David Stevenson says customers consider used equipment in this order: price, availability of financing, maintenance history, how the equipment was used and warranty availability.

The series includes 4 models: BX1880, BX2380, BX2680 and BX23S, which offers Kubota's exclusive Swift-Tach Loader and Swift-Connect Backhoe as standard equipment.

The Smart Path Systems precision products will be available at select dealerships nationwide for Kubota M, L and B-Series tractors, Kubota F-Series mowers and Kubota utility vehicles.

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Rural equipment dealers forecast another good year for overall and aftermarket sales, according to Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s 2017 Dealer Business Trends & Outlook survey, the magazine’s 9th annual. Despite the economic and social turbulence of an election year, these optimistic forecasts follow a very strong year for growth in 2016. Eighty-four percent of dealers think 2017 will be as good as or better than 2016 for total revenue and more than 90% think aftermarket revenue will also be as good as or better than last year. This compares with last year’s survey in which more than 88% of dealers expected 2016 to be as good as or better than 2015 for total revenue and more than 90% expected aftermarket revenue to be as good as or better than 2015.

The KX033-4 is powered by a 24.8 gross horsepower Kubota direct injection Tier 4 Final certified engine. Adjustable auxiliary hydraulics allow the operator to program up to five different oil flow rates, controlled from a new digital control panel.

Crown Power and Equipment Co., based in Columbia, takes over ownership in mid-January. Fritz Implement will become the seventh store in the Crown group in Missouri.

Palmer Equipment of Washington, Ga., participated in the donation. The dealership earned Kubota President’s Kaizen Award for Excellence two years in a row.