B2320DTN Measurements - hilling potatoes

[bp fick]

Normally, what a tractor is priced online from a dealer's used parking area will not actually sell for the "asking" price. The dealer knows this. Most educated buyers ought to know this.

Even if you were to bargain it down to a $1600 difference, let's just say, yes, I'd still go new. Warranty, zero percent financing, little or no money out of pocket and other reasons.

For $2500? You might get my attention, but it would still be hard to stack up $11,000 cash dollar bills and part with them. To each his own.

 

[ChuckinNH]

A dealer around here had one of the narrow B sized tractors, and it just sat in the lot. After over 3 years it was gone, but I'll bet he didn't make much money on that one! I raise potatoes, and see no use for the narrow tractor that the standard width tractor couldn't handle just fine. The R-1 tires that come on these are pretty narrow, and would work fine. I haven't used mine to hill my potatoes yet since I don't have a hiller for it, but it sure works slick for cultivating, and digging them up at harvest time. I doubt that you can find a better full size tractor for working gardens than the small B series like BPFlick has. I would only consider a narrow track Kubota B if I had to get between rows in a vinyard, etc., something already established. Now a B3200 with R-1 tires might be about the same width as a B2320 with R-4 tires, and it will have more clearance so that might be an option too now that I think about it..

 

[bp fick]

I agree with Chuck. The re-sale, because of lack of popularity, on the Narrow would be really rough, imho. The value of the Narrow seems more oriented to orchard/vineyard guys than potato guys, but that is just me.

The standard Bxx20 series is just fine. In fact, more than fine. It's the closest thing I know of to the Massey Pony, Farmalls, and super garden tractors of by-gone days. The FEL, as I said earlier is really not an option for me, as I lift snow banks and such.

Not trying to talk you out of the Narrow, if that is what you have your heart set on, but in my fields, the Narrow might actually work against me with my row crops, not for me, with my spacing. Actually, the standard with R1's would be awesome.

 

[peter_vii]

Got a quote for new 2320DTN+SQ148 cutter and Agro Trend 54" blower (as a
backup for my 90"), $15,400 before taxes. With 25% down and 0% for 30
months it works out to about $440/month.

Narrow is not just for potatoes, we do beans, buckwheat, corn, beats,
carrots, onions and countless varieties of herbs (my wife's domain).

We have planted about 2 acres of vegetables this year (seems like every
year we are expanding) . All by hand and hoe. Only field preparation was
done using bottom plows, disc, cultivator and tiller, all behind our 5083E. But
all the work after that was done manually. And it is not fun.

We also have a dozen of fruit trees, rows and rows of black currants and
strawberries.

I have looked hard at B series, older tractors and JD, NH to find anything
that would be closest to what we need and B2320DTN was always coming up
near the top of our list. I have FEL on my 5083E and my main snow blower is
Agro Trend 90". Never Stopped me on my 1/4 mile driveway. Even in 5'-6' drifts.

The only thing to perfect garden tractor would be if it was 300lb lighter and
have 4" higher ground clearance. 12" has to be enough I guess.
Being one of the lightest per HP on the market makes it a garden winner.
IMHO.

 

[chriscos]

If you don't need the FEL, then I think the 2320DTN is the perfect little garden tractor, especially with position control. That price with those attachments looks real good too.

Post some photos when you get it!

 

[peter_vii]

The wait time is 4 months here in Canada. I guess they have to ship it from Japan, or actually make them on order. Nobody wants them since very few people do gardens or vineries/nurseries on a small scale.

Will post pics once I get it.