meledward23
Gold Member
Looking for a tractor. I am settled on a BX or much less likely the 1026r, though I still need to work the dealers over.
If I go BX, there is the 18hp and 23hp decision.
I had 40+ acres a TC55da and TC30. NOW I am on 1.5acres. A minifarm. The tractor is just to help out around the place with NO mowing duties. This tractor is to pull a moldboard (turn the 1/2 acre garden), tiller, boxblade, use a FEL to push around my compost pile, help spread the compost pile. Pull a small dump trailer with a leaf vacuum so I can go steal all my neighbors leaves for my compost.
Obviously with such a small property the smaller framed SCUT's seem logical as most the paths and such are built for my ZTR. I have a lot of seat time in the bigger machines. Down sizing I am pretty confident I could be okay with a BX1860 to do the above. But, what do I know I have never run a SCUT or anything below 30hp period (except dedicated grass cutters).
With a 23HP coming in around 1,500 more than the 18hp, that is a lot of money for implements. Two rules of tractors, more power is better and more implements gets more stuff done. Well with the budget something will have to give and that extra 1,500 would be a few things.
Oh, do any of these Scuts have rear remotes? I have an old dump trailer that isnt too big but it ran off the rear hydraulics on my other tractors. In fact I couldnt imagine having a tractor without rear hydrualic remotes. Course, with a Scut I suppose Hydraulic Top Links are non existent from what I have seen.
Oh and I have never pulled a moleboard with a hydrostatic, I presume that isnt a problem.
If I go BX, there is the 18hp and 23hp decision.
I had 40+ acres a TC55da and TC30. NOW I am on 1.5acres. A minifarm. The tractor is just to help out around the place with NO mowing duties. This tractor is to pull a moldboard (turn the 1/2 acre garden), tiller, boxblade, use a FEL to push around my compost pile, help spread the compost pile. Pull a small dump trailer with a leaf vacuum so I can go steal all my neighbors leaves for my compost.
Obviously with such a small property the smaller framed SCUT's seem logical as most the paths and such are built for my ZTR. I have a lot of seat time in the bigger machines. Down sizing I am pretty confident I could be okay with a BX1860 to do the above. But, what do I know I have never run a SCUT or anything below 30hp period (except dedicated grass cutters).
With a 23HP coming in around 1,500 more than the 18hp, that is a lot of money for implements. Two rules of tractors, more power is better and more implements gets more stuff done. Well with the budget something will have to give and that extra 1,500 would be a few things.
Oh, do any of these Scuts have rear remotes? I have an old dump trailer that isnt too big but it ran off the rear hydraulics on my other tractors. In fact I couldnt imagine having a tractor without rear hydrualic remotes. Course, with a Scut I suppose Hydraulic Top Links are non existent from what I have seen.
Oh and I have never pulled a moleboard with a hydrostatic, I presume that isnt a problem.