Vonniewabbit
New member
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2010
- Messages
- 5
- Tractor
- Bx1850
Hello everyone. New to the tractor world, but age and over 18 years of military service have shown me the value of having the right tools for the right job and listening to experience when you have little or none.
Situation: I own .6 acres in rural Olympia, Wa. and just invested about $2,000 into recovering a ravine/slope in my yard w/almost 700 yards of fill and topsoil. This makes my property almost 2/3 useable lawn/property. The remaining 1/3 remains to be cleared or reclaimed slope. I am intently searching for a subcompact tractor and have happened upon a Kubota BX1850 w/ less than 200 hrs. It has the loader, MMM, and tiller w/turf tires All items are factory Kubota implements and in like new condition. The price is $9,000. delivered. What questions should I be asking the seller to insure I get a quality reasonably trouble free tractor?
I believe this size is perfect for my situation and will handle my projects perfectly. I will only need a box blade and maybe a few other implements for future expansion, however my friend owns a Kioti w/all the implements I am looking for. Hence the recent desire to own my own tractor. From my limited research this size is perfect, and has everything I want and need to buy. As stated previously, I can borrow the others I may need, to include a chipper. Can this model handle a chipper? Not a deal breaker, just nice to know if it will handle it. As well, will it handle a backhoe attachment? And if so, what size will it handle? I have about 10 stumps i would like to dig up and grind off. Anyways, input would be greatly appreciated from your experiences. Just to reiterate, I don't absolutely need to use it for a backhoe or chipper, I can rent those items if needed, just nice to know what it will handle for future expansion. Primary use will be mowing, earth moving (small amounts) and brush clearing, and needs to fit through my gate. Thank you all.
Situation: I own .6 acres in rural Olympia, Wa. and just invested about $2,000 into recovering a ravine/slope in my yard w/almost 700 yards of fill and topsoil. This makes my property almost 2/3 useable lawn/property. The remaining 1/3 remains to be cleared or reclaimed slope. I am intently searching for a subcompact tractor and have happened upon a Kubota BX1850 w/ less than 200 hrs. It has the loader, MMM, and tiller w/turf tires All items are factory Kubota implements and in like new condition. The price is $9,000. delivered. What questions should I be asking the seller to insure I get a quality reasonably trouble free tractor?
I believe this size is perfect for my situation and will handle my projects perfectly. I will only need a box blade and maybe a few other implements for future expansion, however my friend owns a Kioti w/all the implements I am looking for. Hence the recent desire to own my own tractor. From my limited research this size is perfect, and has everything I want and need to buy. As stated previously, I can borrow the others I may need, to include a chipper. Can this model handle a chipper? Not a deal breaker, just nice to know if it will handle it. As well, will it handle a backhoe attachment? And if so, what size will it handle? I have about 10 stumps i would like to dig up and grind off. Anyways, input would be greatly appreciated from your experiences. Just to reiterate, I don't absolutely need to use it for a backhoe or chipper, I can rent those items if needed, just nice to know what it will handle for future expansion. Primary use will be mowing, earth moving (small amounts) and brush clearing, and needs to fit through my gate. Thank you all.