BigJim
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Been lurking here for a long time and have finally decided to get a new 4720. Would like some help picking the right options so I can get a couple of quotes on this machine. My immediate need is to pick up logs and dig out a few stumps in an orchard that has been abandoned for 40 years and is in desperate need of a clean up. Once I get all that taken care of, I'll eventually want to do some mowing, but probably not until next year.
With that in mind, I'm thinking the 400CX loader with a 4n1 bucket will get the logs to the burn pile, and a 448 hoe should (given an infinite amount of time) dig out the dozen or so 12" stumps scattered here and there. It seems like the default R1 tires should be OK, but when it comes to other options, I'm a bit less certain which is the best way to go.
Although I'd like a cab, it costs a lot more, but more importantly, you can't put a hoe on a 4720 with a cab. Besides, moving around the orchard, I'd probably just bang up the cab on branches anyway. So without a cab, is the air-ride seat worth the $295 or not?
I know nothing about fenders, but my inclination is simply to live with the factory default (which I think is standard rear fenders only). Any reason to do otherwise?
Since I plan on having the hoe on the back for now, I guess the 3PH isn't an immediate concern, though it will be eventually when I want to put a mower back there. I'm a bit confused about the iMatch and telescoping draft links, but it seems to me that I can worry about this stuff later, correct?
Gotta have a 3rd SCV up front for the 4n1, and the "power beyond" for the hoe, but what about the electric diverter kit for $1191?
With the hoe, is the PRT oil cooler a wise investment (seems like it might be)?
I'm totally confused about weights and such, since I'll have the 400CX up front and the 448 hoe on the back (at least until I get the orchard cleaned up). What do I need to order as far as weights at this time?
Also, regarding the 4n1, I'm having a hard time with the configurator on the Deere site. It wants me to select the LVB25343 which looks like a skid-steer 4n1, when I think I really want the AL1472E, right? I have no idea how to select this from the configurator, but maybe I'm too hung up on this whole configurator thing, and really need to just call up the dealer and tell him what I want and have him give me a quote, rather than being all high-tech about it.
Any idea what a rig like this should cost?
Many thanks for your inputs and suggestions. Apologies in advance for my relative ignorance.
With that in mind, I'm thinking the 400CX loader with a 4n1 bucket will get the logs to the burn pile, and a 448 hoe should (given an infinite amount of time) dig out the dozen or so 12" stumps scattered here and there. It seems like the default R1 tires should be OK, but when it comes to other options, I'm a bit less certain which is the best way to go.
Although I'd like a cab, it costs a lot more, but more importantly, you can't put a hoe on a 4720 with a cab. Besides, moving around the orchard, I'd probably just bang up the cab on branches anyway. So without a cab, is the air-ride seat worth the $295 or not?
I know nothing about fenders, but my inclination is simply to live with the factory default (which I think is standard rear fenders only). Any reason to do otherwise?
Since I plan on having the hoe on the back for now, I guess the 3PH isn't an immediate concern, though it will be eventually when I want to put a mower back there. I'm a bit confused about the iMatch and telescoping draft links, but it seems to me that I can worry about this stuff later, correct?
Gotta have a 3rd SCV up front for the 4n1, and the "power beyond" for the hoe, but what about the electric diverter kit for $1191?
With the hoe, is the PRT oil cooler a wise investment (seems like it might be)?
I'm totally confused about weights and such, since I'll have the 400CX up front and the 448 hoe on the back (at least until I get the orchard cleaned up). What do I need to order as far as weights at this time?
Also, regarding the 4n1, I'm having a hard time with the configurator on the Deere site. It wants me to select the LVB25343 which looks like a skid-steer 4n1, when I think I really want the AL1472E, right? I have no idea how to select this from the configurator, but maybe I'm too hung up on this whole configurator thing, and really need to just call up the dealer and tell him what I want and have him give me a quote, rather than being all high-tech about it.
Any idea what a rig like this should cost?
Many thanks for your inputs and suggestions. Apologies in advance for my relative ignorance.