JWK1
Member
Hey all,
I've just spent the last three hours pouring over 20+ pages of this section of the forum going back to winter of '07. I've got 5 acres. About two are lawn. I've got a stand of pines that need work, I've got really rough ground that needs to be leveled. Some of that is from the old dirt bike trails they made, some from an old plowed section with the furrows still there. There are jumps that were built for the bikes that have to come down. The open pits from where they got the earth to build the ramps have to be filled back in. There are lots of areas that need topsoil in different amounts. There are a lot of trees to pull and stump. These are not huge, maybe 20 - 25 year old pine and ash for the most part. There's a couple of acres with thick scrub that needs to be cleared to different degrees.
OK, that's what I need the tractor for. Maybe you have a better choice of model, maybe not. All opinions welcomed.
I've got three Kubota dealers within 50 miles of me. I just went to the closest one today that I talked to last spring and he started out with talking full retail price. I was a little stunned. The middle of January, last year's model that's been sitting on the lot since at least last Fall and he's trying to talk full retail. Anyway, we didn't talk serious price. I was just surprised. They will try anything sometimes, huh?
How can I know if the BX24 they have on the lot has all the upgrades/fixes I have read about?
How do I know what a decent price is? I'm really confused on this.
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I guess I'll get the standard 60" mower deck. Seems to be the logical choice for my sized lawn and all the trees.
I need a box scraper for my 125 yard gravel driveway that gets potholes. The salesperson suggested I get the box scraper with forks/teeth so that I can also use this on the high areas that need to be scraped down to fill in corresponding depressions. I don't really need a tiller since I do all intensive bed gardening, so I thought if this would work to dig up the wheel ruts, furrows and high spots it sounded like a great idea. What do ya'll think of this?
I can't afford the front end snowblower. There's many times when the pile of snow that falls off the metal pole barn roof needs the FEL anyway. It's just too dense and heavy for any snowblower. Any suggestions for a rear mounted? I live in central New York. We get snow.
How would you go about putting this all together? Would you buy the BX24 first and then shop for attachments, or would you try to get it all as a package? How do you price things like this? Wouldn't you think the time of year would be a slight advantage for me, especially if they're selling last year's model? I'm ripping my hair out over this. I'm not trying to squeeze the last dime out of anyone, I just want a good price.
Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.
I've just spent the last three hours pouring over 20+ pages of this section of the forum going back to winter of '07. I've got 5 acres. About two are lawn. I've got a stand of pines that need work, I've got really rough ground that needs to be leveled. Some of that is from the old dirt bike trails they made, some from an old plowed section with the furrows still there. There are jumps that were built for the bikes that have to come down. The open pits from where they got the earth to build the ramps have to be filled back in. There are lots of areas that need topsoil in different amounts. There are a lot of trees to pull and stump. These are not huge, maybe 20 - 25 year old pine and ash for the most part. There's a couple of acres with thick scrub that needs to be cleared to different degrees.
OK, that's what I need the tractor for. Maybe you have a better choice of model, maybe not. All opinions welcomed.
I've got three Kubota dealers within 50 miles of me. I just went to the closest one today that I talked to last spring and he started out with talking full retail price. I was a little stunned. The middle of January, last year's model that's been sitting on the lot since at least last Fall and he's trying to talk full retail. Anyway, we didn't talk serious price. I was just surprised. They will try anything sometimes, huh?
How can I know if the BX24 they have on the lot has all the upgrades/fixes I have read about?
How do I know what a decent price is? I'm really confused on this.
Attachments:
I guess I'll get the standard 60" mower deck. Seems to be the logical choice for my sized lawn and all the trees.
I need a box scraper for my 125 yard gravel driveway that gets potholes. The salesperson suggested I get the box scraper with forks/teeth so that I can also use this on the high areas that need to be scraped down to fill in corresponding depressions. I don't really need a tiller since I do all intensive bed gardening, so I thought if this would work to dig up the wheel ruts, furrows and high spots it sounded like a great idea. What do ya'll think of this?
I can't afford the front end snowblower. There's many times when the pile of snow that falls off the metal pole barn roof needs the FEL anyway. It's just too dense and heavy for any snowblower. Any suggestions for a rear mounted? I live in central New York. We get snow.
How would you go about putting this all together? Would you buy the BX24 first and then shop for attachments, or would you try to get it all as a package? How do you price things like this? Wouldn't you think the time of year would be a slight advantage for me, especially if they're selling last year's model? I'm ripping my hair out over this. I'm not trying to squeeze the last dime out of anyone, I just want a good price.
Any suggestions? Thanks for any help.