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Originally Posted by Hambrospiper
First time poster, long time reader.
I have a couple of 9N's that are more projects in themselves than for getting projects done. Fun to restore, but not reliable when it comes to getting jobs done around the homestead. I want something I can get on and go and not have to dink around with for an hour or discover new problems each time I try to use the thing.
I have 10 acres of mostly Pine and granite on unlevel ground, nothing real steep. I'm looking for a new mid sized CUT around 30 hp for pulling stumps, moving large rock and dirt for garden and landscaping work and dealing with 700 ft of gravel driveway. Winters tend to drop to -20 F with about 2 ft of snow here in Eastern WA.
So far I've been looking at the Kubota B7800, Mahindra 2615 HST and the John Deere 3005. All run just over 20K with loader and backhoe attachments. To date I'm leaning heavily towards the Mahindra, but there are things I'm liking about the others as well. I'm also seeing many favorable reviews for Kioti. I'm over 6'-3" and around 200 lbs which makes some of these compacts awkward to get around in.
My wife's brother says go JD for resale value and my neighbor who's a mechanic says Mahindra is the most bang for the buck and then I hear many people say Kubota is the best for trouble free long term use, but parts are slow to come in when needed. All these dealerships are within 30 miles and all have good reputations for customer service along with 0% interest and financing.
Any additional input would be greatly appreciated.
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I have 10 acres of flat pasture land. Just traded my 2005 Kubota B7510HST/LA302 FEL (21 hp engine, 17 hp
pto) for a new Mahindra 5525 gear tractor (55 hp engine, 45 hp
pto) with the ML250 FEL (6-ft wide bucket). Financing: 0%/48 months. No backhoe.
No problem fitting yourself into the seat on the 5525. And with backhoe and FEL, you're probably looking at $25K.
The 30hp tractors you're looking at are nice, but my guess is you'll be looking for more horsepower soon after you purchase one of those. Bit the bullet now and get a big tractor that you won't outgrow for a decade or more.