Porkie
Bronze Member
Hello!
I haven't posted in quite a while but I'd sure like some sage advice regarding a few things but first here's some history:
I bought a new Holland TC40D HST, in 2000, with the NH loader and a Bushhog 72" Squealer cutter, an 84 inch finish mower, a 6ft box blade, 6ft scraper, 3 point seeder etc and it has done the job well but I'm looking for a change. It only has 1384 hours since new.
My local New Holland and Kioti dealer has offered me $12,500 trade in so I'm looking at 2 models right now, a Workmaster 55, in 4WD, shuttle, with loader for $27,795 total OTD and a Kioti DK 40SE HST, in 4 WD with loader for $22,950 OTD.
I have a 40+ acre Farm and some other farmer bales my hay so I just mainly use a tractor for fence line maintenance, gardening and perimeter brush cutting and do use the loader a lot.
The Kioti pros are: Operation is just like my TC40D, with PTO HP about the same, which is in my opinion minimal for the Squealer 72. Having the HST is a lot easier for any family member that may use the tractor. It's cheaper also but it is smaller too, like my TC, which has some advantages.
The WM 55 pros are: Bigger and more full size, with more HP and torque, which means I won't be beating a smaller tractor to death. The shuttle feature for reversing is nice but I've never had a manual tractor before but it may offer better choices in speed and load over the smaller tractors.
What say you???????
Thanks, Sam
I haven't posted in quite a while but I'd sure like some sage advice regarding a few things but first here's some history:
I bought a new Holland TC40D HST, in 2000, with the NH loader and a Bushhog 72" Squealer cutter, an 84 inch finish mower, a 6ft box blade, 6ft scraper, 3 point seeder etc and it has done the job well but I'm looking for a change. It only has 1384 hours since new.
My local New Holland and Kioti dealer has offered me $12,500 trade in so I'm looking at 2 models right now, a Workmaster 55, in 4WD, shuttle, with loader for $27,795 total OTD and a Kioti DK 40SE HST, in 4 WD with loader for $22,950 OTD.
I have a 40+ acre Farm and some other farmer bales my hay so I just mainly use a tractor for fence line maintenance, gardening and perimeter brush cutting and do use the loader a lot.
The Kioti pros are: Operation is just like my TC40D, with PTO HP about the same, which is in my opinion minimal for the Squealer 72. Having the HST is a lot easier for any family member that may use the tractor. It's cheaper also but it is smaller too, like my TC, which has some advantages.
The WM 55 pros are: Bigger and more full size, with more HP and torque, which means I won't be beating a smaller tractor to death. The shuttle feature for reversing is nice but I've never had a manual tractor before but it may offer better choices in speed and load over the smaller tractors.
What say you???????
Thanks, Sam