Looking at buying in the spring need your opinions

[Bigpuddie]

I did see Kubota will have a deluxe version of the M7060 with a bigger cab. It will be very nice, but probably pretty expensive and it will still have a DPF exhaust. Not a fan of regens. Massey does not have that, only a DOC which is like a catalytic converter. I am, however, looking forward to seeing the new Kubota.

 

[Tennsawdust]

Save your money on the BH attachment and buy an older used TLB or mini-ex depending on how much digging you need to do. If it痴 occasional work then rent.

A BH on a CUT is only a good alternative to a hand shovel. If you are expecting a lot of digging then getting on and off the machine every few minutes to move gets stale real fast. Get a used Case 580

$7500 should buy a reasonably solid 580 or Deere 510. It wouldn't be shiny and new, but it also wouldn't be a bad option.

 

[Skip77]

I'm really appreciating everyone giving me their opinions and experiences as its helping me a lot. I do agree that the BH on a CUT is a bit of a pain in the butt. We are looking at building our own house next year and I'm hoping to dig all the footings, water lines, Electrical lines, as well as install my septic system using my own digger (i'm not sure if it would be a BH or a mini-ex so i will just call it a digger) as that will more than pay for itself at the cost of rent or hiring all that done especially as far as the water and electric will have to be run. After that all the jobs I would be able to do with the digger would be icing on the cake as I do have a lot of cleaning up to do on the place and drainage ditches that need to be made. All that being said no a digger isn't a necessity but a tractor is if I'm going to keep the farm in good condition and operating.

 

[woolyAcres]

@Skip77-
I'm lucky enough to have a Case CX47 mini. The fellow we hired to dig our foundation brought it, along with a 'real' machine, for doing the foundation work. He was really generous and left it with me to use to fill in around the foundation and for power trenches, etc. He ran into $ trouble and wanted to sell the small machine. I'd already had a chance to learn how it ran and jumped on the offer. It has ~4000 hours so something I'd normally be concerned about without an extended test drive. But since I'd used it for months I knew what we were getting; very solid machine for $12k. Wasn't easy to part with that cash, but it was well worth it. This thing is built for digging. I've used a small 3pt bachhoe on a tractor on another property. It works but in my rocky soil it would never make it. Having said that, I can see where/when it would be handy. If you're doing shallow trenches in not-rocky soil you could make pretty good use of a 3PT version. But if you've got lots of digging, or rocky soil, a 3pt version would either not cut it or beat up the tractor more than I'd like. Just not made for it.
The down side of my machine (also an upside) is the weight. It's tracked so actual ground pressure isn't bad but turning tears things up. It's also slow to move around. Not something I easily/readily take all around the property.

 

[mikester]

I'm really appreciating everyone giving me their opinions and experiences as its helping me a lot. I do agree that the BH on a CUT is a bit of a pain in the butt. We are looking at building our own house next year and I'm hoping to dig all the footings, water lines, Electrical lines, as well as install my septic system using my own digger (i'm not sure if it would be a BH or a mini-ex so i will just call it a digger) as that will more than pay for itself at the cost of rent or hiring all that done especially as far as the water and electric will have to be run. After that all the jobs I would be able to do with the digger would be icing on the cake as I do have a lot of cleaning up to do on the place and drainage ditches that need to be made. All that being said no a digger isn't a necessity but a tractor is if I'm going to keep the farm in good condition and operating.

From personal experience - buy a full sized used construction TLB, build your place, then sell it after 2 or 3 years and you will likely get what you paid for it. Now go buy a brand new CUT.

You are going to hate your CUT with BH at the end of your build and won't be doing it any favours by beating the willies out of it. And it will take you 4x longer to do the job with the CUT.

 

[woolyAcres]

From personal experience - buy a full sized used construction TLB, build your place, then sell it after 2 or 3 years and you will likely get what you paid for it. Now go buy a brand new CUT.

You are going to hate your CUT with BH at the end of your build and won't be doing it any favours by beating the willies out of it. And it will take you 4x longer to do the job with the CUT.

I like this advice. If you're not needing to do other, 'tractor' tasks like mowing brush, or pulling a wagon, running snow blower, chipper, etc, then I think the TLB would be a very wise idea. There are tons of uses for a loader and backhoe when building a house and I agree with mikester that you're going to beat up a CUT. One that allowed forks on the front would be really helpful for unloading pallets and lifting trusses and such. When it's all over sell it and use that remaining money to buy a CUT to maintain the place.

 

[oosik]

Last time I was at the Kubota dealer in Spokane they had a Kubota round baler. I would imagine its meant to pair up with 70 to 90 hp Kubota. It was so new - I could smell the paint still drying when I stuck my head inside.

 

[4570Man]

I like this advice. If you're not needing to do other, 'tractor' tasks like mowing brush, or pulling a wagon, running snow blower, chipper, etc, then I think the TLB would be a very wise idea. There are tons of uses for a loader and backhoe when building a house and I agree with mikester that you're going to beat up a CUT. One that allowed forks on the front would be really helpful for unloading pallets and lifting trusses and such. When it's all over sell it and use that remaining money to buy a CUT to maintain the place.

I did that in the reverse order. The TLB I have now would have been way better than the tractor I had when we built the house.

 

[Skip77]

From personal experience - buy a full sized used construction TLB, build your place, then sell it after 2 or 3 years and you will likely get what you paid for it. Now go buy a brand new CUT.

You are going to hate your CUT with BH at the end of your build and won't be doing it any favours by beating the willies out of it. And it will take you 4x longer to do the job with the CUT.

I think that's a great idea except that I need to tractor now or my place is going t grow up and go to brush and trees as I have already waited 2 years to get a tractor. I'm hoping that when I find the tractor I want that they will have a good used mini-ex or bh that I can get at the same time and maybe get good deal on it considering I would be buying the tractor and some implements all at the same time.