uponthriedge
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Just bought 30 acres of land about half cleared and the other half is woods. Looking for a tractor to do mowing, dirt moving, firewood hauling, log pulling, etc. This is my first tractor. Grew up operating Farmall and Case Tractors tractors as a kid. Paid my way through college running John Deere Backhoes and IH Loaders during my college years. Haven't been on any heavy equipment for 30+ years.
Have looked at Green, Red, Orange Brands. Green dealer is close 5 miles, but they just don't have a reasonable priced/featured model in the 40-42 hp range. Orange Dealers are both about 40 miles away. Red Mahindra Dealer is 20 miles away. Looked at them on the net but haven't gotten any formal quotes. Mahindra doesn't have a great reputation in our area. Large Kubota Orange Dealer has a used 2013 L4240 GST with 700 hours on it for 20,500. Positive would be no Tier IV emissions to deal with but no warranty and I like the solid build of the Kubota Grand Series. Small Friendly Kioti Dealer is about 40 miles away in opposite direction. DK4510 base model is 22,900 positive is it all shiny and new and comes with 2 year full warranty and 4 year power train. Considered the Kubota Grand L4060 with Hydro Transmission but having a hard time justifying the extra $6,700
Would appreciate any thoughts or recommendations.
Spreadsheet of specs
Have looked at Green, Red, Orange Brands. Green dealer is close 5 miles, but they just don't have a reasonable priced/featured model in the 40-42 hp range. Orange Dealers are both about 40 miles away. Red Mahindra Dealer is 20 miles away. Looked at them on the net but haven't gotten any formal quotes. Mahindra doesn't have a great reputation in our area. Large Kubota Orange Dealer has a used 2013 L4240 GST with 700 hours on it for 20,500. Positive would be no Tier IV emissions to deal with but no warranty and I like the solid build of the Kubota Grand Series. Small Friendly Kioti Dealer is about 40 miles away in opposite direction. DK4510 base model is 22,900 positive is it all shiny and new and comes with 2 year full warranty and 4 year power train. Considered the Kubota Grand L4060 with Hydro Transmission but having a hard time justifying the extra $6,700
Would appreciate any thoughts or recommendations.
Spreadsheet of specs