storii
New member
Hello TractorByNet!
I'm in the process of buying my first tractor. It'll be used for landscaping, snow removal, brush hogging, maintaining a pond, maintaining a 2000+ foot gravel driveway, some logging, etc. on my new 68 acre property.
I will admit I'm **totally** new to tractors.
I've spoken with several salesmen at a bunch of different dealers and have a pretty good handle on what I want, but I want to run things by some knowledgeable people who aren't trying to sell me a tractor. AND, being a woman buying a tractor, well, I'm not entirely sure that the salesmen steer me the same way they steer the guys.
I'm looking at a Kubota L4600dt (gear drive) 4WD with AG tires (loaded for ballast), LA764 FEL, the BH92 BH with hydro thumb, a Land Pride RCR1860 (60") brush hog, a Land Pride RB1584 (84") rear blade and a Meteor 68" rear snow thrower.
I figure I don't want the HST because I'm a transportation junkie and really enjoy driving stuff, it's one of my life passions. I can fly airplanes and helicopters, my truck, race cars, I've operated trains and trollies, and 70' boats. I understand, from what people have told me, that my life would be easier with the HST but, I dunno, I want to really feel like I'm really in the seat. I want to know that I can hop on another tractor and drive it, no matter what it is.
I'm getting AG tires because I have some really muddy areas and I really, really don't want to get stuck. I won't be using the tractor for my lawn.
Do any of you know if that rotary cutter is any good? Should I go bigger? I'll be brush hogging maybe 10-15 acres 3 or so times a year, I figure.
What about the rear blade? Any thoughts on that for this tractor too? I'd like to use it for grading dirt (a lot of uneven ground on the property from previous HEAVY logging equipment, in addition to some other landscape work), removing snow, and maintaining my gravel driveway. Should I be looking at box scrapers instead, and give up the idea of an "all-purpose" blade?
As it stands today, I'm not planning on any remotes. I assume they're easy enough to add later if I need them, right?
My ultimate question, I suppose, is looking at the above, is there anything obviously stupid?
Thanks for your thoughts!
-Tori
I'm in the process of buying my first tractor. It'll be used for landscaping, snow removal, brush hogging, maintaining a pond, maintaining a 2000+ foot gravel driveway, some logging, etc. on my new 68 acre property.
I will admit I'm **totally** new to tractors.
I've spoken with several salesmen at a bunch of different dealers and have a pretty good handle on what I want, but I want to run things by some knowledgeable people who aren't trying to sell me a tractor. AND, being a woman buying a tractor, well, I'm not entirely sure that the salesmen steer me the same way they steer the guys.
I'm looking at a Kubota L4600dt (gear drive) 4WD with AG tires (loaded for ballast), LA764 FEL, the BH92 BH with hydro thumb, a Land Pride RCR1860 (60") brush hog, a Land Pride RB1584 (84") rear blade and a Meteor 68" rear snow thrower.
I figure I don't want the HST because I'm a transportation junkie and really enjoy driving stuff, it's one of my life passions. I can fly airplanes and helicopters, my truck, race cars, I've operated trains and trollies, and 70' boats. I understand, from what people have told me, that my life would be easier with the HST but, I dunno, I want to really feel like I'm really in the seat. I want to know that I can hop on another tractor and drive it, no matter what it is.
I'm getting AG tires because I have some really muddy areas and I really, really don't want to get stuck. I won't be using the tractor for my lawn.
Do any of you know if that rotary cutter is any good? Should I go bigger? I'll be brush hogging maybe 10-15 acres 3 or so times a year, I figure.
What about the rear blade? Any thoughts on that for this tractor too? I'd like to use it for grading dirt (a lot of uneven ground on the property from previous HEAVY logging equipment, in addition to some other landscape work), removing snow, and maintaining my gravel driveway. Should I be looking at box scrapers instead, and give up the idea of an "all-purpose" blade?
As it stands today, I'm not planning on any remotes. I assume they're easy enough to add later if I need them, right?
My ultimate question, I suppose, is looking at the above, is there anything obviously stupid?
Thanks for your thoughts!
-Tori