Good morning: Only my second post on the board, so be gentle.... I am a first time CUT buyer. The CTO is herself very enthusiastic, so this shoudl actually be kind of fun! Sorry for the long post.
I am looking for a CUT to maintain my 5 acres (2-3 of which is wooded). Need to be able to rough cut the wooded area (mostly grasses and small saplings, nothing larger than 1") several times a year, move dirt, stone, mulch, etc, plant trees, maybe dig some small trenches, etc. I may mow with it, but we are not yet sure if we want to use a tractor or ZTR for that.
I am therefore thinking I want a FEL, BH and rough cut (maybe 5', but 4' would be ok too probably). I would like something that has a MMM option too in case we wanted to use it for that as well. I would also like to be able to pull a roller, etc. as my riding mower needs replaced as well. Hence the uncertainty on whether to use this as a mower or get a ZTR.
Here are the dealers within 30 or so miles of me.
Kioti - 0
NH - 3
Mahindra - 0
Kubota - 3
JD - 7
Cub/Yanmar - 1
MF - 3
You end up about 50 miles out to get a Kioti or Mah dealer.
One of the local JD dealers comes VERY highly reomended from 3 or 4 of the locals. The closest NH dealer (he has 2 of the 3 NH dealerships) does not. Three freinds who purchased NH CUTs said they will not purchase NH next time, primarily because of the dealer. The Kubota dealer, from what I can tell, is good.
So, I am leaning on the Kubota and JD models since having a good dealer is important to me.
We did stop and look at the Cub EX3200 a couple days ago just for yucks. I think it is probably more than we need for the ongoing work we'll be doing once we get the initial work completed. Again fwiw, the off the cuff quote was about $23 for the FEL, BH and tractor.
In looking at the JD stuff, the 2520 seems like a good fit. For kubota, the b2630 seems like a reasonable choice. Any others I should be looking at.
Anyone have any comments on these two CUT's? The good, bad, and ugly comments are welcome. ANything comparison wise I should be on the look out for? Any idea about specific BH or FEL options? Pricing?
Thanks in advance for the help!!
Scott
I am looking for a CUT to maintain my 5 acres (2-3 of which is wooded). Need to be able to rough cut the wooded area (mostly grasses and small saplings, nothing larger than 1") several times a year, move dirt, stone, mulch, etc, plant trees, maybe dig some small trenches, etc. I may mow with it, but we are not yet sure if we want to use a tractor or ZTR for that.
I am therefore thinking I want a FEL, BH and rough cut (maybe 5', but 4' would be ok too probably). I would like something that has a MMM option too in case we wanted to use it for that as well. I would also like to be able to pull a roller, etc. as my riding mower needs replaced as well. Hence the uncertainty on whether to use this as a mower or get a ZTR.
Here are the dealers within 30 or so miles of me.
Kioti - 0
NH - 3
Mahindra - 0
Kubota - 3
JD - 7
Cub/Yanmar - 1
MF - 3
You end up about 50 miles out to get a Kioti or Mah dealer.
One of the local JD dealers comes VERY highly reomended from 3 or 4 of the locals. The closest NH dealer (he has 2 of the 3 NH dealerships) does not. Three freinds who purchased NH CUTs said they will not purchase NH next time, primarily because of the dealer. The Kubota dealer, from what I can tell, is good.
So, I am leaning on the Kubota and JD models since having a good dealer is important to me.
We did stop and look at the Cub EX3200 a couple days ago just for yucks. I think it is probably more than we need for the ongoing work we'll be doing once we get the initial work completed. Again fwiw, the off the cuff quote was about $23 for the FEL, BH and tractor.
In looking at the JD stuff, the 2520 seems like a good fit. For kubota, the b2630 seems like a reasonable choice. Any others I should be looking at.
Anyone have any comments on these two CUT's? The good, bad, and ugly comments are welcome. ANything comparison wise I should be on the look out for? Any idea about specific BH or FEL options? Pricing?
Thanks in advance for the help!!
Scott