debp
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My husband and I just built on a 5.4 acre parcel that is old pasture. We have not fully decided how to use/manage all the land yet, but we are pretty sure about the following needs:
. snow removal along a 400 foot driveway in an area that gets heavy wet snow
. compost moving and turning
. mowing tall grass (now lawn)
. a little earth moving and shaping (immediately, but not much over long-term)
. redig and maintain irrigation ditches
. perhaps seeding, light discing
We currently have very few trees but will have a small orchard and large vegetable garden.
We have been researching tractors and have pretty much narrowed our choices (based on cost limits and needs) to Kubota B2320 or L3200 or Massey Ferguson 1529. The only thing keeping B2320 in the running is the price and the possibility that its small size would do better around the orchard and garden - i.e., it might be enough, though we worry about those little tires with the snow removal.
We really like the MF1529, but dealers are quite a ways away. We have a local Kubota dealer, but the price is higher and the loader and 3 pt both appear stronger on the MF1529 than the Kubota 3200, if I'm reading the specs correctly.
We are also leaning against getting the HST, because we like manual transmissions. We can see the advantage of HST with snow removal, but it doesn't seem that big a deal to us to shift.
Any advice or tips that we should consider as we make our decision?
debp
. snow removal along a 400 foot driveway in an area that gets heavy wet snow
. compost moving and turning
. mowing tall grass (now lawn)
. a little earth moving and shaping (immediately, but not much over long-term)
. redig and maintain irrigation ditches
. perhaps seeding, light discing
We currently have very few trees but will have a small orchard and large vegetable garden.
We have been researching tractors and have pretty much narrowed our choices (based on cost limits and needs) to Kubota B2320 or L3200 or Massey Ferguson 1529. The only thing keeping B2320 in the running is the price and the possibility that its small size would do better around the orchard and garden - i.e., it might be enough, though we worry about those little tires with the snow removal.
We really like the MF1529, but dealers are quite a ways away. We have a local Kubota dealer, but the price is higher and the loader and 3 pt both appear stronger on the MF1529 than the Kubota 3200, if I'm reading the specs correctly.
We are also leaning against getting the HST, because we like manual transmissions. We can see the advantage of HST with snow removal, but it doesn't seem that big a deal to us to shift.
Any advice or tips that we should consider as we make our decision?
debp