gorillab
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I have watched this forum for a very long time, knowing that eventually the 2wd Cub Cadet garden tractor and my aging back weren't going to be up to the tasks I wanted to get done.
Took a brief look at the JD and NH CUTs, and very close looks at the two orange ones. My closest and oldest dealer carries Kioti and Kubota, and I've done enough research to know that the HST ck 20 and B7510s are both good tractors. So, like any experienced husband, I brought my wife down to the dealership and had her decide. She drove both, operated the FELs, compared their "robusticity" and declared her preference for the Kioti. I sure as shoot wasn't going to argue!
We've already got two tow-behinds: a brush hog and a tiller (from the days when I thought the garden tractor would do it all OK), so PTO power isn't too vital. No MMM needed either (the 48" deck on the cub cadet works fine for lawn mowing). I had to pay a little more to get the newer, stronger FEL put on the Kioti, but no hassles. It'll come with a tooth bar, box blade, brush guard and canopy.
I've got 10 acres of pasture, woods and blackberries (about 1/3 each) and need to clean up what the 5 goats can't get to or won't pick up.
This forum was extremely helpful as I gradually zeroed in on the ck, and has got me thinking about the grapple I'll get soon. I also hope we can increase the already respectable flow of Kioti information on TBN.
Took a brief look at the JD and NH CUTs, and very close looks at the two orange ones. My closest and oldest dealer carries Kioti and Kubota, and I've done enough research to know that the HST ck 20 and B7510s are both good tractors. So, like any experienced husband, I brought my wife down to the dealership and had her decide. She drove both, operated the FELs, compared their "robusticity" and declared her preference for the Kioti. I sure as shoot wasn't going to argue!
We've already got two tow-behinds: a brush hog and a tiller (from the days when I thought the garden tractor would do it all OK), so PTO power isn't too vital. No MMM needed either (the 48" deck on the cub cadet works fine for lawn mowing). I had to pay a little more to get the newer, stronger FEL put on the Kioti, but no hassles. It'll come with a tooth bar, box blade, brush guard and canopy.
I've got 10 acres of pasture, woods and blackberries (about 1/3 each) and need to clean up what the 5 goats can't get to or won't pick up.
This forum was extremely helpful as I gradually zeroed in on the ck, and has got me thinking about the grapple I'll get soon. I also hope we can increase the already respectable flow of Kioti information on TBN.