TripleR
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- Kubota M8540HDC, L5740HSTC, BX2200, BX2660, John Deere 425&1025R, Case, Massey Ferguson, Ford
Never figured I qualified as any kind of "guru"; least of all a tractor guru. But Boggen's comments seem spot on to me. A subcut might "do" your work, but it's just too small and chores would take forever. A new 30-40 hp, larger sized CUT would have your work requirements covered like a blanket, but you won't find a new one from the top manufacturers in your price range.
So your options seem to be a) go smaller and work both it and yourself a little longer and harder; b) go with a secondary brand and maybe get more size and horsepower for your money; c) go used. I guess you could also consider the great financing packages available now on new equipment. There are obvious pro's and con's to each approach, of course. What makes sense for one person may not work for the next guy.
In complete agreement here. We used a BX2200 or BX2660 for this for several years to get out of driving one of our "real" tractors from another farm and you can probably find old posts of mine in support of it. In spite of the fact I am retired, there is such a thing as too much seat time.
We kept our BX2660, but finally decided to buy another tractor to live here with it.
OK, I am getting as much seat time as I use to, but I am getting a lot more done.
If I had to have one tractor, it would not be a SCUT.