New 40hp tractor

[jeff9366]

What mower? Mid mount, flail,bush hog or finish?

A 40-hp tractor is going to weigh 3,000+ pounds. You can accomplish serious work with a tractor this size.

It is LARGE for a first tractor. You will need your dealer so choose carefully. I have Kubota and Deere in my town. Went with Kubota because they are six miles away, Deere eleven miles away. A good decision.

I do not think mid-mount mowers are made for 40-hp tractors. Mid-mount mowers are primarily for sub-compacts.

Keep your current mower for finish mowing around your house.

Get either a rotary cutter (Bush Hog) or flail mower for farther out. Either is good. You can use the T-B-N search feature to research "flail". One "flail" post has over 1,300 replies. Flail mowers are mostly imported.

New threads on rotary cutters appear on T-B-N every day. Bush Hogs were invented in Georgia/USA. I expect rotary cutters outsell flails by 10:1 at least; maybe for no functional reason.

I pull a 48" King Kutter Standard Duty Rotary Cutter.

 

[kiotiken]

A 40-hp tractor is going to weigh 3,000+ pounds. You can accomplish serious work with a tractor this size.

It is LARGE for a first tractor. You will need your dealer so choose carefully. I have Kubota and Deere in my town. Went with Kubota because they are six miles away, Deere eleven miles away. A good decision.

I do not think mid-mount mowers are made for 40-hp tractors. Mid-mount mowers are primarily for sub-compacts.

Keep your current mower for finish mowing around your house.

Get either a rotary cutter (Bush Hog) or flail mower for farther out. Either is good. You can use the T-B-N search feature to research "flail". One "flail" post has over 1,300 replies. Flail mowers are mostly imported.

New threads on rotary cutters appear every day. Bush Hogs were invented in Georgia/USA. I expect rotary cutters outsell flails by 10:1 at least; maybe for no good reason.

Actually, all in, Kioti, LS, Mahindra and Grand L Kubota will come close to double that and with loaded tires, I figure I'm around 7000# with no implement. You make a good point about mowing, you will make a mess of wet grass and I wouldn't want to mow over a septic field.

 

[GManBart]

You will need your dealer so choose carefully.

For what? With any of the major brands you can get all the normal service items online, or from other local sources.

BTW, my tractor weighs 5,800 pounds with the FEL, bucket, and finish mower on it...then add me, and it's lose to 6k....and the 41hp model weighs the same (or very close).

 

[rmorey]

I agree with Ken and Gmanbart. These things are heavy. All up mine weighs about 6,800#. plus lil ol me.

 

[Piston]

It is LARGE for a first tractor. You will need your dealer so choose carefully. I have Kubota and Deere in my town. Went with Kubota because they are six miles away, Deere eleven miles away. A good decision.

I have to respectfully disagree with the dealer emphasis. I do think it's semi important for a brand new tractor owner to have a dealer nearby, but honestly your really not going to be going to the dealer all that often. How often do you really go to the dealer? I can't imagine having the 11 mile dealer vs the 6 mile dealer making any difference at all.

 

[dgeesaman]

My thoughts, owning a TC45DA.
- I wouldn't mow with it or a tractor of it's size unless I could mow with a big mower off the back on firm ground. I use a 61" ZTR mower, which was easily justified by the 8-10 acres I need to keep mowed. It's been rainy in PA this summer so far and there isn't a place on the property where my weighted wheels don't leave tracks. I can't imagine leaving those tracks everywhere.
- Having a good dealer in-town is important. How many miles is less important than their service and responsiveness. (Driving an extra 6 miles is nothing compared to waiting days for a service appt).