4020 Branson, tractor ****....waiting

sassafraspete · Dec 18, 2003

I am new to this forum. Just bought a 4020 Branson but in a painful wait period until it gets delivered. Have enjoyed this site. My wife says I spend my spare time looking at tractor ****. I have been waiting for more than 20 yrs to buy a 4wd tractor and only dreamed of green. Guess I wised up and went with IU RED. I work at Cummins Inc....so have heard about Kukje. I figure if our engineers like the engine, it must be a good one....even if most of these guys probably went to Purdue. Happy plowing.

19th_VA · Dec 18, 2003

congrats pete. keep us informed!

sassafraspete · Dec 18, 2003

OK, no tractor in my driveway today. So far I have 2 mugs, a branson hat, and an xmas card from the dealer....but no tractor yet. Will it come tomorrow? If not, I will give out the dealer's email address and the people on this forum can help me out by sending him a message....like "poor pete needs his tractor....please get poor pete his tractor.....". Stay tuned....

grayson1 · Dec 18, 2003

I am new too and just bought a Branson 3520 w/FEL. I get it tomorrow. See my thread "about to pull the trigger". Good luck.
Grayson1

sassafraspete · Dec 19, 2003

Birds of a feather , grayson1. Did you get much sleep last night? Did you wake up from dreaming about playing in the dirt. How much rototilling did you do in your sleep? Do all tractor lovers go thru this same agony? Today will be a good day! Happy plowing.

sassafraspete · Dec 20, 2003

Well, the wait is over. My tractor was delivered late today during a snow storm...too late to have any serious time to play with my new red toy. See the attached picture of a happy camper.

pete

Zork · Dec 20, 2003

Oh, its never too late to go out and play..lol... even if its just flurrying..... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

sassafraspete · Dec 20, 2003

It was a beautiful, sunny , but cold day here. I had a few hours to play. I got familiar with the backhoe, and made sure all fittings greased. Also mounted some halogen lights that the dealer gave me...put them on the ROP. Nothing fancy , but functional....one facing forward, one backwards. Got to try them out after dark. They will help a lot. Also put my new buddy to bed in his temporary shelter. I got a cheap instant garage... it should work until I can build a pole barn this summer. Not made for snow though....so I am reinforcing the top and sides with some PVC pipe. Will have to do some serious anchoring tomorrow , else it might blow into the next county.

Franz, I don't think you will go wrong with this tractor. Will post more pictures tomorrow.

pete

grayson1 · Dec 20, 2003

Pete, nice unit. I took delivery of my 3520 yesterday, also delivered during a snow storm. It broke my heart seeing all that salt and road muck hitting my new red machine. Oh well, I am sure it will see worse. All I had time to do was store it in my garage. I might try it out tomorrow. Keep us posted on how well you like the unit.
thanks,
Grayson1

sassafraspete · Dec 21, 2003

Grayson1, I was lucky in that the dealer didn't have to drive on interstate, but came to my place on some country roads so didn't get a bunch of salt on it. We have the same tractor except the 4020 has a turbo. I debated about that, as I figure that is just one more thing to go wrong...was it worth the little extra money for 5 HP? The next jump up to 45 was significantly more for the yanmar...so I went with 4020. My dealer is selling a lot of the 3520. The tractor seemed larger than I thought on the first day here, but after being around it some...seems more comfortable. I drove a 1956 Ford 641 for many years...so having 4wd, and loader is totally foreign to me. I live in hill country. In years past, I've slid down hills backwards with the old ford...that just didn't feel too good. My brother has a 3510 series tractor, and has 40 acres of woods. He buried a trailer up to it's axle...loaded down with wood, and the 3510 walked it right out of there like it was nothing. This is on clay ground no less. I think you will love your new tractor. Good luck, and Happy plowing.

pete