I recently bought a home in rural FL. I have 3.5 acres and another 3 acres of dry lake bed. My second hand box store disposable rider mower died again (second time in 2 months) I don't do much to need a tractor really, but I do move things around and would probably enjoy playing on a tractor rather then buying a mow only lawn mower. With the tough grass needs and the size for a new rider or even a good used one it almost puts me in the used compact tractor price range.
I found a gray model Kubota B6000E no attachments but from what I have read here the reverse engine would cause unneeded problems, it was $1500. Someone else has a 1988 B7100-HST with turf tires and a 'needs a little work' 48 inch belly mower (wheels and u-joints) for $2200. Does this also have a reverse engine? I have an old 1943 Ford 9N that needs break seals and a King pin still up in TN with a bush hog, grader blade, dirt scoop, cultivator, and found a front end loader for it too. I will be bringing it all down here to sell at some point. Will any of the implements work on the Kubota? (I know the loader won't :laughing
I read somewhere about cat 1 and cat 2 3PHs and 1" 10 verse 25 MM shafts and all, and really don't know what they are talking about other then size and groves. If I have to buy all different attachments the I might as well keep the 9N get it fixed and get a finish mower. I thought the B7100-HST being a 3 cylinder Diesel may have more power then the N And of course being a few decades newer might be easier to maintain.
I might drag around a few trees, run a 3PH log splitter (if the tractor has juice) Use the dirt scoop to move things around and maybe bush hog the tall grass areas. Maybe even get a tiller for a 1/4 acre garden.
Your thoughts?
Thanks for your time.
HDGib
I found a gray model Kubota B6000E no attachments but from what I have read here the reverse engine would cause unneeded problems, it was $1500. Someone else has a 1988 B7100-HST with turf tires and a 'needs a little work' 48 inch belly mower (wheels and u-joints) for $2200. Does this also have a reverse engine? I have an old 1943 Ford 9N that needs break seals and a King pin still up in TN with a bush hog, grader blade, dirt scoop, cultivator, and found a front end loader for it too. I will be bringing it all down here to sell at some point. Will any of the implements work on the Kubota? (I know the loader won't :laughing
I read somewhere about cat 1 and cat 2 3PHs and 1" 10 verse 25 MM shafts and all, and really don't know what they are talking about other then size and groves. If I have to buy all different attachments the I might as well keep the 9N get it fixed and get a finish mower. I thought the B7100-HST being a 3 cylinder Diesel may have more power then the N And of course being a few decades newer might be easier to maintain. I might drag around a few trees, run a 3PH log splitter (if the tractor has juice) Use the dirt scoop to move things around and maybe bush hog the tall grass areas. Maybe even get a tiller for a 1/4 acre garden.
Your thoughts?
Thanks for your time.
HDGib
