waterskipilot
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Hi guys. First time poster. I am in the market for my first tractor. I've narrowed my decision to 3 models. The 2032r, 3032e or the 3038e. Looking at the numbers, I can't see the advantage of one over the other. I don't need or expect that I'll ever need a Mid-PTO. And it's unlikely that I'd ever need or want to pay for a backhoe. That being said....which one do I go for? The 2032R seems to be full featured with all the bells and whistles, some of which I don't need. I know the frame sizes are different between the 2 and 3. But the capabilities are very close in each of them. My uses are as follows:
Rotary cutting
Box Blading- Maintaining a current driveway and building a new one(Gravel)
Pallet forks for general heavy lifting
General landscape maintenance around the house
Moving yards and yards(100+) of fill dirt into low spots, and to pour a slab for a workshop(50x35ish)
Starting/maintaining a good size vegetable garden
Loader work
My property is only 5 acres. About 3 of which will be bush hogged. I'm in Florida, so I have a lot of squishy black muck and no cold weather to worry about. I'd be concerned about the weight of the tractor with the muck. Heavier tractors tend to rut the ground and get stuck. But all these tractors seems to be within about 300 pounds of each other. PTO horsepower, I don't think is much of a consideration for me. The rotary cutter and possibly a tiller in the future are all I can see using. No chipper or generator.
More is better, I like to think. But the thing that concerns me about the 3038e is the turbocharger. Are they maintenance hogs? I'm sure it's not cheap if something goes wrong.
I think I covered most everything. Dealer locations are not an issue, as I've heard that mentioned before. I have about 4 JD dealers within 30 miles. I can get the 3032 and 3038 packaged up with a loader, 5' box blade, 5' rotary cutter and 16' trailer for $22,499 and $23,499 respectively.
The 2032 about the same....minus the trailer.
So, which way do I go?
Thanks for all the help.
Rotary cutting
Box Blading- Maintaining a current driveway and building a new one(Gravel)
Pallet forks for general heavy lifting
General landscape maintenance around the house
Moving yards and yards(100+) of fill dirt into low spots, and to pour a slab for a workshop(50x35ish)
Starting/maintaining a good size vegetable garden
Loader work
My property is only 5 acres. About 3 of which will be bush hogged. I'm in Florida, so I have a lot of squishy black muck and no cold weather to worry about. I'd be concerned about the weight of the tractor with the muck. Heavier tractors tend to rut the ground and get stuck. But all these tractors seems to be within about 300 pounds of each other. PTO horsepower, I don't think is much of a consideration for me. The rotary cutter and possibly a tiller in the future are all I can see using. No chipper or generator.
More is better, I like to think. But the thing that concerns me about the 3038e is the turbocharger. Are they maintenance hogs? I'm sure it's not cheap if something goes wrong.
I think I covered most everything. Dealer locations are not an issue, as I've heard that mentioned before. I have about 4 JD dealers within 30 miles. I can get the 3032 and 3038 packaged up with a loader, 5' box blade, 5' rotary cutter and 16' trailer for $22,499 and $23,499 respectively.
The 2032 about the same....minus the trailer.
So, which way do I go?
Thanks for all the help.