Piston
Elite Member
I'm more curious than anything, as I'm not in the position to buy another tractor, but what is the biggest size tractor you would mow with?
More specifically, let's assume you'd be mowing a nice, well maintained, manicured lawn. As in one of those lawns you drive by and notice the thick, green, and perfectly maintained lawn.
I guess the question has a lot to do with weight, since similar size tractors could have drastic differences in weight.
Let's say there aren't any 90 degree turns and crazy obstacles to manuever around that would require something like a zero turn, and no crazy steep hills.
I'm assuming you would go with turf tires, so lets say a small frame tractor with quick detach FEL and mid mount mower.
I'm more familiar with Kubota and JD tractors but also looking for others in the same size range. Would a B series or 3X20 series be too big/heavy? Actually, I prefer to get something OTHER than Kubota or JD, but those are the ones I know most about, so those are the ones I can relate to the best.
Would a BX or 2X20 series be the ideal size?
The reason I'm asking is not because I have a beautiful lawn to maintain, not even close, and I certainly do not want a smaller tractor right now. However, I'm hoping someday to have a decent size yard with decent lawn, not perfect, but nice.
I will always need a larger tractor, my 4610 is too small some of the time, but I'm also thinking it would be much too large and heavy to use on a nice fluffy lawn
So I'm thinking that one of these days I will have to add a nice, smaller tractor that could take care of all the small chores, like mowing the lawn, spreading mulch with the small FEL and maybe rototilling small areas for a garden or something.
You know, like something I could confidently take across my nice yard that won't do damage to it.
What are the better options out there? In general, because I can't be too specific since I don't even have the 'new' lawn yet.
This entire question is purely hypothetical for now..... But I can see why people need 2 tractors! :thumbsup:
More specifically, let's assume you'd be mowing a nice, well maintained, manicured lawn. As in one of those lawns you drive by and notice the thick, green, and perfectly maintained lawn.
I guess the question has a lot to do with weight, since similar size tractors could have drastic differences in weight.
Let's say there aren't any 90 degree turns and crazy obstacles to manuever around that would require something like a zero turn, and no crazy steep hills.
I'm assuming you would go with turf tires, so lets say a small frame tractor with quick detach FEL and mid mount mower.
I'm more familiar with Kubota and JD tractors but also looking for others in the same size range. Would a B series or 3X20 series be too big/heavy? Actually, I prefer to get something OTHER than Kubota or JD, but those are the ones I know most about, so those are the ones I can relate to the best.
Would a BX or 2X20 series be the ideal size?
The reason I'm asking is not because I have a beautiful lawn to maintain, not even close, and I certainly do not want a smaller tractor right now. However, I'm hoping someday to have a decent size yard with decent lawn, not perfect, but nice.
I will always need a larger tractor, my 4610 is too small some of the time, but I'm also thinking it would be much too large and heavy to use on a nice fluffy lawn
So I'm thinking that one of these days I will have to add a nice, smaller tractor that could take care of all the small chores, like mowing the lawn, spreading mulch with the small FEL and maybe rototilling small areas for a garden or something.
You know, like something I could confidently take across my nice yard that won't do damage to it.
What are the better options out there? In general, because I can't be too specific since I don't even have the 'new' lawn yet.
This entire question is purely hypothetical for now..... But I can see why people need 2 tractors! :thumbsup: