I currently have a GREAT 2007 Kubota M6040 4 Wheel drive Hydrostatic with FEL...I am looking into getting into the commercial hay business versus just doing work around the ranch...current tractor is a open cab and that will not work doing hay through the hot Texas summer...goal is to do about 3000-4000 round bales a summer...
Here is my question to you all...is it worth upgrading to a M8540 or a CASE JX80 cab? The Case is about 6K less and both will give me the same for the trade in (which is not much)...the Case looks a lot heavier than the Kubota even though they claim to be close to the same weight...the Kubota is about 10 hp more...my partner is going to drive the hay baler and I am going to be doing the raking and cutting...possibly use mine for square bales in the future...
Worried that buying a bigger tractor will also make chores around the ranch harder (120 acres)...
Thoughts?
Here is my question to you all...is it worth upgrading to a M8540 or a CASE JX80 cab? The Case is about 6K less and both will give me the same for the trade in (which is not much)...the Case looks a lot heavier than the Kubota even though they claim to be close to the same weight...the Kubota is about 10 hp more...my partner is going to drive the hay baler and I am going to be doing the raking and cutting...possibly use mine for square bales in the future...
Worried that buying a bigger tractor will also make chores around the ranch harder (120 acres)...
Thoughts?