Funny you say that, I have been telling people the same thing! Everytime we go to make a purchase, I end up falling in love with a bigger and higher dollar one. Then we go home, discuss, return to buy.....and fall in love with a bigger one!!
Last time the dealer tried to get me on a HUGE New Holland, but I refused, telling him that the 2710 / 2910 was the biggest that I felt I could handle!! (I think hubby was relieved) LOL
Anyway, we have 20 acres. Three of them are pasture being grazed by horses. Three other acres (on the lot we purchased last fall) are pasture overgrow with pine trees. I hope to reclaim this pasture.
The rest is wooded with large hardwood trees. I plan to have a local farmer do some clearing, leaving most of the hardwoods. And putting in about 4 / 8 more acres of pasture ($).
There is a small stream with a river rock path so the horses can cross over. I hope to drive the tractor over it too because the stream divides the 2 ten acre lots.
We have a Lowes garden tractor 48 inch cut that has not been reliable for the last few years. It dies before we finish mowing, we took it to a repair place, after a while it was doing the same thing, after taking it apart 4-5 times, changing fluids, cleaning, replacing parts, etc. we gave up.
We started shopping for a Kubota.
Hubby got me a Yard Machine, consumer best buy, push mower, for mothers day last year!! Ever try push mowing 3 acres? It REALLY keeps you in shape!! Takes a long time though! Quite the family affair!
Then this spring, hubby was going to get a 1400$ garden tractor from Sears. I said what about the Lowes tractor? (We will get it fixed) What about the Kubota? (We will still keep looking)
I knew if we got a Sears tractor, it would be YEARS before we would get a Kubota so, I took the Lowes mower to the shop, If it costs more than a hundred (not inluding tires or battery) to repair, it will become a lawn ornament. 3 weeks before we wil get it back! I push mowed the yard, and dragged hubby to 3 Kubota stores!
Since last fall we have gone from a BX 2200 to a
B7500, (I thought that the 2200 was to close to the Lowes in size and in use) when we went to test the 7500, hubby wanted to see a 2401, but there was none.
They did have a 2710 which we both drove. We decided the 2710 would be better because it was higher off the ground (won't get hung up on rocks, tree stumps, and better for crossing the stream, (2 to 8 inches water).
We wanted to use a FEL, box blade, and a Rear finishing mower (I want a bush hog) to start. I want to scrape the driveway, Seed / Fertilize the pasture. Move manure around, pick up and transport hay bales from a neighbor field. Upkeep horse trails. Install more fence posts (future post hole digger)
Hmm, hubby wants to mow the pasture faster.
