Cub Cadet XT3-GSX
 

Notice that Cub Cadet is offering a price reduction on the XT3 until the end of April.

http://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/cu...content=button

$4,699.00? For the tractor only?:bigthink:
Then you buy a deck, at what price?:bigthink:
WAY too much money...

The decks are listed on the site right below in the accessories portions.

FYI:

1971 Cub Cadet 129 list for $1,450.

Converting 1971 dollars to 2018 dollars, that Cub Cadet 129 would list for $8,981.40.

Kubota BX1880 with 54" deck list for $11,715. Now that is diesel and 4WD.

Never sat on one. I have been interested in their performance. There are members here who have them and others with the 2100 series. Most speak highly of them. $300 off is better than nothing. If you purchase one, we would like reports back on it's performance and any issues once in a while. :beerchug:

I actually already have the GTX2100, which is essentially the same tractor. Some improvements with the XT3, but mostly the same.

It is interesting that Cub Cadet considers the tractor the Series 3000. I was tracking down the manual on their website. I put in the serial number and that is how it was categorized. On other posts I have read others with the Series 3000 have noted similarities.

I was on Cub Cadets website and noticed the price reduction, so I thought I would pass it on.

I'm not sure I buy that whole inflation calculator stuff. If those numbers are true, they just made a lot more money than we do now (on aversge).

Comparing an XT3 to a Kubota is ridiculous. Not even in the same ballpark.

The amount of people on this site interested in those new machines are so few, that it isn't worth the time to advertise. Heck, most of us would rather argue about what piles of junk the new stuff is, than anything.

I like how the description says "automotive style" a for several things. For giggles I added one to the cart and found the 60" deck and added that, and the price was automotive style too, $6300... I'll stick with the $200 craigslist finds... :beerchug:

They have a sleeve hitch for it.

http://www.cubcadet.com/equipment/Pr...atalogId=14101

$250 for a cheapo manual lift sleeve hitch. Yeah, totally what I'd want.

You know in 40 years, I bet you still see the same Cubs we all have at plow days, and not one of these XT3's will be there.

So I think you missed the point. I was comparing the Cub Cadet 129 at the inflation price of $8981 to the Kubota at $11,715. I did that because today if you want to do the work the 129 was marketed for in the day, that is what you would get.

Also, a 1971 Ford F-150 cost $2,750 back in the day. So keep that in mind too.

I think the XT3 is a good for what it is. Not saying it is a utility tractor. And it is not a lawn tractor either. The price is good for what it is.

See, and that's why I don't buy the inflation calculator. Because if it's accurate, a new Ford F150 would be $17,000 today. That's a long way from what, $35,000 for a basic truck now? I mean, it's a fun comparison, but it is what it is. I didn't miss the point. I just disagree with the numbers.


Personally, I think the price is high for what it is.....

You couldn't buy an F-150 in 1971. Factory price for a 1/2 ton Ford, long bed, 2wd, 6 cylinder in 1971 was $2928. They actually got cheaper in 1972, to $2739. But by 1974 back up to $2975. Just providing some trivia for those who want to entertain the girls at the next cocktail party.:beerchug:

(p.s. the F-150 Series didn't start until 1975)

So how about this, if you don’t want to use the inflation calculator.

The Cub Cadet 129 at $1500 was half the cost of the Ford 1/2 ton pickup at $3000.

So you may think the XT3 is high priced today. But wow was that Cub Cadet 129 high priced in its day.

Thanks for the update on this. I did this quickly at lunch, so my research was not as complete as I wanted. I did get the price close.

Nah, Ford trucks were cheap. I can tell, as I see more Cubs from the 70's still being used than Ford trucks. :biggrin2::biggrin2:

:biggrin2::ExtremeFunny::LMAO1::ROTF1::ROTF2:

Hey, now wait a second!

Not intending to hijac the thread, but since Ford p/u's came into discussion, here is my '78 Ford. I got it in 1987 and drove it daily for 15 years, then I took about 3 years piddling with it. Ironically, now it just always seems take up the space I need for for my next project. In my heart I place a value on it which is unrealistically high, but my head throws out the reality card. I need some room, any takers??

I see you're in PA, go drive that thing around in Carlisle at a Ford Nationals car show with a for sale sign in the window, you might get a bite.

Nice! :beerchug:

When you say 3 years "piddling" with it, I assume that's when you fixed it up "purdy"? :biggrin2:

And I kind of agree with you about this. These new pick up's are way over priced. All I'm looking for is a new truck, 4x4, short bed, regular cab and instead all I get sold on is the 4-door crap.
A known fact is that a IH Cub Cadet model 1650 had a list price of $3, 120.00 in what, 1974? And yet people are amazed when I suggest to them, a person could have bought a new "economy" car back then. I bet the new XT3-GSX would blow the doors off a old, whooped-as*'ed JD 318 in the mowing field, and if I wanted to spend the cash to get the new Cub, I'd prove it!

:BB&YS:

Edit: Jon, don't go away mad! I know the 318 JD is a better built GT, and proven. Pretty much you got a better product then. My 1982 F100 is proof. I also owned a 72' F100 among a lot of great trucks. Ok, now,... I don't know of a GT today that is so priced that one could come near, or purchase a new car or truck as did back in the 70's. What most people forget, is that the all mighty Dollar was prolly worth a $1.25 back then, as now it's worth might be like .45$ .

Amen to that! What I would say is that today, in a dollar sense, I probably have ten times the amount of money and other assets that I had back then. But when I look around I don't really have ten times what I had back then.

automotive style " beltless" direct shaft drive . That is funny.