IHDiesel73L
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We have about 2 acres tucked back among 250 acres of farmland and woods which surrounds us. About half of our land is cleared with the house, deck/patio, barn and small toolshed. Behind that is the "yard" which I mow with a zero turn. Then there are a few old animal pens (previous owner had sheep-we may get goats in the future), behind that is a small field that slopes down to our pond, then there is about 3/4 of an acre of swampy woods behind that. My neighbor on the south side has an old Kubota L245DT with FEL that he lets me use basically whenever I need it to do various things around the property, but I'd really like to have my own at this point. The 245DT seems to be sized pretty well for the trails that we have and the uneven terrain. What is a 245DT considered? Compact? Sub-compact? According to Tractordata it is 25HP. I've used it to skid logs, pull snags down, pop stumps out, etc...and the limiting factor has always been traction. I've started spinning wheels before I've ever had the tractor bog down-there is no weight on it at all and I would be interested to see what it could do with filled tires, wheel weights or a front/rear weight box. That said it does pretty much what I need it to do. Around here I don't really have a need to pull implements like a brush hog-about the only thing it would pull would be a trailer of some sort. Rather than having a tractor for a few dedicated tasks, I will use the tractor mostly for doing "odd jobs" associated with fixing up/reclaiming our old farm property.
Recurring tasks:
Upcoming projects that I'll use the tractor for:
Given all of this, should I stick with something comparable to the L245DT, go a bit smaller for greater maneuverability (I definitely don't need something larger)? I am confident in saying that I absolutely need 4WD. Too much mud and uneven ground around here. My neighbor bought his property in 1975 and started with a 2WD tractor that got stuck pretty much anywhere he took it. After about two years of that he bought the Kubota and never got stuck again.
Recurring tasks:
- Moving logs/firewood.
- Gravel road maintenance (filling potholes, pulling a drag, etc...).
- Snow cleanup (not road plowing-I handle that with the truck) around the house and buildings.
Upcoming projects that I'll use the tractor for:
- Moving gravel/grading 25' x 60' parking area in prepartion for paving.
- Building a boulder wall (using rock sourced from the property) alongside the parking area.
- Spreading gravel over a corduroy road I'm building through the swamp in the rear of the property.
- Tearing down an old 16' x 20' timber frame barn and building a new 20' x 32' pole barn.
- Hauling boulders and other material down to our pond to build up the bank.
Given all of this, should I stick with something comparable to the L245DT, go a bit smaller for greater maneuverability (I definitely don't need something larger)? I am confident in saying that I absolutely need 4WD. Too much mud and uneven ground around here. My neighbor bought his property in 1975 and started with a 2WD tractor that got stuck pretty much anywhere he took it. After about two years of that he bought the Kubota and never got stuck again.
