I am another one of them Lurkers, and I have a story to tell if anyone would like to hear.
I have been looking for a Compact Tractor for a few years now but could never commit as I was raising children.
I have an unusual commitment to my property. I have 30 acres in north central TN. of which about 20 acres are cleared. I do nothing with this property anymore as I do not have a Tractor. I have owned a couple before in the past and they where both older (1950 Farmall M and a MF I think w/5 ft Rotary) and A-L-O-T of maintenance. I got rid of them and let my acreage, creek gravel driveway and lawn be consumed by TN nature. Now I am going to recover my property. I have been blessed by an unfortunate series of events as my parents both passed away recently, (within a 19 months of each other), and I am to inherit some moneys.
Anyhow I have been to NH, MF, JD and of course KUBOTA. I have no doubt Kubota is the way to go for quality and value, all of you fine folks at TBN have had so much to do with it, I cannot thank you enough other than share this story.
I am on the road and away from home almost 100% of the time and get home only on the weekends if I'm able, so I need a Tractor that with correct maint will spend more time working on my property than I will spend working on my Tractor.
I spoke with my local KUBOTA dealer and he recommended a Grand 4240. But with all of my plans this is an unaffordable option.
Here is where I am asking you-alls opinion.
I do NOT intend on mowing all of my cleared twenty acres. I intend to only recover my "lawn" which is approximately 4-5 Acres. I will however purchase a Rotory Cutter in the future to create walking trails through the remaining property.
I am also going to be using a 60" MMM as my Cub Cadet Lawn Mower was on it's last leg two seasons ago.
I will also be purchasing a Box Scraper (sooner as opposed to later) to remove ruts and re-level my driveway, I will also be using my loader and B/H combination to retrieve gravel from my pan bottom stream that is on my property to fill in the voids in the drive and parking area, which are numerious. I also intend on correcting a drainage issue with the B/H. My wife wants to do gardening. I will also attempt to add decorative fence and will need a P/H auger.
I believe that the 4240 would have no problem doing any of these chores, but the cost is too much with all of my initial implements, and I believe it will be too big for my wooded areas.
Here is what I requested from Barlows.
B3200HSD w/loaded R-4's
I added the single section valve for future implenents
Rear work Light
High Capacity Alt
Deluxe Canopy
LA504 Loader w/ QA HD bucket
36" QA Pallet Fork and Frame
BH-76 w/16" bucket, Pads and 6 Pos Mech Thumb kit
60" MMM, I though abou the 72" but will need to get between trees in the orchard
and finally 2 year warranty on Tractor, Loader and Back Hoe.
Will the B3200 be able to perform all of the tasks?
If So then I will buy from Barlows if he can meet my very very low bid.
I have been looking for a Compact Tractor for a few years now but could never commit as I was raising children.
I have an unusual commitment to my property. I have 30 acres in north central TN. of which about 20 acres are cleared. I do nothing with this property anymore as I do not have a Tractor. I have owned a couple before in the past and they where both older (1950 Farmall M and a MF I think w/5 ft Rotary) and A-L-O-T of maintenance. I got rid of them and let my acreage, creek gravel driveway and lawn be consumed by TN nature. Now I am going to recover my property. I have been blessed by an unfortunate series of events as my parents both passed away recently, (within a 19 months of each other), and I am to inherit some moneys.
Anyhow I have been to NH, MF, JD and of course KUBOTA. I have no doubt Kubota is the way to go for quality and value, all of you fine folks at TBN have had so much to do with it, I cannot thank you enough other than share this story.
I am on the road and away from home almost 100% of the time and get home only on the weekends if I'm able, so I need a Tractor that with correct maint will spend more time working on my property than I will spend working on my Tractor.
I spoke with my local KUBOTA dealer and he recommended a Grand 4240. But with all of my plans this is an unaffordable option.
Here is where I am asking you-alls opinion.
I do NOT intend on mowing all of my cleared twenty acres. I intend to only recover my "lawn" which is approximately 4-5 Acres. I will however purchase a Rotory Cutter in the future to create walking trails through the remaining property.
I am also going to be using a 60" MMM as my Cub Cadet Lawn Mower was on it's last leg two seasons ago.
I will also be purchasing a Box Scraper (sooner as opposed to later) to remove ruts and re-level my driveway, I will also be using my loader and B/H combination to retrieve gravel from my pan bottom stream that is on my property to fill in the voids in the drive and parking area, which are numerious. I also intend on correcting a drainage issue with the B/H. My wife wants to do gardening. I will also attempt to add decorative fence and will need a P/H auger.
I believe that the 4240 would have no problem doing any of these chores, but the cost is too much with all of my initial implements, and I believe it will be too big for my wooded areas.
Here is what I requested from Barlows.
B3200HSD w/loaded R-4's
I added the single section valve for future implenents
Rear work Light
High Capacity Alt
Deluxe Canopy
LA504 Loader w/ QA HD bucket
36" QA Pallet Fork and Frame
BH-76 w/16" bucket, Pads and 6 Pos Mech Thumb kit
60" MMM, I though abou the 72" but will need to get between trees in the orchard
and finally 2 year warranty on Tractor, Loader and Back Hoe.
Will the B3200 be able to perform all of the tasks?
If So then I will buy from Barlows if he can meet my very very low bid.
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