100 acres ,,need advice

[gemini5362]

I started out with a MF65 it was an older tractor but ran very well for years and years. It was a 2 wheel drive. I went to a new 49 horse Montana 4 wheel drive. I would never go back to a 2 wheel drive again. If you decide to look at new tractors Montana makes a 75 horsepower tractor. It is powered by a John Deere engine. I have not checked the price on montanas of that size but on my Montana there was a very significant price difference between it and a john deere.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I started out with a MF65 it was an older tractor but ran very well for years and years. It was a 2 wheel drive. I went to a new 49 horse Montana 4 wheel drive. I would never go back to a 2 wheel drive again. If you decide to look at new tractors Montana makes a 75 horsepower tractor. It is powered by a John Deere engine. I have not checked the price on montanas of that size but on my Montana there was a very significant price difference between it and a john deere.

A guy that I know bought that big Montana, and it is one nice tractor. It is actually made by TYM. Still to small for this job though IMO.

 

[AndyMA]

50hp is a good sized compact tractor, but it's way too small for what you have planned. Clearing land and working dirt takes an massive amount of effort on a tractor, not to mention how destructive it is. The smaller tractors just don't stand up to that abuse for very long, and honestly, neither do the operators. It will wear you out long before you ever finish.

I have 75 acres and both a Ford 2120 (TC55 size) and a TN75D. The TN is definately a heavy lifter compared to the 2120 and I would recommend a machine of it's size or larger for you acreage.

Andy

 

[gemini5362]

A guy that I know bought that big Montana, and it is one nice tractor. It is actually made by TYM. Still to small for this job though IMO.[/QUOTE

I dont know whether it would be too small for his needs or not. All I know is the compared to my 4940C Montana it was huge.

 

[D7E]

Mowing 80-90 acres is a waste of money...You need at least a JD4020 (90hp)

I assume you are going to plant something...soybeans...sugar beets...if you are just going with grass...then at least hay it...

Yup for that work you would be better off with a real tractor like a JD 4020 or Ford 7000-7600 or MF 1105 or something like that ?

 

[ihookem]

Why would you want 80 ac. of grass. Plow it and grow 10 ac. of grass and the rest trees rim them once in a while and watch them grow. Cut 80 ac. of grass. I cut 22 ac for my church and by the time I get the first cut it's time to do it all ove again.

 

[bake321]

We mowed sixty acres of grass, black berry and saplings this fall with a Kubota L4310 equiped with a five foot brush hog. That was the only unit in the area availible for rent. Between my wife, son and I we ran it seven days in a row and put forty hours on the meter. The plus side of having the wife involved was she has now budgeted 30k for a tractor purchase this spring. I am doing a lot of research and a Kubota M7040 MFWD is looking good.

Bake

 

[Z-Michigan]

We mowed sixty acres of grass, black berry and saplings this fall with a Kubota L4310 equiped with a five foot brush hog. That was the only unit in the area availible for rent. Between my wife, son and I we ran it seven days in a row and put forty hours on the meter. The plus side of having the wife involved was she has now budgeted 30k for a tractor purchase this spring. I am doing a lot of research and a Kubota M7040 MFWD is looking good.

Bake

Be sure to get an 8' or 10' mower if you go that big... I run a 6' mower behind a 50hp utility and have nearly double the power I need. If you don't need such a big mower, consider a smaller tractor with a cab. If I could go back and re-do my purchase decision, I would seriously consider trading the MFWD I have for a 2wd with a cab (or spending the extra 5k for a cab and MFWD).

 

[bake321]

I'm going to go with either a 10' or maybe a batwing. Lots of hillside and loader work. I definetly want MFWD. I also plan on doing some haying.

Bake

 

[gemini5362]

Yup for that work you would be better off with a real tractor like a JD 4020 or Ford 7000-7600 or MF 1105 or something like that ?

Hmm real as opposed to those little plastic riding toys some of the rest of us own ?