tc18ny
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Hello all! After selling our house in the country and my TC18 about 6 years ago to move closer to town, we are now moving back out of town with a very nice 12 acre country lot. I remember the day I loaded my tractor onto the new owner's trailer along with all my attachments like it was yesterday. My wife cried because she knew how much I loved my tractor. Enough background... I'm now shopping as the wife gave me the green light. The new property has a country house with a 30 x 48 garage/barn, 2 horse pastures, 2 ponds, about 2 acres of hardwoods. Main uses will be mowing grass, brush hogging, gardening, loader work with firewood, snow clearing and general maintenance. We will not be getting horses but may end up with a few chickens and maybe even a few hogs. I'll be looking to buy sometime between January and April. I stopped last weekend at American Equipment LLC in Farmington, NY and was very happy with the dealer right from the start. The office manager took me all through the facility - shop, hose shop, yard, etc. He flagged down the salesman who was cutting grass and introduced me. They offer both new and used Kioti's and MF's and have a large selection on hand. The salesman seemed to be steering me toward Kioti over MF, but I have to admit, I did like the Kioti tractors more. They seem to have more features and I like the looks better. I really liked both the CK20 HST and the CK27/30 HST. I like that the CK27/30 can handle a 60'' FEL and larger attachments than the CK20. But... I like the size and weight of the CK20 for lawn work. My good friend just bought a Kubota L3800 with QA FEL. I would like to be able to borrow attachments back and forth with him when needed. The size and weight of the larger framed machine (CK27/30/35) concern me for lawn work, but would allow me to borrow his attachments. Should I be concerned? Are there any other machines I should consider? There is a long time Kubota dealer about 25 minutes away that have a good reputation. I want to make sure the machine I get will do everything I need including cutting the lawn. My poor old JD 318 has about 2600 hours on the original gas engine and doesn't have much life left (in the engine). Please help me spend a bunch of money and feel good about it!
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
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