</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have three acres that is mostly lawn. I currently have a 24 hp Simplicity lawn tractor that has a grass catcher, but when it goes in for service it can take 6 weeks to get it back. I plan to keep it.
My lawn is heavily mulched and I need a loader. I also get losts of dirt and gravel for our constant development of a koi pond and gardens. I am also looking for a "backup mower." I saw the Kubota 7510 with a loader and the 6 foot pull behind mower. My local dealer gave me a price of $15,230, plus tax. First, is that the right tractor for my needs and second, is the price fair? I have no issues buying from a non local dealer.
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Sounds a little expensive to me, unless it's a very pricy mower. I just bought a B7510 HST w/ 302 loader and 4' Bush Hog for $13,500.
I've only put about 12 hours on my so far, but it's been great. It can move (not knock down) stumps larger than the tractor, pick up rocks I couldn't budge by hand and is very easy to use moving dirt. I've tried using it to mow our small yard and while a fixed brush hog isn't the same as the pull behind mower I think the suggestions of a mid mount mower is a good one. I know at our place it would be far easier to mow with the mmm than the bh.
John