I've recently purchased 6 acres of land that is 40% wooded/hedgerow (now) and 60% field. I want to recover as much of the hedgerow area as possible and make more park-like. Won't need a finish mower so I'm looking at a flail mower. I will also be using this to maintain my mother's gravel driveway a short distance away so a box blade/angle blade will be in the future. This will be my first compact tractor purchase and need some advice. Here's my short list I've narrow to:
The JD 3520 is most appealing to me as the initial depreciation is gone and from my research, is a decent price. It was meticulously maintained and really looks like a 150 hr tractor. No emissions equipment to deal with. I think it has the heft and power to tackle anything I will need now and down the road. One gripe I have is the FEL can't be raised and curled simultaneously whereas the Kubota can. This is compounded when trying to manipulate the 4 in 1 bucket.
What are the pluses and minuses of these 3? Given my situation, is this a decent short list? Which would you choose?
- 2005 JD 3520 TLB and 4 in 1 bucket w/1300 hrs ($21.5K + NY sales tax)
- 2017 Kubota B3350HSD TLB w/ 69 hrs ($21.5K no tax)
- 2018 JD 2038R TLB new ($31K + tax) 0% @ 84 mo available.
The JD 3520 is most appealing to me as the initial depreciation is gone and from my research, is a decent price. It was meticulously maintained and really looks like a 150 hr tractor. No emissions equipment to deal with. I think it has the heft and power to tackle anything I will need now and down the road. One gripe I have is the FEL can't be raised and curled simultaneously whereas the Kubota can. This is compounded when trying to manipulate the 4 in 1 bucket.
What are the pluses and minuses of these 3? Given my situation, is this a decent short list? Which would you choose?
