"only 5 are cleared, mostly flat, and 3 will be cut with a rotary cutter."
From the first post. I am not working 23 acres. Thanks to everyone that has added some info, but only a few have answered the question.
Kubota L3200 for $19,800 or JD 3038E for $18,353. $14
47 difference. No other choices for me. Which one?
Actually, lots of people have answered the question with one of those two.
If there were no other tractors on the planet but those two, I'd go with the Kubota...it's simply more machine. Given the choice, I'd look at something that offers roughly twice the capability for around the same price.
I only have 15 acres now, and work about 5 and I'd be really held back by either of those two machines. It's possible to have big tasks without big acreage.
The reality is, with many of these threads, the OP is almost always going to buy whatever he/she already think they're going to buy, and are extremely unlikely to change based upon what folks here suggest. That's the theme time and again with these things. Many people (not saying you are) really just want to feel better about their decision, because they're uncertain, and hope a thread here will help. That's why you'll see a new thread like this on a Thurs night, and Sat AM they reply back that they just signed papers...they pretty much already really knew what they were going to do when they asked the question.
The characteristics you're interested in might not be the ones that matter to me, or anybody else here, so our opinion doesn't really help much...unfortunately. Further, if a whole bunch of people suggest you're looking at something too small, or too big, there's probably a reason for it, but that almost never sways anybody. Either way, good luck! R,
