Ray83
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Hey, first time poster here. I'm in the market for a new 50-60hp tractor with 4x4 and loader. I have done a lot of research lately but looking for any more opinions. I have 70 acres, 20 being farmed and 50 wooded in western ky rolling hills and 700 acre hunting club next door. The tractor will be used for cleaning field edges, 200 yard gravel driveway, foodplots, possibly bushhogging my 20 acres of field later if I decide to switch to crp, etc. I was looking at 4 tractors. A jd 5055e, Kubota mx5200, nh workmaster 60 and mahindra 5555. When I started out I was thinking of a budget of $25,000 but quickly realized that I would probably be going a little over that. I think I've narrowed it down to 2. The mahindra and nh. They both consistently came out on top on my checklist and seem to be the cheaper of the 4. I'm also not completely out of the used tractor idea but being that I'm financing most of it that the new maybe the smartest way to go. The local Kubota dealer does have a used 2010 Kubota m5040deluxe with almost 1200 hrs in good shape for $19,500, not sure how good of a deal that is. Here's what the rough estimate quotes(without haggling yet) were on the new ones. Nh $28,000 and mahindra$29,000. Any info or opinions on these 2 would be great including pricing. I don't have any experience with a 4x4 tractor or loader. I currently have a 1972 Ford 2000 diesel and we had a nh tn55 several years ago that I really liked. I'm slightly partial to nh because of that but I do like the weight and lift capacity of the mahindra but was surprised that it was more $ then the Nh. Im also located near Mayfield ky if anyone has any dealer recommendations. My wife and I moved here from Georgia a few years ago and don't know much about the local dealers here. We have a caseih that sells nh, a couple jd dealers, a couple mahindra dealers and a couple Kubota dealers less than an hour drive. Thanks
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