CurtisB
Bronze Member
Hi, I currently own a Kubota B7610 which I have owned for about a year and a half. Not very long, however we recently relocated back up to Minnesota after living in the Chicagoland area for 12 years. Glad to be back home.
Anyway, we bought a nice place right on the river on 25 acres, thinking I need to get myself a bigger tractor now. I plan on raising cattle, anyway here is the lay of the land. About 7-8 acres of finish grass, 7 or so acres of woods and remaining is pasture/other land. All fairly flat except along the river and ditch banks so stability is somewhat of a concern. I know after owning my 7610 for as long as I have that I will seriously tax the little machine with what I plan on doing here. Any if I don't I will tax myself with how long it takes to blow my 1/4 mile driveway in the winter or mow the 7+ acres of grass.
So, my idea is to buy something in the 35HP range, probably not Kubota because this country is ruled by New Holland and John Deere. No Kubota dealers around...
Having grown up on a 5000 acre farm up here, I know the New Holland and John Deere dealers pretty well although the New Holland dealer is much more honest, etc. We talked about a TC34DA, TC35DA and TC40DA, the first is a class II chassis so a little smaller otherwise the others are class III's. The main reason I am thinking about going with the class III is for lifting the huge round hay bales for cattle, etc...
I know I will give up on the maneaverability, etc. with the bigger tractor that I currently have with my Kubota but I think all in all I will be much happier.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Curtis
Anyway, we bought a nice place right on the river on 25 acres, thinking I need to get myself a bigger tractor now. I plan on raising cattle, anyway here is the lay of the land. About 7-8 acres of finish grass, 7 or so acres of woods and remaining is pasture/other land. All fairly flat except along the river and ditch banks so stability is somewhat of a concern. I know after owning my 7610 for as long as I have that I will seriously tax the little machine with what I plan on doing here. Any if I don't I will tax myself with how long it takes to blow my 1/4 mile driveway in the winter or mow the 7+ acres of grass.
So, my idea is to buy something in the 35HP range, probably not Kubota because this country is ruled by New Holland and John Deere. No Kubota dealers around...
Having grown up on a 5000 acre farm up here, I know the New Holland and John Deere dealers pretty well although the New Holland dealer is much more honest, etc. We talked about a TC34DA, TC35DA and TC40DA, the first is a class II chassis so a little smaller otherwise the others are class III's. The main reason I am thinking about going with the class III is for lifting the huge round hay bales for cattle, etc...
I know I will give up on the maneaverability, etc. with the bigger tractor that I currently have with my Kubota but I think all in all I will be much happier.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Curtis