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I've never planted or cultivated with a tractor before, but I'm looking to start. So please excuse me if a lot of this sounds ignorant. Why would it make sense to mount a planter on a cultivator. Do you need to cultivate while you are planting? Regardless, after you are finished planting you...

I think I'm looking for a single row planter that is mounted on a toolbar that hooks to a 3 point hitch. Idea is that I can reposition the planter off of center so I can make two passes from opposite directions to get two rows behind my tractor at 30"+/- spacing. Later, if I want to add another...

Was thinking I'd like to strip till a field of clover (say 12-18" row width tilled), and have these strips on 30 to 36" centers. This would leave a strip of about 18" of clover that is allowed to grow on. After the first till, come back in 2-3 weeks, till the same strips again. When I'm ready to...

Considering purchasing a one or two row planter to use for planting field corn etc., but I have never used a tractor for planting. I think my tire centers are currently set at 51.2" based on my measurements (center of rear tire to center of rear tire) and the manual. This comes out to 38"...

Showing my ignorance here.... Considering purchasing a one or two row planter to use for planting field corn etc., but I have never used a tractor for planting. I think my tire centers are currently set at 51.2" based on my measurements (center of rear tire to center of rear tire) and the...

Just wanted to hand out a general THANK YOU to everyone for helping me get to the bottom of my tractor & implement buying decisions. Got it Friday night, Lit it up Saturday morning and put 15 hours on it Saturday and Sunday. Everything went really well.... Tilled 5 Acres, and used a broadcast...

Just got a new L4400 Kubota with hydrostat and FEL. Hydraulics seem "noisy" to me... but not sure. Was wondering if it's possible that when they put the FEL on, something got air in it and is causing the noise. Currently have 5 hours on it and intend to put another 12 on it today. Running...

Haven't got my tractor yet, but dreaming up uses for it around here. have an old loaded up with junk type stuff tractor trailer box without the wheels, sitting on the ground. You see them for sale sometimes as storage type areas. Anyway, I have serious doubts that it is possible to relocate...

Is this a toy? Or would it be what I need for 5-7 acres of farm land, planting cover crops etc. Land Pride Seed Bed Rollers Thinking I'll drag it behind a drag harrow (also by landpride but only 4ft long(?). Both attached to a rotary spreader. Now I'm wondering if this is going to work with...

Is this any worse/better than other drag harrows out there? What am I looking for? for 5-7 current acres. Don't really see the need to go wider at this point. Not looking at the whole set up, just the drag harrow and seed bed roller (separate topic). Land Pride DRG Series Drag Harrows Only 4...

45hp tractor 36 hp pto Will use for max 4 hours per week right now throughout the year for maintaining mx track. Maybe more as farm becomes a reality. Both with slip clutch. Both 72" RTA2072 Land Pride RTA20 Series Rotary Tillers RTA2570 Land Pride RTA25 Series Rotary Tillers Don't have...

Land Pride SF25 Series Scarifier 5 or 6 acres Clay land with sand loam top some/most areas. Planted pines clearcut and stumps removed and buried. Still have some roots and debris left. Possibly some stumps in various places but VERY few. Need to be able to till land with rotary tiller...

All weights without loader. Kubota Grand L4240 44 hp tractor= 3671 Kubota Grand L3940 40.5 hp tractor= 3627 Kubota Standard L4400 44 hp tractor= 3307 So, only 50lbs difference between the two grand L models. And "only" 364lbs difference between the Standard and Grand L 44hp tractors...

Could it make sense to get a credit for the factory bucket and purchase an aftermarket bucket with more volume? I plan on only moving red clay (sand clay) which, I would guess comes in under the normal load recommended for x tractor. Thinking if I could match the size of my loader to the...

Trying to make up my mind whether to go with the L4400 or spend 3500+ more and get either the 3940 or 4240. Only reason I'd do it is if I could substantially increase the volume of the bucket (meaning cuft capacity) and get a round back bucket that's not available on the 4400. Can't find any...

Thanks everyone. Have all but made my decision on the L4400. Could use some more help... What are the following useful for? Am I going to find any of them useful for farming 5 acres, maintaining a MX track, Grading driveways, maintaining grapes and fruit trees. Draw Bar Clevis Rear Work Light...

I think I need the foldable roll over protection for working around some trees. I also think I'd like some sun screen for working out in the field. If I have a sunshade attached to my foldable roll over protection, what happens when I fold it?

Have all but decided to purchase a Kubota L4400 with hydrostatic Drive. I recognize that the tractor is light, and since I intend to do a LOT of front end loader work, I'm looking for a way to maximize my ballast. FWIW, It's doubtful that I'll ever lift anything heavier than full buckets of red...

What happens when a rototiller meets a pine stump? Have 7 or so acres of land that has been cleared of pine stumps but there may be a few left.... not many however. Property also has roots and a minimal amoutpartially decayed pieces of limbs between 2 & 3 inches diameter max and probably a foot...

Hydraulics quit working after I hear a Pssssssssss, in the woods. Couldn't find a leak. Hydraulics have always been finicky and the guy that use to work on the tractor says it's a prob with the David Browns. Others have confirmed this. I approached a local individual about trying to get the...

Will farm ballpark 5 acres and have 5 Acre MX track. Possibly hay and possibly produce. Will have nursery, small vineyard, small orchard and a couple of greenhouses. Combination clay and sandy land. MX track requires a lot of front end loader work and would like to have to be able to use a...

Will farm ballpark 5 acres and have 5 Acre MX track. Possibly hay and possibly produce. Will have nursery, small vineyard, small orchard and a couple of greenhouses. Combination clay and sandy land. MX track requires a lot of front end loader work and would like to have to be able to use a...

Have cleared 6 acres of land that was previously planted in pine trees. Trees were row planted and grew for around 12-15 years. Stumps were removed by a large excavator and buried below the surface of the ground. The dirt that was removed was backfilled on top of the stumps to allow for...

If you knew the heaviest thing you'd be lifting with your FEL was a bucketful of Sand Clay, would you even consider adding ballast to the rear tires? When would the wheelbase of the tractor become important for this type of weight? If I could get the same loader size of a larger tractor on a...

Tractor I'm looking at says... 2.35 gallons per hour @ 100% load. What does this mean exactly? What is 100% load? I don't farm for a living, so cost of fuel is a consideration for me. Is a smaller HP tractor generally going to use less fuel per hour for the same task with appropriatley sized...

Narrowed down to the following. All with hydrostatic drive, 4 wheel drive and a Loader. I think I've narrowed it down to the 40-45 hp range. John Deere 4105 Kubota L4400 Kubota Grand L 3940 Massey 1540 possibly 1547 Bobcat CT445 150 acres planted pines. 5 acre MX track. Ultimately I'm...

Was thinking that there had to be some sort of HP & weight guidelines that could be used when selecting a tractor. Would the guidelines look different for PTO hp vs tractor HP. Anyway, below is a list of "chores" that a tractor might be responsible for. If anyone could pencil in min HP/Weight...

How do I compare apples to apples when it comes to tractors? What are the main specs to compare? Certainly people on here have a list of must haves as far as mechanicals go. Anyone care to elaborate? Similar question about those types of things that may not be standard on a particular tractor...

I need a tractor, and I'm looking for max flexibility. Here's the story. My immediate property that will be maintained is 150 Acres. All but my yard, and 7 or so acres is planted in pine trees that vary in age (It's a tree farm, row planted, for timber production). I have a lot of other...