In the Kubota line, what is yuppie and what is real?

[dodge man]

please don't take offense, but looking at you shiny red BX25, the word that comes to mind is "Bling"!:licking:

ITS ORANGE!

 

[RayCo]

but once you break away from them city folks size yards. and a few acres of land to use a finishing mower. those sub compacts and compacts start loosing there flavor. atleast to me.

Oh, yeah, absolutely. If I had a 1000 acre farm, I certainly wouldn't be trying to maintain it with a subcompact tractor. But, I have just four acres, mostly wooded, with a house that we built a few years back without paying for any external development (walkways, walls, etc.). So, the subcompact is the perfect family companion tractor for me. I can park it in the garage, I can tow it with a 1/2 ton truck, my wife is more the comfortable using it, and it's cheap to own and operate.

There is also the other side of things, where these tractors are used more in the spirit of construction equipment than farming. That is how I use mine, anyway. I've basically been using mine to reshape my property since I got it, and have yet to use it for anything agricultural.

and there tends to be a decent distinction in models from various companies once ya get into the utilty tractors that are 40hp and above. were a drink holder is less important than perhaps a better radiator guard. or belly mower is not automatic with tractor but perhaps a heavier duty frame, with wheels that might have more options for wheel widths.

Yep, it all depends on your needs, and that is really the only thing to base a purchase on. Personally, I don't understand mowing the lawn with something like my BX. I didn't have any interest in a bellow mower, but that is because I didn't have the need for it. I have about 1/2 an acre that I mow, and I do that with a John Deere lawn tractor. It's a zippy little thing, and it does a fine job, so I stuck with that instead of spending $1600 (?) on a mower for the BX. And when the Deere dies (if!), I'll most likely pick up a comparable lawn tractor off Ebay for a few hundred bucks.

 

[TripleR]

Having spent thousands of hours driving "real tractors", I now unashamedly embrace my inner yuppie and surround myself in a climate controlled cab at every opportunity.

 

[crazyal]

That of course brings up the question of "Is a tractor with computer controlled operation via GPS" a real farm tractor or more of a soccer mom's vehicle?

 

[DAY]

real tractors have 8 wheels- and a ladder to reach the cab!http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=202465&stc=1&d=1299095403

 

[dlmpsy]

real tractors have 8 wheels- and a ladder to reach the cab!http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=202465&stc=1&d=1299095403

The old timers had real tractors.... no power steering, no 4wd, no A/C or heat, no cab and a piece of metal to sit on.

 

[beppington]

The old timers had real tractors.... no power steering, no 4wd, no A/C or heat, no cab and a piece of metal to sit on.

Wow I do not want a real tractor then :laughing:

 

[Jaylegger]

"Real" men don't need tractors.

 

[beppington]

"Real" men don't need tractors.

Real men are smart enough to let a tractor do most of the hard work :thumbsup:

 

[kjung17]

That of course brings up the question of "Is a tractor with computer controlled operation via GPS" a real farm tractor or more of a soccer mom's vehicle?

:laughing:I would love to roll into a soccer game with an 8360RT. Maybe crush a few minivans.