2520 or 2320

[ducati996]

Bye the way, specs are overated. My old Kubota specs a hundred lbs less in loader capacity, but the deere could not lift a sizeable rock. Had to go and start up the Kubota...................

Funny based on my experience the specs are too conservative, and its ability was much higher. Im pretty sure I have posted enough real world pictures on this board to prove it - so Im not going to again...just take it as truth backed up by many members

 

[ducati996]

I tested the 2305, 2320 and 2520 and then had all 3 lined up side by side. I bought the 2320.

The difference in price was about $2500 between the 2320 and 2520.

The $2500 would have bought me:

2.5 more hp
somewhat quicker hydraulics (i operated both machines), larger pump
2.2 more inches of wheelbase
an operators platform with a significant hump (2320 has flat operators station which is great because I have big feet)
1 gallon more fuel capacity
205 more pounds of weight

Same 3 pt hitch lift capacity
Same 2 range hydro trans
Same drawbar tongue capacity (562lbs)
Same electrical system
Same axle capacity, both front (1940lbs) and rear (2426lbs)
Same ground clearance

When I compared the specs, operated both machines and lined'em all up side by side I quickly realized that the $2500 could be better spent on attachments rather than 2.5 more hp, a larger hydro pump and a gallon more fuel capacity.

Whatever you decide you cannot go wrong. They are both great machines.
HAve fun shopping.

Hard, sorry I meant Viking65 what ever makes you feel good. if you feel its not worth $2500 then its not to you. Having owned a 2320 and dumping it literally to grab a 2520, $2500 was nothing compared to getting a significant upgrade and worth every dollar spent.

 

[viking65]

Hard, sorry I meant Viking65 what ever makes you feel good. if you feel its not worth $2500 then its not to you. Having owned a 2320 and dumping it literally to grab a 2520, $2500 was nothing compared to getting a significant upgrade and worth every dollar spent.

duckati, I hope you are enjoying the 2.5hp and all of the other significant upgrades on your 2520. The numbers don't lie, numbers never do. I operated both machines in the dirt and the 2320 stacked up very well to the 2520, as the numbers do as well on the spec sheet. I just didn't make the mistake of buying the wrong machine first, 2320 or 2520, for my needs (I did make a mistake with the cub cadet purchase however, but was corrected with the JD purchase).

I'm happy the 2520 is the machine for you. Enjoy it! I just didn't see $2500 of value. The next true upgrade, in my humble opinion, would be the 3000 series.

In an earlier post today you wanted to know if I am "Hard"....That's getting a little too personal duckati, don't you think???????????

 

[GordNovo]

I agree with Danilo. The extra hp and torque is quite noticable and is prolly the most notable difference between the 2320 and the 2520. I had the 2305 for a couple of years before I upgrade to the 2520 (which is the same engine as the 2320). I put over 250 hrs on the 2305 and I'm already over 120 hrs on the 2520. I would say that I generally pushed machines pretty hard (with reasonable limits, of course)

On the 2305, I reached the limits of the engine all the time but with the 2520 I feel like it's a lot more up to the challenge of those harder tasks. This direct injection engine is a lot more 'gutsy'. I really notice it in a number of applications. Examples: when pushing over, or pushing into really heavy piles with the FEL, when "landscraping" hard clay with the box blade, when pulling a middle buster through well established grass. When the 2305 would reach its power limit, the engine wouldn't dip but instead I would really feel it in the HST pedals and if I spent a lot of time working at that power threshold, I would often think that I'm pushing the machine beyond its rated capability. Wheras with the engine in the 2520, it reacts different to heavy load situations. The RPMs drop, and the engine feels really 'torquey" and it grunts out a 'git 'er done' attitude and can generally bust through lot more load than the 2305 ever could. Plus there's the added bonus that you can generally run at a much lower RPM than the 2305/2320 engine.


I think people get hung up on the specs too much. If you wanna get a good feel for the difference, you just gotta try them both and get a feel for how they handle under heavier work conditions.

GN

 

[ducati996]

duckati, I hope you are enjoying the 2.5hp and all of the other significant upgrades on your 2520. The numbers don't lie, numbers never do. I operated both machines in the dirt and the 2320 stacked up very well to the 2520, as the numbers do as well on the spec sheet. I just didn't make the mistake of buying the wrong machine first, 2320 or 2520, for my needs (I did make a mistake with the cub cadet purchase however, but was corrected with the JD purchase).

I'm happy the 2520 is the machine for you. Enjoy it! I just didn't see $2500 of value. The next true upgrade, in my humble opinion, would be the 3000 series.

In an earlier post today you wanted to know if I am "Hard"....That's getting a little too personal duckati, don't you think???????????

Maybe thats why you changed your screen name - but your the only guy on earth that buys a brand of tractor and has that much success with it (Cub 5000 series) - Too bad the posts werent removed for your own sake but you are the same guy that went by the screen name "Hard" and chased away by others. History repeats itself -
Oh you can try and convince your self the 2320 is almost the same to the 2520 all you want - that will be a very lonely position -so which machine will hold its value better when it comes time to upgrade or sell?

 

[JDCAN]

Maybe thats why you changed your screen name - but your the only guy on earth that buys a brand of tractor and has that much success with it (Cub 5000 series) - Too bad the posts werent removed for your own sake but you are the same guy that went by the screen name "Hard" and chased away by others. History repeats itself -
Oh you can try and convince your self the 2320 is almost the same to the 2520 all you want - that will be a very lonely position -so which machine will hold its value better when it comes time to upgrade or sell?

Ducati996 no offense but this is a tractor forum, why do you always come looking for fire and try to start stuff up with countless members??

In the past you have started stuff with me and many others, whats the deal with that?

