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Originally Posted by The Shadow  My old tractor died Tired of repairing old equipment but the new ones can get a bit expensive. Advise needed.
I need to maintain about 50 ac but I want it small enough to get into tight places along the creek with an old shredder to clear.
I think a 35 to 50 horse power will be enough to pull a 6 to 7 foot shredder or a plow. Looking at new...but not opposed to one a few years old.
So far I have looked at the New Holland, Farm Trac and Kubota...and an older Ford
Don't want to be constantly repairing and replacing parts...so what problems do I look out for and which models do I avoid?
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I assume you'll need an
FEL also.
I'm familiar with Kubotas (I owned a new 2005 21
hp B7510HST) and Mahindras (I now own a new 2008 5525). Owned the Kubota for 3 years. No problem after about 180 hours. The 5525 hasn't been used much yet, so I don't know about reliability.
My neighbor has a nice Kubota L4400 that has an
FEL with a 6-ft bucket. Nice machine. You could probably find a used 2006 model with
FEL for around $16K (
4WD, gear tranny).
My 5525 (54
hp engine, 45
hp pto, 2WD, gear tranny, power steering) has a 6ft
FEL bucket and cost about $17.5K new. A 2006 Mahindra 5500 (44
hp pto, 2WD, gear tranny) with
FEL might go for $14K.