gregfender
Gold Member
I have a dilemma. I am wanting to downsize a bit but struggling with which direction to go. I have a John Deere 1070 with a 4-n-1 bucket that is a great machine. Less than 1200 hours on her. However, I find myself doing a good bit of mowing and general upkeep anymore and don't really need the size of the 1070. I am looking for something to drag my finish mower and landscape rake and basically keep the place clean. Most importantly, I want a smaller footprint. The Ag tires on my JD can leave a mess.
I have looked really hard at the Kubota B3200. Its smaller and a good bit lighter. Reasonable amount of bells and whistles and it will handle everything but my 6' bush hog and 6' box blade. My other choice is a CK30HST. A few more bells and whistles and the dealer says it will handle my 6' implements. Do any of you guys have any real world experience with 6' implements on a CK30? Are 6' implements too big? For the money, it really seems like the best deal, but I worry about too much weight and whether it can handle my other equipment.
Any advice or experienced voices would be welcome.
I have looked really hard at the Kubota B3200. Its smaller and a good bit lighter. Reasonable amount of bells and whistles and it will handle everything but my 6' bush hog and 6' box blade. My other choice is a CK30HST. A few more bells and whistles and the dealer says it will handle my 6' implements. Do any of you guys have any real world experience with 6' implements on a CK30? Are 6' implements too big? For the money, it really seems like the best deal, but I worry about too much weight and whether it can handle my other equipment.
Any advice or experienced voices would be welcome.