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Heh, I read the various messages and see similar posts to this one. Sorry for the overlap, veterans.
I am tractor challenged, having bought my first 25 acre horse farm (ok, it's a field now). It's slightly rolling, little to no obstacles (other than fence) and I want a tractor to mow, and perhaps handle driveway snow. But 99% is for mowing. I doubt i'll be digging holes, or carrying hay, or anyother farm-like activity. (HaHa you say!--well ok, that's what i'm thinking anyway)
I guess the thing I've gleaned is that local dealers are important, makes sense, and so I limit myself to JD or Kubota.
This will be Warwick MD.
The JD guy suggests the 990, for my price range, but duffis that I am, looks at it and wonders if it's too small. He suggests a thousand options, which bring the price up to bigger machines, such as the 5205 at the base level. How do you decide what options, etc, you need. Is a basic bigger tractor better than a decked out smaller one?
He says prolly a 6 ft jd deck is the upper end of the 990. Hmm, perhaps that woods 990 could be dragged, me thinks. Is that a bad idea?
Maybe used is better, but I AM an idiot about such things and would be going on the complete say-so of the dealer, a position I really don't want to be in. Plus the usedies all seem to be 1960's editions, and that's just out for me.
Of course there are other tractor versions, as well, as a neophyte, it would seem JD has a marketing problem, just too many dang models. 'Course, you guys all know the nuances of each model, and where they fit. To me it looks like 30 similar tractors from 35-50hp.
Thanks for listening to me moan. The grass is growing, and I've got to do something. Thanks.
--dave
(INSERT PRETTY TRACTOR PICTURE HERE)
I am tractor challenged, having bought my first 25 acre horse farm (ok, it's a field now). It's slightly rolling, little to no obstacles (other than fence) and I want a tractor to mow, and perhaps handle driveway snow. But 99% is for mowing. I doubt i'll be digging holes, or carrying hay, or anyother farm-like activity. (HaHa you say!--well ok, that's what i'm thinking anyway)
I guess the thing I've gleaned is that local dealers are important, makes sense, and so I limit myself to JD or Kubota.
This will be Warwick MD.
The JD guy suggests the 990, for my price range, but duffis that I am, looks at it and wonders if it's too small. He suggests a thousand options, which bring the price up to bigger machines, such as the 5205 at the base level. How do you decide what options, etc, you need. Is a basic bigger tractor better than a decked out smaller one?
He says prolly a 6 ft jd deck is the upper end of the 990. Hmm, perhaps that woods 990 could be dragged, me thinks. Is that a bad idea?
Maybe used is better, but I AM an idiot about such things and would be going on the complete say-so of the dealer, a position I really don't want to be in. Plus the usedies all seem to be 1960's editions, and that's just out for me.
Of course there are other tractor versions, as well, as a neophyte, it would seem JD has a marketing problem, just too many dang models. 'Course, you guys all know the nuances of each model, and where they fit. To me it looks like 30 similar tractors from 35-50hp.
Thanks for listening to me moan. The grass is growing, and I've got to do something. Thanks.
--dave
(INSERT PRETTY TRACTOR PICTURE HERE)