wmiller
New member
Can\'t make up my mind
I have been shopping for a CUT for about a month now. It has been a tough decision. I guess my main problem is departing with about 15 to 18 grand for a tractor.
We will soon be moving into a new home with 30 acres. We will have about 2-5 acres in grass to mow next year, about a 1200-1500 foot driveway to plow this winter that is uphill. And we will have some horses in a year or so.
I started looking at the smaller Kubotas, such as the B7500's. Then after talking to a new neighbor that has a 24hp IH and feels it's adequate I thought I'd go for at least this size. I also have a neighbor now that has about a 22hp Ford and he said he wouldn't recommend me getting anything smaller. I was leaning toward the NH TC24D (new model) but for only about $1300 more I can get a TC29D with a few more features. Since I started my searching with the Kubotas but at the time was considering smaller HP units I just today went back to the Kubota dealer and looked at their B2710 and B2910. (I have eliminated from my mind the JD. I am not confortable with the way that it doesn't have a clutch.)
I admit the investigation has been fun, but now it's getting tiring. There's other things I could be doing.
I'd appreciate any and all opinions.
Thanks,
Bill
I have been shopping for a CUT for about a month now. It has been a tough decision. I guess my main problem is departing with about 15 to 18 grand for a tractor.
We will soon be moving into a new home with 30 acres. We will have about 2-5 acres in grass to mow next year, about a 1200-1500 foot driveway to plow this winter that is uphill. And we will have some horses in a year or so.
I started looking at the smaller Kubotas, such as the B7500's. Then after talking to a new neighbor that has a 24hp IH and feels it's adequate I thought I'd go for at least this size. I also have a neighbor now that has about a 22hp Ford and he said he wouldn't recommend me getting anything smaller. I was leaning toward the NH TC24D (new model) but for only about $1300 more I can get a TC29D with a few more features. Since I started my searching with the Kubotas but at the time was considering smaller HP units I just today went back to the Kubota dealer and looked at their B2710 and B2910. (I have eliminated from my mind the JD. I am not confortable with the way that it doesn't have a clutch.)
I admit the investigation has been fun, but now it's getting tiring. There's other things I could be doing.
I'd appreciate any and all opinions.
Thanks,
Bill