jcmseven
Veteran Member
Fellow posters,
A question to the group: I just finished a nice afternoon aboard my 4310 tractor. The was the first time in two weeks I have been able to spend any meaningful tractor time. I had fun and accomplished several loader projects today. The tractor performed well. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have tentatively ordered a 3720 (not obligated yet) to replace the 4310. My only complaint with the current machine is that it lacks the horsepower to negotiate the very steep, long hills in my area quickly. On flat ground, it does well. I like the comfort and can tell I have a good tractor. I must confess I am slightly apprehensive about trading to the brand new model. It has the power I want (but do not necessarily need). I am though concerned that it is so new and that I may be trading a good machine for one that is untested and may not be reliable. Should I have this worry?? For this reason, I am loosely looking at the 4120 or 4320 tractors. They are really too big for my needs, but have been out a while, which makes me feel slightly more at ease. I will be doing also some finishing mowing this spring and do not want something so large it compresses the grass and cuts badly with a RFM. The large frames are also more expensive and would require at least a new loader (currently all my 4310 implements are convertable to a 3720). I suppose my main concern is that I do not want to make an expensive mistake. My current machine is fine, it just lacks in something that would be helpful to me. As one of my surgeon friends once said, "The enemy of good is better," meaning that if one has a good result, he/she should not pursue improving "good". My tractor is good, do the fellow posters feel JD has a good enough track record to pursue a brand new model? Would I be better off looking at the large frames, even though they are more than I need? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
John M
A question to the group: I just finished a nice afternoon aboard my 4310 tractor. The was the first time in two weeks I have been able to spend any meaningful tractor time. I had fun and accomplished several loader projects today. The tractor performed well. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have tentatively ordered a 3720 (not obligated yet) to replace the 4310. My only complaint with the current machine is that it lacks the horsepower to negotiate the very steep, long hills in my area quickly. On flat ground, it does well. I like the comfort and can tell I have a good tractor. I must confess I am slightly apprehensive about trading to the brand new model. It has the power I want (but do not necessarily need). I am though concerned that it is so new and that I may be trading a good machine for one that is untested and may not be reliable. Should I have this worry?? For this reason, I am loosely looking at the 4120 or 4320 tractors. They are really too big for my needs, but have been out a while, which makes me feel slightly more at ease. I will be doing also some finishing mowing this spring and do not want something so large it compresses the grass and cuts badly with a RFM. The large frames are also more expensive and would require at least a new loader (currently all my 4310 implements are convertable to a 3720). I suppose my main concern is that I do not want to make an expensive mistake. My current machine is fine, it just lacks in something that would be helpful to me. As one of my surgeon friends once said, "The enemy of good is better," meaning that if one has a good result, he/she should not pursue improving "good". My tractor is good, do the fellow posters feel JD has a good enough track record to pursue a brand new model? Would I be better off looking at the large frames, even though they are more than I need? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
John M