out2hunt
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Well i have been researching tractors here for quite a while & i am getting a little more serious now. i have looked at the mahindra 3016 shuttle, the LS g3033 & the kioti CK 27 as well as the kubota l3200. the pricing favors the ls & the kioti while the mahindra & kubota will cost $ 1000 to & 1500 more.
The tractor will be used primarly at my home which has 5 acres, to garden, repair our drive way & to keep a small pasture cut. Also I will be trailering it to our farm approx 70 miles north where the terrain is 60 acres of sandy & rolling hills. this property is heavily wooded & it would be hard to get a bigger framed tractor in & out of some of the tight spots. Eventually i would like to clear about 30 acres of this ground & convert it over to pasture.
The kioti is the heavist of the 4 units & for skidding logs that would help, the ls has the most hp for the $ but it is also the narrowist of the 4 which concerms me with the hills. the mahindra seems to do almost everything pretty well it's loader is about 500 lbs stronger than the kioti. The kubota is a great tractor however i think these others offer more tractor for less $ ( just my opinion)
As for dealers we have them all fairly close by the Kioti dealer who is also a kubtota dealer really seems to want my business so that factors into my decision. i believe in shopping around & then doing my best to buy local.
My biggest concern is having enough tractor to do the work but not hauling a load back & forth for the next year or two until we move to the farm permanently. i have even considered th ck 20 because of it's small size but bullet proof reviews of what the owners say it can do. ( also my wife thinks it's cute)
sorry for the long post but i would really like some feed back from you guys! thanks!
The tractor will be used primarly at my home which has 5 acres, to garden, repair our drive way & to keep a small pasture cut. Also I will be trailering it to our farm approx 70 miles north where the terrain is 60 acres of sandy & rolling hills. this property is heavily wooded & it would be hard to get a bigger framed tractor in & out of some of the tight spots. Eventually i would like to clear about 30 acres of this ground & convert it over to pasture.
The kioti is the heavist of the 4 units & for skidding logs that would help, the ls has the most hp for the $ but it is also the narrowist of the 4 which concerms me with the hills. the mahindra seems to do almost everything pretty well it's loader is about 500 lbs stronger than the kioti. The kubota is a great tractor however i think these others offer more tractor for less $ ( just my opinion)
As for dealers we have them all fairly close by the Kioti dealer who is also a kubtota dealer really seems to want my business so that factors into my decision. i believe in shopping around & then doing my best to buy local.
My biggest concern is having enough tractor to do the work but not hauling a load back & forth for the next year or two until we move to the farm permanently. i have even considered th ck 20 because of it's small size but bullet proof reviews of what the owners say it can do. ( also my wife thinks it's cute)
sorry for the long post but i would really like some feed back from you guys! thanks!