motownbrowne
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- river falls, wi
- Tractor
- Kubota mx4700 HST, New Holland TC-29D
Well, this might not happen quite as soon as I'd like, but I'm at least going to start dialing in what I need. I've got a Kubota MX4700, which has been perfect for what I'm doing with it (growing vegetables primarily, but also skidding logs, moving pallets, and mowing overgrown pasture).
I'd like to have another tractor for a couple of reasons. 1: reduce time spent changing implements. There are days when I swap what's on the back 6 times or more. Also, there are times when I'd use the bush hog for an hour in the evening, but don't feel like dropping the tiller, mounting the mower, and then switching back before work in the morning.
2. The Kubota is on the large size for some tasks we use it for. We were looking at a smaller tractor, but I needed the loader to be able to lift pallets of feed (or close to full pallets anyway), so we got the MX. It's great, and I'm glad we have it, but when it's a little wet out and we need to move a wagon or would like to mow, the MX with R1s makes a mess of the yard. Not the end of the world, but I'm thinking a second tractor either with turfs or industrial tires would help in these situations.
So... I'm tractor window shopping. Looking for a 4wd 25-40HP tractor without a loader and with turfs or industrials. Oh, and under $10k.There's a nice looking JD1050 mfwd with turfs about two hours from me. Hours aren't listed in the ad. According to tractordata, this'll have about 33 PTO HP. Asking price is $7900. A good friend of mine has the next series model, the 1070 and is very happy with it. My concern is that this rig is somewhere between 25-35 years old. What's parts support like from JD, and if parts are available, are they expensive?
Also available is a. NH TC29D. Fluid filled industrials on all 4 corners. Under 900 hours. Looks used from the ad, but that's fine. Asking price is 6500. About 10 fewer PTO HP at 23.5, but it's a 3 range hydro transmission, which I really like, it's also from about Y2K, so it's considerably newer. From my understanding, parts for these might get pricey as NH no longer produces them with Shibura.
Alternatively, for the same price range I'm seeing older Fords in the thousand series, including a couple available with turfs. These are 2wd and without ROPS, which is something I'd like to have. And on the other end of the spectrum, Build My Kubota gives an MSRP for the L2501 with turfs and no loader at 15,500. That is of course over my budget and the lowest HP option, but it's brand new with no emissions business, and will have a warranty, not to mention the new tractor smell.
I'll mostly be using this machine to mow with a 5'rotary cutter or 6' flail, for tilling with a 4' tiller, and for some light skidding with my Farmi 351.
Any thoughts on these machines or something else I haven't considered would be fantastic. Thanks!
I'd like to have another tractor for a couple of reasons. 1: reduce time spent changing implements. There are days when I swap what's on the back 6 times or more. Also, there are times when I'd use the bush hog for an hour in the evening, but don't feel like dropping the tiller, mounting the mower, and then switching back before work in the morning.
2. The Kubota is on the large size for some tasks we use it for. We were looking at a smaller tractor, but I needed the loader to be able to lift pallets of feed (or close to full pallets anyway), so we got the MX. It's great, and I'm glad we have it, but when it's a little wet out and we need to move a wagon or would like to mow, the MX with R1s makes a mess of the yard. Not the end of the world, but I'm thinking a second tractor either with turfs or industrial tires would help in these situations.
So... I'm tractor window shopping. Looking for a 4wd 25-40HP tractor without a loader and with turfs or industrials. Oh, and under $10k.There's a nice looking JD1050 mfwd with turfs about two hours from me. Hours aren't listed in the ad. According to tractordata, this'll have about 33 PTO HP. Asking price is $7900. A good friend of mine has the next series model, the 1070 and is very happy with it. My concern is that this rig is somewhere between 25-35 years old. What's parts support like from JD, and if parts are available, are they expensive?
Also available is a. NH TC29D. Fluid filled industrials on all 4 corners. Under 900 hours. Looks used from the ad, but that's fine. Asking price is 6500. About 10 fewer PTO HP at 23.5, but it's a 3 range hydro transmission, which I really like, it's also from about Y2K, so it's considerably newer. From my understanding, parts for these might get pricey as NH no longer produces them with Shibura.
Alternatively, for the same price range I'm seeing older Fords in the thousand series, including a couple available with turfs. These are 2wd and without ROPS, which is something I'd like to have. And on the other end of the spectrum, Build My Kubota gives an MSRP for the L2501 with turfs and no loader at 15,500. That is of course over my budget and the lowest HP option, but it's brand new with no emissions business, and will have a warranty, not to mention the new tractor smell.
I'll mostly be using this machine to mow with a 5'rotary cutter or 6' flail, for tilling with a 4' tiller, and for some light skidding with my Farmi 351.
Any thoughts on these machines or something else I haven't considered would be fantastic. Thanks!