honest with the tractor most wouldn’t be honest keep it up

[@finditfixitfarmit]

It’s the best and only way 👍🏼

[@stephenkelly2067]

Have a wee l3600 bought my dad last year as a toy and in honesty its great wee machine I have the 6 ft topper on it all summer very handy

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Awesome little tractor 👍🏼

[@SeanieD1968]

Nice little tractor

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@DJC995]

That don't look to bad James Rich polished it up well would think your get your money back 🤞 Farm hand flat 8 grab Thanks again

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thanks Darran, yeah should be ok, we will see.

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Hi James + Rich, Looking good the Kubota a spit and a bit of polish good as new ,just a few little jobs like the head light some thing to do with that lose wire just need a few connecting blocks that will sort it. Lucky pulling that nail out just stuck in the tread, that happened to me 2 years ago in my Avensis went to my car saw a screw in the tread near the side wall drove it carefully to the tyre place about 200 meters from my place thinking the worse the fitter looked at it and I thought here we go got a screwdriver and it came off the tyre was fine it was just the head of a snapped screw and 2mm wedged in the tread, no puncher and no damage, that was the cheapest tyre repair I ever had ,Phewww!! he said no damage no charge. I think you will get your money back, I would try £5250 and if you knock £200 of the price you broke evens, it's worth a go. As always a great video catch you soon Take care

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thanks Shaun. That was lucky, always a good feeling when you have a win like that 👍🏼

[@Gordon_L]

I did a quick search for this model in Australia , machinery sites , one was sold at $12,950 + GST which is 10% , 3430 hours , a/c cab , another was asking $16,000 GST inclusive , rops only no cab , 2875 hours . For reference your £5000 is $9500 AUD . I think that would sell easily with a bit of profit if it were here in the antipodes

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thanks Gordon 👍🏼

[@dannnyturner9399]

Don't be embarrassed mate we all make mistakes. I done it so many times and been mugged of clean her up and sale her on see if u can get even on it . I notice some site don't let u zoom in etc or see full description

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Thanks danny, law of averages

[@BillCoxoutfit]

It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it! If that tractor could speak it would say " I'm tired Boss!😳 Actually for that many hours it sounds good 👍

[@andrewjohn7952]

I do a bit dealing. It’s a tad OTT but not bad, it’s mechanically sound. Hours are not too bad. I would be advertising that tractor for around £6600 after some minor repairs to the bonnet etc.

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Still a bit of money left in it for you Andrew, do a deal? 😉

[@tinkeringtaylor3053]

Nice little tractor, be handy for a smallholding or a landscaper, i noticed some bends in the skirts at the bottom of the bonnet are the tyres hitting them when turning 🤔👍

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Yeah it would be perfect, thanks Nev 👍🏼

[@glyndavies591]

Tractor is tidy useful tractor for someone but i dont think you will get all your money back but it has got 4 wheel drive which is a bonus worth about just under 4 grand in my opinion

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Yeah I’m of a similar view

[@fiveminuteman]

Marteye really does need upgrading, you know if you can look at the prices items sold for? Web version doesnt seem to show sold prices. Ever go to Hussies in Exeter way? BTW what is the height of the Kubota to the roof as I wouldnt mind a cabbed Kubota and could put it under my car port i haven't built yet😂

[@bobbrooks266]

Seems cracking little tractor. My forestry winch would fit well

[@matthewgray3375]

nice tractor! I have a customer with a L4310 and it runs like a top, has more hours then yours on it

[@artstudio9673]

I bought a 4200 at the end of 2019, no cab, had Kubota front loader, Bradco backhoe (less than 40 hrs on it) a little over 1000 hours and paid 3x as much! I guess I got hosed but I do love the tractor and don't put many hours on it, It came with an extra set of lawn tires front and back.....I should try and sell those since I will never use them. Here in USA what do you think I can get for mounted tires/rims?

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Bet here they would be £1000-£1500 for a used set I recon.

[@PVAglue-fi4kc]

The true price of anything at auction is the bid after the third bidder drops out. After that it's only you and the other bidder to push the price up, and if you weren't there, the other bidder would have bought it at that price.

[@JonDingle]

Well you paid too high a price for it. However, if you bought it with a view to putting it to work, for example, as a scraper tractor on a dairy farm then you would get money back on it because it is earning its keep. Buying it to sell on and at auction, £3,000-£3500 tops. The problem with a tracto like that is size. Too small for a lot of jobs, too old and too big for some jobs. Where are a dairy farmer might have a budget of £5k to buy a scraper tractor then that is ideal. It has a cab, get all the lights working, make sure the brakes and mehanicals are fine and stick it in the Farmers Guardian or a local farmers auction cleaned and ready for work and away it goes.
It would then take a valuable classic like a Fergy 135 or Ford 4000 off scraping slurry and into restoration whilst the Kubota with a cab and hopefully a working heater scrapes the rest of its life away!

[@Fireman9ify]

If we don't take any chances we will never fail, but if we don't take any chances we never progress. New money buys new goods and other opportunities,that what a wise man told me, if I was a pound behind him I would be happy

[@finditfixitfarmit]

100% it’s all part of the game.

[@nickhill3362]

It you don't do bad deal occasionally you will never do a good one 😂😅

[@finditfixitfarmit]

100% law of averages

[@haggiscollectibles]

Im interested in taking this if you can let me know how to reach you

[@johnearle6667]

I wouldn’t have paid any more than £2500/£3000 for That tractor

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Were you the under bidder? 😉

[@russellpetrie119]

try t cut and wet rag elbow grease on the perspects

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Yeah for sure 😉

[@mikeclark4416]

I doupt very much if your the first one do you ?

[@bryanwalkerCT7729]

Daily dose of reality ❤❤❤
Have you noticed any strange films on water?
#MHLivingHistoryLeapyear2024

[@russellpetrie119]

maybe keep it use it on the farm slowly fix it use in vlogs how to vlogs try gain some money back

[@finditfixitfarmit]

I’ve currently got 8 tractors, I need to sell a few haha.

[@russellpetrie119]

@@finditfixitfarmit get all 8 for sale keep the one that dont sell or sells last

[@cliffordjordan2129]

Cheap yard scraping tracto

[@finditfixitfarmit]

Yeah it will be for sure and do someone proud 👍🏼