35-40 HP tractor

[LD1]

The grand L's are a little heavy for finish mowing IMO.

But that depends on weather you are finish mowing a big country yard / pasture.....or if you want a prestine manicured lawn around the house

 

[Grandad4]

Can't speak from personal experience, but others say snowblowers need plenty of horsepower, particularly in deep snow. Something to consider as you're kicking tires. Good luck in your search for the right tractor!

 

[Fallon]

The grand L's are a little heavy for finish mowing IMO.

But that depends on weather you are finish mowing a big country yard / pasture.....or if you want a prestine manicured lawn around the house

Yup. Great field/pasture mower. But it tears up turf a bit if you turn sharp at all.

I'm mostly happy with my L4060. I run a big flail at high altitude & wish I could have afforded a L6060 for the extra HP. I just mow slowe & its fine.

A Grand L is a lot heavier than an economy L but lots more bells & whistles. You can do without them, but some are nice, mostly the 2 speed HST+ or GST. I upgraded from a L3200 for the cab & Have come to love HST+ as much as the cab.

If you are looking for a cab. A Grand L is your only option at that size. The only main difference between the 60 series & previous 40 series is the emissions. Lack of emissions gear on the 40s makes them desirable to many.

7' is a bastard rotary cutter size. Most go from 6' to a double spindle 8' skipping 7. A 7 is just to long & awkward.

 

[durf 700]

Anywhere from 3" to 24". And the 24" may have drifting if it is a blizzard. I live on a hill and my driveway will drift in when the banks get high. By springtime my driveway could be 8-10' over. Too much work for a snowplow which I did a lot with my truck. A blower,coffee,heated cab with tunes is the way I'd like to go. LOL

how far upstate are you? I just picked up a MX 5400 cab tractor. its a great deal. also, be sure to get the equine discount and save 20%!! you can even sign up for the membership for free with NCHA. im in central NY in Ilion.

 

[milkie62]

how far upstate are you? I just picked up a MX 5400 cab tractor. its a great deal. also, be sure to get the equine discount and save 20%!! you can even sign up for the membership for free with NCHA. im in central NY in Ilion.

Dealer had a L3560 & L4060 on the lot . Seen a L3710 online with a snowblower & 900 hrs in the low $20k range. This tractor will be for wide open fields that I want to give a nice cut look to. Probably will be all clover so will see any HD cutting.

 

[Fallon]

Dealer had a L3560 & L4060 on the lot . Seen a L3710 online with a snowblower & 900 hrs in the low $20k range. This tractor will be for wide open fields that I want to give a nice cut look to. Probably will be all clover so will see any HD cutting.

Mowing or plowing wide open fields is a good candidate for a geared tranny, but snowblowing would really benefit from a HST. Any loader work would tip things even further towards HST.

All those listed are similar HP. The 2 60 series are the same machine with a slightly different engine. Especially with a HST it just comes down to how fast you want to do the job. Just let off the go pedal & they will lift the same or pull the same weight.

The 60 series has a small, medium & big loader. The 3560 & 4060 can only be speced with the small or medium. I see little reason to get the small as its not much cheaper.

 

[jjp8182]

When mowing with my L3560 (R4 tires), I can't say that I've seen the turf damage that others have -- unless I'm mowing when it's wet, or have 4WD engaged. Granted my soil tends to be relatively hard when not soaking wet so that may also play a role.

The L3560 will handle a 6ft finish mower pretty well (use a Land Pride FDR2572 for mowing my lawn and pasture ~2.75 acres). It does well mowing full width as long as the grass doesn't get too thick or tall/wet. If/when it does slowing down or using less than full deck width will still get the job done.

Now depending on the nature of the snow you get and how fast you want/need to be able to remove snow more HP may prove beneficial. Snow blowers are one of those implements where more HP/ft of implement working width can can have a meaningful impact as snow isn't always of a uniform consistency from snow fall to snow fall, and isn't always as accommodating of taking less than full implement width passes..... 6" of wet slushie falling from the sky isn't quite the same thing as 12"-24" of light powder (shoveling the latter of the two was always highly preferable to shoveling the former).

 

[RjCorazza]

The 60 series also has a quick attach setup for the blower, blade, or broom. If that L4060 you're looking at has that feature, it sounds like an attractive option for your intended use. I have an L4060 with loader, and the fel was more important to me that the front implements.
The L4060 cab tractor has some weight to it, another big plus for snow removal. Stripped weight is just over 4000 lbs. Mine with loader and filled r4's is right around 6500.

I've been really satisfied with the L4060. The cab is awesome, as is the HST+ 3 range with hi/lo trans.

 

[chim]

I've said before, the L4240 with loaded R4's is the best lawn mower I've had so far. The 5 blade 90" rear finish mower makes short work of our 3-1/2 acres. The tractor turns tighter than my little Ford 1210. Heat and A/C make it nice to use any time of the year. I always drop the FEL (frame and all) for mowing. Ripping things up or making tracks isn't a problem.

 

[buck12]

I've said before, the L4240 with loaded R4's is the best lawn mower I've had so far. The 5 blade 90" rear finish mower makes short work of our 3-1/2 acres. The tractor turns tighter than my little Ford 1210. Heat and A/C make it nice to use any time of the year. I always drop the FEL (frame and all) for mowing. Ripping things up or making tracks isn't a problem.

She still looks new.