We all understand you love the 2520 to all ends, if you feel it is the best tractor and blows away any other machine, why do you get so heated up when someone says otherwise??

In my views you come off like a clown. 2520 or 2320 these are baby tractors, you guys need to chill out.

Let's all remember this is a tractor forum no need to get all wild and hot headed over the talk of baby tractors.

Ducati996 if you get so bothered about others with 2320's suggesting it's close to a 2520 ( Which the reality is they are) why do you even bother coming here? You have shown in the past you get pretty heated about it, I would suggest to step away from the machine and chill. Go out and drive the big bad 2520 into the ground instead of sitting in here trying to put people down.

 

[ducati996]

Ducati996 no offense but this is a tractor forum, why do you always come looking for fire and try to start stuff up with countless members??

In the past you have started stuff with me and many others, whats the deal with that?

We all understand you love the 2520 to all ends, if you feel it is the best tractor and blows away any other machine, why do you get so heated up when someone says otherwise??

In my views you come off like a clown. 2520 or 2320 these are baby tractors, you guys need to chill out.

Let's all remember this is a tractor forum no need to get all wild and hot headed over the talk of baby tractors.

Ducati996 if you get so bothered about others with 2320's suggesting it's close to a 2520 ( Which the reality is they are) why do you even bother coming here? You have shown in the past you get pretty heated about it, I would suggest to step away from the machine and chill. Go out and drive the big bad 2520 into the ground instead of sitting in here trying to put people down.

As I recall you always jump in and get yourself involved -like you did right now (was anybody talking to you?). Your are the only one who gets offended and by the next post from you will be full of curses and insulting remarks - and you will once again get a stern warning from the Moderators of this forum, keep in mind you almost got permentantly banned - surprised you are still allowed to post. But you still come back and ask for help - and we give it if we like you or not. Your not popular in the least, so dont go running around thinking you are the innocent poster -

I havent started anything with Hard (Viking65) or whatever he wants to go by these days - actually its against forum rules to go by different screen names, and most likely is against TOS for this site. He has a past of bashing Cub cadet to no end - <just do a search> to the repeated requests of Cub owners not to. Its not about the 2320 or 2520 in the end nobody really cares what machine is purchased. I have more of an issue of someone hiding behind a different screen name, and deny that they are one and the same -

Duc

 

[aesanders]

This same tired debate comes by about every 3-4 months. Some say there is a huge difference. Others like myself say their is not that much. I will say I've lifted over 1000 lb log with the front end loader of my measily ole 2320.

Neither the 2320 or 2520 can lift the 1500 Lb round bale and dump it into my bale feeder. Now the 3000 series can, so If I were doing it again I'd be looking at the price difference of the 2520 and 3120 (not much). That 3120 can lift and stack my hay bales and run a 6 foot hog. That extra grand over a 2520 would have been money very well spent. But I'm happy with my 2320. I've just put in about 150 fence post with my post hole digger and haven't had one bit of problem, and mowing my small 6 acres and neighbors acre lane with my 2320's hog is pretty easy as well. In fact their is not one task on my little horse farm that screems that I need the extras the 2520 has. Now others use their machines differently than me so the benefits of A 2520 maybe mre valuableto some. Wasn;t to me and if I were spending more I'd be in a 3000 series and not a 2520. Take it for what it's worth...

 

[viking65]

Duckati, I never said a negative thing about the 2520 so your ranting does not make any sense at all. The 2520 is a great machine, as I have said before. I like the 2520 a lot, just not worth the $2500 more than my 2320 in my opinion.

Regarding the bashing of cub cadet. I have every right to talk about my experiences with the 5234D's I owned. If you want to call it bashing, that's fine with me. I have not posted anything regarding those cub experiences for a very long time but if you want to go down that road again I surely can. Funny that since I have owned JD machines I haven't had a problem yet.

Hey duckati let's talk garden tractors for a moment....Why don't you tell me how much better your MTD/cub 3204 is than my JD X485...you can't even begin to start. Also, please tell me how much more valuable your MTD/cub will be several years from now. The value of the X485 will far exceed the value of your MTD/cub. The difference will be staggering. Now the difference in value several years from now between the 2520 and 2320 will be far less. Why? They are both very JD's and they are both very close in performance and specs.

Let's just end this and you go enjoy your 2520.

 

[ducati996]

Duckati, I never said a negative thing about the 2520 so your ranting does not make any sense at all. The 2520 is a great machine, as I have said before. I like the 2520 a lot, just not worth the $2500 more than my 2320 in my opinion.

Regarding the bashing of cub cadet. I have every right to talk about my experiences with the 5234D's I owned. If you want to call it bashing, that's fine with me. I have not posted anything regarding those cub experiences for a very long time but if you want to go down that road again I surely can. Funny that since I have owned JD machines I haven't had a problem yet.

Hey duckati let's talk garden tractors for a moment....Why don't you tell me how much better your MTD/cub 3204 is than my JD X485...you can't even begin to start. Also, please tell me how much more valuable your MTD/cub will be several years from now. The value of the X485 will far exceed the value of your MTD/cub. The difference will be staggering. Now the difference in value several years from now between the 2520 and 2320 will be far less. Why? They are both very JD's and they are both very close in performance and specs.

Let's just end this and you go enjoy your 2520.

Wasnt ranting - at least you now admit that you were the other poster (Hard). And if you just stated that for you the $2500 upgrade wasnt for you, then thats fine. But you start telling me spec's dont lie (but they are wrong and can be wrong), well what can I say other than bullcrap. Owning both and putting hours on both allows me to share a little bit more than opinion. I got rid of the 2320 because it was not the performer that the 4110 series was that it was supposed to replace. So folks need to know that before they buy.
As for talking garden tractors? thats too far off topic and a childish comparision - I'll pass thanks