<font color="blue"> I would like to purchase the smallest and cheapest tractor that could be equiped with an underbelly mower, fel, and backhoe. We own 2 acres and would use the tractor to mow lawn, dig trenches and move dirt. </font>
Hey hodgepodge,
Probably a 224 or a 254 should be sufficient for work on your size place, IMHO. I would also suggest that you get 4wd. Jinma does offer a belly mower, but I'm not sure if it will mount on a 4wd. I'm sure others here will know about that though. Be sure to get PS, if you go 2wd, but I myself would not suggest getting a 2wd, as the 4wd, just has so much more traction ability ove te 2wd. If you don't have too many obstacles to go around, then a 3PH finishing mower, should be fine.
I myself have a 224, which is a 20 hp, and some say that it is a 22hp. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif It is doing a good job for me on my 7acre place, although, I haven't hooked up a 3pH mower to it yet. But evntually I will be doing that also.
It seems to me, that you are trying to do about the same thing that I am doing, and that is to purchase a tractor to do all of the maintenance chores at your place, and that is what I als intend to do with mine.
Keep in mind though, that a belly mower or a finishing mower, will be about 1K, and you could also have an inexpensive riding mower for that amount also to do your grass cutting. So you do have a couple of options to choose from for your grass cutting. I myself, still have an older MTD ridig mower that I can use, untill, I get a 3PH mower for the Jinma 224.
Be sure to get the OEM spring seat for your Jinma. If I were going to get the backhoe, and if th swivel seat does not have the spring suspension, then I would get both seats and just put the swivel seat on when I was going to be using the backhoe.
Get Your Tractors running &
Have a nice day,
Joe /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif