pebald1
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I've been out reading your boards as I'm considering buying a new tractor and decided to give a shout out and see if your members might be able to help.
I've recently purchased a home in the country with apx 14 acres. Most of this acreage is mowable (guessing about 10 acres), including a small orchard with 16 apple trees. Most of the property is on rolling hills with some level spots (house, garage, carport, orchard) and one steep area. I have a 120' long driveway that opens into a an 80'x50' paved parking area, and have a carport area that has a 150'x40' gravel drive and parking area.
I have a small JD L110 with 42" deck that I mow the level areas with. I mow my field primarily with a 48" Ag-Fab, 10hp tow behind mower, which I tow behind my Outlander 4x4 atv. I also have an old 78 GMC 4x4 rust bucket with plow that I use for keeping the drive clean of snow.
As for the mowing, the equipment I have is obviously not sufficient for maintaining close to 10 acres of "lawn". Additionally the plow truck I have is tempromental at best. I have decided that I want to go with a tractor with a factory cab so I can have all the comforts. I should mention that my father comes over to help me out from time to time and he has problems breathing so I'm thinking an environmentally controlled cab is good.
Apples & Oranges:
I'm considering the following tractors: New Holland TC40DA, JD 3320, Kubota B3030 with a FEL and 6' rear finish mower. I know the NH is a higher class than the other two, but it's the smallest NH makes with a factory cab. Unfortunately, it's 5-7K more expensive than both the JD and Kubota, so I've taken the NH out of the picture.
I test drove the Kubota B3030 and liked it, but the cab was a bit noisier than I thought it would be. My JD dealer is trying to get a 3320 with loader put together for me to try out. He has another 3000 series with CAB that I can look at to try to get the full picture.
Since I haven't seen the 3320 in person yet, I'm not sure if I'm truely comparing apples to apples. It appears to be a physically bigger tractor than the kubota. Can anyone help in this manner?
The B3030HSDC (with cab) with LA403 and a 72" Brush Hog rear discharge finish mower were quoted an apx $23,500. The JD 3320 with cab and 300cx, without mower was quoted an apx $25,000. Assuming, JD could come up with a rear mower in the $1500 range, we're looking at a minimum 3K difference.
I noticed a few other things that are different in comparing these 2 tractors. The kubota comes with a mid mount PTO standard, 2 external rear view mirrors standard and a grill guard standard with installation of the FEL. The JD does not. The kubota pricing also includes loading the tires and the JD does not. I'm assuming that by time these items are added to JD that we're looking at closs to a 4K difference.
Is the JD that much more tractor than the kubota? Are these reasonable prices? In reading the boards, I think the B3030 is more equavalent to the JD 20 series, but wanted to confirm.
Please note that both dealers are very reputable and have outstanding service centers. I think both dealers will offer very good service.
1 final question. Are there financial centers that specialize in tractor financing, particularly for used tractors?
I've been out reading your boards as I'm considering buying a new tractor and decided to give a shout out and see if your members might be able to help.
I've recently purchased a home in the country with apx 14 acres. Most of this acreage is mowable (guessing about 10 acres), including a small orchard with 16 apple trees. Most of the property is on rolling hills with some level spots (house, garage, carport, orchard) and one steep area. I have a 120' long driveway that opens into a an 80'x50' paved parking area, and have a carport area that has a 150'x40' gravel drive and parking area.
I have a small JD L110 with 42" deck that I mow the level areas with. I mow my field primarily with a 48" Ag-Fab, 10hp tow behind mower, which I tow behind my Outlander 4x4 atv. I also have an old 78 GMC 4x4 rust bucket with plow that I use for keeping the drive clean of snow.
As for the mowing, the equipment I have is obviously not sufficient for maintaining close to 10 acres of "lawn". Additionally the plow truck I have is tempromental at best. I have decided that I want to go with a tractor with a factory cab so I can have all the comforts. I should mention that my father comes over to help me out from time to time and he has problems breathing so I'm thinking an environmentally controlled cab is good.
Apples & Oranges:
I'm considering the following tractors: New Holland TC40DA, JD 3320, Kubota B3030 with a FEL and 6' rear finish mower. I know the NH is a higher class than the other two, but it's the smallest NH makes with a factory cab. Unfortunately, it's 5-7K more expensive than both the JD and Kubota, so I've taken the NH out of the picture.
I test drove the Kubota B3030 and liked it, but the cab was a bit noisier than I thought it would be. My JD dealer is trying to get a 3320 with loader put together for me to try out. He has another 3000 series with CAB that I can look at to try to get the full picture.
Since I haven't seen the 3320 in person yet, I'm not sure if I'm truely comparing apples to apples. It appears to be a physically bigger tractor than the kubota. Can anyone help in this manner?
The B3030HSDC (with cab) with LA403 and a 72" Brush Hog rear discharge finish mower were quoted an apx $23,500. The JD 3320 with cab and 300cx, without mower was quoted an apx $25,000. Assuming, JD could come up with a rear mower in the $1500 range, we're looking at a minimum 3K difference.
I noticed a few other things that are different in comparing these 2 tractors. The kubota comes with a mid mount PTO standard, 2 external rear view mirrors standard and a grill guard standard with installation of the FEL. The JD does not. The kubota pricing also includes loading the tires and the JD does not. I'm assuming that by time these items are added to JD that we're looking at closs to a 4K difference.
Is the JD that much more tractor than the kubota? Are these reasonable prices? In reading the boards, I think the B3030 is more equavalent to the JD 20 series, but wanted to confirm.
Please note that both dealers are very reputable and have outstanding service centers. I think both dealers will offer very good service.
1 final question. Are there financial centers that specialize in tractor financing, particularly for used tractors?
