hitch question

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Also, I may be listening to JD advertising hype but that tractor looks really easy to use. I have NO experience with a tractor.

 

[GPintheMitten]

The JD 3032 is quite a bit larger tractor than the Kubota B2320. I think an L series Kubota would be more similar.

That 3032 does look like a nice tractor.

 

[newbury]

I have a 2014 F150 ecoboost that is rated at about 10k trailer haul. My daughter has a 2013 F150 dually with a diesel. She can haul a tractor of that size without a WDH. She does pull a gooseneck horse trailer but you don't need a gooseneck for hauling a compact tractor

"2013 F150 dually" - did you mean 350 or 450? I never heard of a 150 dually or a 150 diesel.

The JD 3032 is quite a bit larger tractor than the Kubota B2320. I think an L series Kubota would be more similar.

That 3032 does look like a nice tractor.

I agree, for the OP's usage it would probably be big enough to work. He will probably need at least 25 HP at the PTO.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Sorry typo. My daughter has an F350 diesel dually.
I can't edit the original post.

 

[white cloud]

I also understand the JD 3025 has an aluminum rear differential housing as so can't support an excavator. I don't think that I will need the excavator but wonder about the aluminum housing. Thoughts here? You people are very patient.

 

[Citydude]

Well, I can't imagine living in a forested area and not dealing with logs. I have 3 large slash piles from storm damaged trees I need to burn this winter. Anyway....

If your just going to be maintaining a road and food plots, the 3032 would be fine. It's kind of light to comparable frame sizes in other brands however.

 

[4570Man]

The JD is pretty light. It will suck at plowing. It is 500 pounds lighter than a L3800, and a L3800 struggles to pull a 2 bottom plow. The L3800 has loaded tires. The loader is rated about the same on the JD and a L3800. A L3800 is pretty light doing loader work with loaded tires and a bush hog on the back. I can't imagine how the JD would perform. I have read a BX can't pull a plow due to lack of ground clearance.

 

[farm boy00]

It sounds like these are really nice tractors you are looking at which also includes a decent price tag? ? Why not get a little older tractor that will put out all the power you need, but I think it would be easier to learn to run, and until you truly understand the operations of a tractor it, you later could then get a nicer tractor and have some decent knowledge of how they work

 

[brown40]

Like any other equipment/tool, whatever tractor you choose will become relatively easy to operate as you put in your time. Its hard to pass up 0% financing, unless you have the cash to buy used--there are many owners that don't put 100 hours a year on their unit, and they sometimes bite on the 0%... there also may be some great setups: tractor implements and trailer if you have local buy/swap to check. 1000 hours is getting broke in.
You have enough truck to drag a CUT sideways down the road without a trailer--pick a trailer that gives you plenty of room and excess capacity, so you don't get tempted to put an implement in your shiny new truck bed. Doing jobs that require multiple implements off-site goes a lot smoother when you haven't planned out every square foot of the trailer to accept a certain configuration.
Weight distributing hitches transfer load from the rear axle to the front, but shouldn't be needed on a properly loaded trailer, with a vehicle rated for the tongue weight, which you have... that said, I don't know anyone would fault the use of one unnecessarily, unless you somehow managed to unload your rear axle.
Its confusing, but a lot of fun to tractor shop.

 

[wcampbell47]

It sounds like these are really nice tractors you are looking at which also includes a decent price tag? ? Why not get a little older tractor that will put out all the power you need, but I think it would be easier to learn to run, and until you truly understand the operations of a tractor it, you later could then get a nicer tractor and have some decent knowledge of how they work

No gear tractor is easier to learn to use than an HST. I have a 65 year old friend that can't drive a gear shift. Go figure!! He pops the clutch every time which at times has been dangerous.