MoPops
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- Joined
- Mar 9, 2014
- Messages
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- Location
- Center, Mo (small town, it exists)
- Tractor
- Bobcat CT225, John Deere X540
I found a CT 225, new, loader, ez hookups, hst, either R4 industrial tires, or narrower "crop" type tires.. @$14,000.
I've been reading, looking, at various sites, for what seems an eternity.
Haven't bought it yet, but close.
First post, I can take blunt recommendations.. I've got 44 acres, just 10 tillable, the rest is timbered.
I need to do a lot of cutting and moving wood, building brush piles, feathering the field edges. Hauling junk away, old stoves, water heaters, etc.. I need to spread some gravel also, and maintain a gravel road. (300 yards)
Also, I'd maybe,, like to put in alfalfa in the 10 acres.. I'd leave the cutting and bailing to someone else.
Possibly I'd need to turn over the field? It's in no til beans right now..
Ok, what of the above, could the CT 225 handle?
Which tires should I go with?
What (besides the loader that it comes with) attachments/implements, would I need?
Is $14,000 too much for the CT 225?
I know, it's a lot of questions, especially for a first post, but hey, it's going to be spring soon, I need to make some decisions..
Thanks,
Jeff
I've been reading, looking, at various sites, for what seems an eternity.
Haven't bought it yet, but close.
First post, I can take blunt recommendations.. I've got 44 acres, just 10 tillable, the rest is timbered.
I need to do a lot of cutting and moving wood, building brush piles, feathering the field edges. Hauling junk away, old stoves, water heaters, etc.. I need to spread some gravel also, and maintain a gravel road. (300 yards)
Also, I'd maybe,, like to put in alfalfa in the 10 acres.. I'd leave the cutting and bailing to someone else.
Possibly I'd need to turn over the field? It's in no til beans right now..
Ok, what of the above, could the CT 225 handle?
Which tires should I go with?
What (besides the loader that it comes with) attachments/implements, would I need?
Is $14,000 too much for the CT 225?
I know, it's a lot of questions, especially for a first post, but hey, it's going to be spring soon, I need to make some decisions..
Thanks,
Jeff