MESSMAKER
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That sounds pretty attractive
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That sounds pretty attractive
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hilltop Haven Farm
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As I'm trying to decide what to get, I got offered a ck3510 with fel and filled tires for $15500. It's a 2016 leftover. I know I need(want) a bigger tractor but that's a tough one to pass up.
deezler
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Dang, thats a good price. New 3510s are 18k here in MI.
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hilltop Haven Farm
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HST. Talked to dealer today and can't get me one till mid June. Need something now. Trying to get a better price on the nx. Even though the best deal is the leftover ck, I feel I would regret not going heavier.
CMV
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My guy said late June would be the very first DK HST shipping, more availability in July, and good supply/availability in Aug. I wasn't in huge rush for replacement, but didn't want to wait until Aug either. I would bet you'd have to go to a bigger volume dealer like Larry Stoves Equipment or similar to get one of the first available ones.
My NX finally got delivered today. I'm not super tech savvy but will get a few videos of it on youtube from me tinkering with it today.
That price you got for the CK would make it a real tough call for me. IF you don't need all that loader capacity, I would guess you will still get everything done on the CK. I'm sure at times you might wish you had just a little more and think "I should have got the bigger one!"....but that's a huge cost saving as well so might be worth it. I went back and forth with the price difference between CK3510SE and NX a LOT trying to decide. Kept coming back to "I can rent a backhoe a LOT of times with that price difference and still come out ahead". Do that for the big projects, day-to-day stuff with the CK. But ultimately I just move so much dirt and IBC totes with water, I really figured it was worth the cost for the bigger machine since I would be working around the CK limitations too often. So really depends on what you need the machine to do.
My NX finally got delivered today. I'm not super tech savvy but will get a few videos of it on youtube from me tinkering with it today.
That price you got for the CK would make it a real tough call for me. IF you don't need all that loader capacity, I would guess you will still get everything done on the CK. I'm sure at times you might wish you had just a little more and think "I should have got the bigger one!"....but that's a huge cost saving as well so might be worth it. I went back and forth with the price difference between CK3510SE and NX a LOT trying to decide. Kept coming back to "I can rent a backhoe a LOT of times with that price difference and still come out ahead". Do that for the big projects, day-to-day stuff with the CK. But ultimately I just move so much dirt and IBC totes with water, I really figured it was worth the cost for the bigger machine since I would be working around the CK limitations too often. So really depends on what you need the machine to do.
YLee Kioti
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For the work you describing the CK is a bit to light.
Uphill skidding?
yeah because in real life you'll be busy; maybe cut a big tree down (like larger then 6-8 inches dia.) and the weight will challenge the CK.
Also the NX45 is wider and heavier so it will chug ah lug just fine. The linked pedal a plus and will operate a 6' foot medium duty cutter fine.
The CK technically can handle a 6 footer but not the medium duty, it will make the front end pretty light; per my dealer. so got a 5 footer when I bought the CK4010HST.
It's a pain cutting with a wider tractor but I can live with it...for now heh
......look honey yard looks bad...i think i need a larger cutter.....heh...well maybe not she is catching on...
Regards,...
Uphill skidding?
yeah because in real life you'll be busy; maybe cut a big tree down (like larger then 6-8 inches dia.) and the weight will challenge the CK.
Also the NX45 is wider and heavier so it will chug ah lug just fine. The linked pedal a plus and will operate a 6' foot medium duty cutter fine.
The CK technically can handle a 6 footer but not the medium duty, it will make the front end pretty light; per my dealer. so got a 5 footer when I bought the CK4010HST.
It's a pain cutting with a wider tractor but I can live with it...for now heh
......look honey yard looks bad...i think i need a larger cutter.....heh...well maybe not she is catching on...
Regards,...
OP
hilltop Haven Farm
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Skidding uphill isn't a main focus. I also have a log arch that will hook to drawbar. This allows to totally lift log off ground and pull as if were on wheels. Makes skidding much easier. Main jobs would be running a 6' brush hog, road maintenance, and clearing trails and overgrowth.