dannylink
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I am in process of buying a new tractor and am considering the JD4520. With HST, extendable links and FEL the price is $30,000. I will use it to bush hog approximately 35 acres and general farm work. I use a 6' rottery cutter on open pasture land. Limited hills which are not steep. Terrain gets alittle rough where cattle have walked when it was wet this winter. Will do alittle bucket work now and then - probably use tractor about 50 hrs per year.
Let me add alittle more about my tractor buying. About 6 yrs ago I bought a Kubota 3400 new with bucket. Manual transmission. 3 yrs later traded for a Kubota 3940 with manual transmission. Both were good tractors. NOW, I have sold that tractor and am buying a yet bigger tractor with discussions between the Kubota and Deer on best price. Currently the Deer have Kubota beat by about $1400 but Kubota will drop their price a $1000 if I pay cash instead of financing. The Kubota 5740 is a 59 HP and Deer a 60 HP. Mainly moving up to get the HST which both have. Should have gone HST when I bought the 3940 but am a slow learner. Neither of the tractors being considered have cabs for can I justify the extra $5500 when I use the tractor so little per year???? Probably when I get older or in 3 yrs whichever comes first I will be selling this tractor and buying one with cab. As I said I am a slow learner.
Let me add alittle more about my tractor buying. About 6 yrs ago I bought a Kubota 3400 new with bucket. Manual transmission. 3 yrs later traded for a Kubota 3940 with manual transmission. Both were good tractors. NOW, I have sold that tractor and am buying a yet bigger tractor with discussions between the Kubota and Deer on best price. Currently the Deer have Kubota beat by about $1400 but Kubota will drop their price a $1000 if I pay cash instead of financing. The Kubota 5740 is a 59 HP and Deer a 60 HP. Mainly moving up to get the HST which both have. Should have gone HST when I bought the 3940 but am a slow learner. Neither of the tractors being considered have cabs for can I justify the extra $5500 when I use the tractor so little per year???? Probably when I get older or in 3 yrs whichever comes first I will be selling this tractor and buying one with cab. As I said I am a slow learner.