Trading in the 3320 :O)

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orlo

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Guildhall, VT
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JD 2305/JD 4720 cab
I have a 2305 (1.5 years old) - BH6000, 200CX loader, 62"MMM, 47" Snowblower and a 3320 (6 months old 300CX loader, 72"MMM), Canopy, PBY,etc. It was a tough decision but I decided to trade in the 3320 for a 3720 Cab. (As opposed to trading in the 2305).

Now I can't wait to get the 3720 (R3's, PBY, Electric Diverts, 3rd SCV, etc.) and 59" blower (no more snow in my face..;). It was mostly a financial decision (I can keep the 300CX and 72"MMM from the 3320 for the 3720. Also it would have cost me a fortune to Add a deck, loader and 448 BH to the 3320 if I didn't want to lose functionality that I have.

Still not sure I made the right decision but also keeping the 2305 gives me a lot of options to get into tight spots if I need to. Especially when I help out friends. I also only now mow about 2 acres with the 2305 so that would be hard for me to justify having a 3320 for (aside from loader work).

Anyway, now I can't wait until the 3720 get's all built up. The dealer has it but needs to get all the accessories in and install them.

I actually would have loved to jump into a 4x20 series but the cab's are just a tad too tall for my garage and there is no front snowblower offered for it. Although I did convince myself I could get a big skid steer blower, the skid steer adapter for the 400CX, and a high volume PTO pump to run the SS blower but that would probably cost a fortune also.
 
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Is this a 3720 CAB? Sounds like you definitely made the correct choice for flexibility.
 
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Yup. I should have got a cab late last summer when I bought the 3320 but for some reason I didn't. :O(

So I'm making up for it now.
 
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I was told that a loader from a open station 3320 tractor wouldn't fit on a cab 3320 tractor per my local dealer! I understand the mounting location point on a cab model to be farther head on frame to allow for cab room?
 
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wippster said:
I was told that a loader from a open station 3320 tractor wouldn't fit on a cab 3320 tractor per my local dealer! I understand the mounting location point on a cab model to be farther head on frame to allow for cab room?
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The mounting frames are different between the Open Station and Cab tractors. The rest of the loader is the same.
 
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Right. I'm trading in my 3320 with the mounting frame and getting a new frame on the 3720.
 
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Nobody has said I should keep the 3320 so I guess trading in the 3320 and keeping the 2305 was the right choice. (This is the one I was worried about... ;)
 
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orlo said:
Nobody has said I should keep the 3320 so I guess trading in the 3320 and keeping the 2305 was the right choice. (This is the one I was worried about... ;)
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Well, I think the 3320 was plenty for your 8½ acres and could have been used to finish mow around the house as well as any other tasks a resdential owner would have. I guess i didn't understand why you needed two tractors in the first place, or why you need a bigger tractor now.

I guess as long as you didn't take too big a loss on the 3320, it's OK.

After all, it is your money and your choice...
 
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Oh, I should have explained :O) - I always leave critical info out -
Two different properties 200 miles apart.

One is around 2.6 acres in MA (mow about 2) and the other is 6.2 in VT (Mow probably 5-6 (5 of mine and some of my neighbors). I use the loader and BH a little in both locations and the Snowblower only in MA generally.

I Originally had the 2305 up in VT but liked it so much I brought it down to MA (Retired my GT5000) and got the 3320 for up North. Now I've decided that I really really :) want a cab tractor and it seemed like the 3320 would be overkill for the 2.6 acres in MA (If I traded in the 2305 and kept the 3320). (Although I'm sure there is somebody on this site that mows 1/4 an acre with a 4720.., I just know it ;)

I do have a flatbed to transport them but I really don't want to swap them more then a couple times a year is possible (Thus two loaders). I plan on swapping them in the fall and spring since I will want the 3720 cab in MA for the winter to snowblow a large driveway and parking area. (The 2305 with the 47" did a fine job here but I got tired of getting snow blown in my face.. ;)

Last year when I bought the 3320 is when I should have gotten the cab but I don't know what I was thinking... :O)
 
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orlo said:
Yup. I should have got a cab late last summer when I bought the 3320 but for some reason I didn't. :O(

So I'm making up for it now.
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good for you.
 
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