TurboSonic
Member
Hello everyone,
I need some help to decide if I would be better off buying a Compact or SubCompact tractor. I have been reading many of your posts on this board (great info!) and I still can't decide... Our property is roughly 260ft by 330ft. (How many acres would that be? How do you calculate this?).
Here's what I will use this tractor for:
1) Finishing Mowing (most of our property is grass but has a lots of trees)
2) Snow removal (30' x 160'). I live in estern Canada so we get a fair amount of snow.
3) Landscaping (Moving dirt arround, removing trees, etc.)
4) Gardening (30' x 100')
5) And of course riding! (Just kidding!)
This is going to replace a 30ish Ford LGT 145. I think this tractor has around 14 HP gasoline engine. I find that it is bit small. We don't have any steep hills but when I'm cutting the grass going uphill it does tend to run out of oumf! (I have to slow down) It does have an Hydrostatic transmission and my new tractor NEEDs to have this! Hydro trans is a blast!
Now keep in mind that buying this tractor is finally a dream comming true for me! I have been wanting a tractor with "big tractor" features for so long that I'm not really going to be picky on the price as long as it's under 30K Canadian! Of course I need the following implements with it: SnowBlower, Tiller, Mid Mount Mower, Front Loader, Front Blade, Ballast box.
I have started to check web sites for info so I looked at pretty much what the most common offering are. Dealers are not a problem around here. I can get JD, Kubota, MF in my local town and CaseIH, NH, AGCO all whitin 1 hour from here!
I have started to read Muhammad's book but I though I could also post a message here to see what you guys think!
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Sylvain
I need some help to decide if I would be better off buying a Compact or SubCompact tractor. I have been reading many of your posts on this board (great info!) and I still can't decide... Our property is roughly 260ft by 330ft. (How many acres would that be? How do you calculate this?).
Here's what I will use this tractor for:
1) Finishing Mowing (most of our property is grass but has a lots of trees)
2) Snow removal (30' x 160'). I live in estern Canada so we get a fair amount of snow.
3) Landscaping (Moving dirt arround, removing trees, etc.)
4) Gardening (30' x 100')
5) And of course riding! (Just kidding!)
This is going to replace a 30ish Ford LGT 145. I think this tractor has around 14 HP gasoline engine. I find that it is bit small. We don't have any steep hills but when I'm cutting the grass going uphill it does tend to run out of oumf! (I have to slow down) It does have an Hydrostatic transmission and my new tractor NEEDs to have this! Hydro trans is a blast!
Now keep in mind that buying this tractor is finally a dream comming true for me! I have been wanting a tractor with "big tractor" features for so long that I'm not really going to be picky on the price as long as it's under 30K Canadian! Of course I need the following implements with it: SnowBlower, Tiller, Mid Mount Mower, Front Loader, Front Blade, Ballast box.
I have started to check web sites for info so I looked at pretty much what the most common offering are. Dealers are not a problem around here. I can get JD, Kubota, MF in my local town and CaseIH, NH, AGCO all whitin 1 hour from here!
I have started to read Muhammad's book but I though I could also post a message here to see what you guys think!
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Sylvain