dodge man
Super Star Member
I'll throw out my opinion on a couple of issues.
4 wheel drive is a must, make it a must have item, unless you find something used in 2 wheel drive that is a great buy.
What size? Its easy to buy to large or to small. I'm most familiar with the Kubota line so I'll refer to them, but other brands make similar size tractors.
Kubota BX, more for lawn mowing with some tractor abilities. You could get by with a BX, but I think its to small. This would feel more like a very large riding mower.
Kubota B. This is the line I think you should get. Big enough for more serious work, but small enough you could still finish mow with it easily. Keep in mind that Kubota has a large difference in the B line, some are smaller and some are bigger, both in size and horsepower. A B sized Kubota will feel quite a bit bigger than a riding mower, but not feel huge.
Kubota L. Like the B line, they make a lot of different sizes, but this is getting into a more serious tractor. It will move dirt, clear trees, brush hog much better than the smaller Kubotas. As far as finish mowing the yard, I think the L it too big, unless you have a wide open, very large yard. If you did finish mow with a L, you could get a pretty good sized mower for it, maybe approaching 10' wide. If you decided to have a larger yard, this would make mowing quicker.
A couple of options. Buy bigger up front, and when you get done with the heavy work, sell and buy something smaller.
Buy big and get a separate lawn mower.
Buy what you think will work best in the long run, and rent something or pay someone for the heavy work in the beginning.
Something that hasn't been discussed in money. What is your budget? I can tell you if you got a larger L series tractor, with a back hoe, and all the attachments you want, it would be easy to spend 50k in a hurry. You could get into a BX with a lot of attachments for probably 20k. Budget may be the biggest factor in your decision.
Good luck.
4 wheel drive is a must, make it a must have item, unless you find something used in 2 wheel drive that is a great buy.
What size? Its easy to buy to large or to small. I'm most familiar with the Kubota line so I'll refer to them, but other brands make similar size tractors.
Kubota BX, more for lawn mowing with some tractor abilities. You could get by with a BX, but I think its to small. This would feel more like a very large riding mower.
Kubota B. This is the line I think you should get. Big enough for more serious work, but small enough you could still finish mow with it easily. Keep in mind that Kubota has a large difference in the B line, some are smaller and some are bigger, both in size and horsepower. A B sized Kubota will feel quite a bit bigger than a riding mower, but not feel huge.
Kubota L. Like the B line, they make a lot of different sizes, but this is getting into a more serious tractor. It will move dirt, clear trees, brush hog much better than the smaller Kubotas. As far as finish mowing the yard, I think the L it too big, unless you have a wide open, very large yard. If you did finish mow with a L, you could get a pretty good sized mower for it, maybe approaching 10' wide. If you decided to have a larger yard, this would make mowing quicker.
A couple of options. Buy bigger up front, and when you get done with the heavy work, sell and buy something smaller.
Buy big and get a separate lawn mower.
Buy what you think will work best in the long run, and rent something or pay someone for the heavy work in the beginning.
Something that hasn't been discussed in money. What is your budget? I can tell you if you got a larger L series tractor, with a back hoe, and all the attachments you want, it would be easy to spend 50k in a hurry. You could get into a BX with a lot of attachments for probably 20k. Budget may be the biggest factor in your decision.
Good luck.