Beeman said:
Scorpion5,
Sorry to tell you that Cub Cadet was bought out by MTD, which means most of that tractor is probably outsourced overseas.
Someone mentioned Ford tractors. There are no more Ford tractors or dealers, there is New Holland, Farmtrac, and Long.
You can easily find a very good used fullsize tractor with a loader for under $10k.
Shakeytails,
An 80-90hp tractor, what are you using that big a tractor for? Do you have a large farm?
Any tractor under 100hp, (for that matter any tractor, truck, or car) will have parts made from overseas. Many people consider Japaneese vehicles to be superior in quality to some made here in the USA. The problem is with these specific _China_ tractors - there is no support here in the USA for them, and they are of a very poor 'fit & finish'. They are being sold by mass liquidators with no follow-up support. Cub Cadet may not be what it once was, but it still has a dealer network 7 a parts supply system. _Much_ better than the low-cost China stuff.
I own 3 Ford tractors, 1 NH, 2 IHC, and 1 Oliver tractors. The only current name is NH, but I assure you Ford & the other tractors still exist, and are pretty well supported by their current dealer network.
If you round-bale hay, that's about the size tractor you need. for real tillage, you need bigger. Even the newer high capacity small square balers need about that hp. To run an 8' snow blower, you need about that hp. Just an average utility size tractor these days.
--->Paul