super55
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Jan 27, 2012
- Messages
- 958
- Location
- Great North of Michigan
- Tractor
- Oliver Super55, John Deere 4310, John Deere 4400, Kubota L2500 (had),
Been a lurker in the shadows here for a while but finally decided to join up. Work constantly keeps me away from home unfortunately so the Mrs ends up having to do a ton of the work herself. Main uses would for her would be tilling, FEL use for firewood, and snowblower and possibly a flail mower. My uses are all those but I do food plotting so on top of that it needs to be able to pull a 6 1/2 foot disc with ease. ROP has to be just under 8' to fit in the garage.
I currently have a 96 kubota L2500 that fills this niche but there are several downsides that keep me looking for something else. Mainly gear transmission so everytime you have to dismount you gotta set the parking brake to load wood and it's not a live PTO so snowblowing is kind of an art in itself to say the least.
Really been looking at the 3038e. It fits the price range, not a lot of gadgets. Figured I would put a quick-hitch on the back for the 3pt implements. Removing the FEL is a non-issue for me.
Other brands in consideration are TYM, Kubota, and New Holland because dealers/servicing is within 25 miles.
Looking for some ideas for a tractor in the 30-40hp range, under 8', yet has large enough tires and clearance not to get stuck doing light farm work.
I currently have a 96 kubota L2500 that fills this niche but there are several downsides that keep me looking for something else. Mainly gear transmission so everytime you have to dismount you gotta set the parking brake to load wood and it's not a live PTO so snowblowing is kind of an art in itself to say the least.
Really been looking at the 3038e. It fits the price range, not a lot of gadgets. Figured I would put a quick-hitch on the back for the 3pt implements. Removing the FEL is a non-issue for me.
Other brands in consideration are TYM, Kubota, and New Holland because dealers/servicing is within 25 miles.
Looking for some ideas for a tractor in the 30-40hp range, under 8', yet has large enough tires and clearance not to get stuck doing light farm work.