Cornfed8
New member
I'm a newbie, but I've enjoyed reading all of your posts for quite a long time. I've wanted a CUT for quite sometime and now I'm finally able to purchase one, but I could use some opinions.
My needs:
- road maintenance on a 400ft. gravel road with 200ft being fairly step hill. Potholes and washout are bad and it's traveled on by myself and 9 other neighbors multiple times a day, this is my primary need
- re-landscaping my yard 1 acre yard (minor work for a CUT)
- snow plowing, also a primary need
- clearing brush and downed logs on 30 acres of my in laws property and preparing some hunting areas
- some finish mowing possible, but not necessary
I've looked at a number of machines (JD, Kubota, Bobcat, etc.) and narrowed it down to three I like in my area:
2003 JD 4410 - 850hrs. farm use, 430 loader and 72" belly mower, R4 tires, it's in a bit rougher shape than the others I've looked at with a leaky front axle seal and bent hydraulic lines for the loader, private sale at $15k
2004 JD 4210 - 1200hrs residential use, 420 loader and 72" belly mower, R4 Tires, this thing is immaculate and the owner kept phenomenal notes and care of the machine, dealer sale at $13.5k tax included
2014 Case IH Farmall 30c - 50hrs. residential use bank repo, comes with Farm King Y660 and Case 72" rear finish mower, Turf tires, no loader or belly mower, $13.9k tax included
I was hoping to keep my purchase under $15k so the Case is certainly going to be a stretch. I'll probably sell off the snowblower and the finish mower to get some money for the loader which is going to run around $5.5k. However, I can't find any reviews on the Case. I also thought about purchasing the 30c and trying to sell it to gain a few $$s, but that's a hassle. I plan on keeping whatever I buy for years to come and these tractors will probably see no more than 100-150hrs. of use annually once I get the road in shape. Thoughts???
Thank you!
My needs:
- road maintenance on a 400ft. gravel road with 200ft being fairly step hill. Potholes and washout are bad and it's traveled on by myself and 9 other neighbors multiple times a day, this is my primary need
- re-landscaping my yard 1 acre yard (minor work for a CUT)
- snow plowing, also a primary need
- clearing brush and downed logs on 30 acres of my in laws property and preparing some hunting areas
- some finish mowing possible, but not necessary
I've looked at a number of machines (JD, Kubota, Bobcat, etc.) and narrowed it down to three I like in my area:
2003 JD 4410 - 850hrs. farm use, 430 loader and 72" belly mower, R4 tires, it's in a bit rougher shape than the others I've looked at with a leaky front axle seal and bent hydraulic lines for the loader, private sale at $15k
2004 JD 4210 - 1200hrs residential use, 420 loader and 72" belly mower, R4 Tires, this thing is immaculate and the owner kept phenomenal notes and care of the machine, dealer sale at $13.5k tax included
2014 Case IH Farmall 30c - 50hrs. residential use bank repo, comes with Farm King Y660 and Case 72" rear finish mower, Turf tires, no loader or belly mower, $13.9k tax included
I was hoping to keep my purchase under $15k so the Case is certainly going to be a stretch. I'll probably sell off the snowblower and the finish mower to get some money for the loader which is going to run around $5.5k. However, I can't find any reviews on the Case. I also thought about purchasing the 30c and trying to sell it to gain a few $$s, but that's a hassle. I plan on keeping whatever I buy for years to come and these tractors will probably see no more than 100-150hrs. of use annually once I get the road in shape. Thoughts???
Thank you!