Is a sub compact useful when you already have a compact.

TheMadOne · May 10, 2017

There are times when I'm wishing for a larger tractor, usually when moving gravel or trying to pull stumps/haul big logs.

There are times when I'd really like a smaller tractor, like when I'm scooping mulch or running around on the yard picking this years crop of rocks.

There are times when I simply want another tractor, like when I'm using the cart and would like to use the FEL.

This is why I need three more tractors. Help me convince the bank?

DieselBound · May 10, 2017

I've got:

1) Kioti NX5510CH
2) Kubota B7800
3) Husky riding mower (can't recall model, but it's got a 24hp Kawasaki engine)

Riding mower is used for front "yard" (septic- don't want to run anything heavy)

B7800 was our first tractor. This thing is a Swiss Army Knife. Highly manoeuvrable, bullet proof and a MAJOR workhorse. I use it to work in tight places (my Kioti is new and I'm not quite using it to its full potential- too wet for mowing with it due to its weight). Here's a picture of it working in a tight space (dismantling a shed):

Poopdeck Pappy · May 11, 2017

If you get a subcompact, such as Kubota BX, you'll soon wonder how you ever got along without it. I bought my BX23 for a specific task with the intent of selling it when the task was finished. But I fell in love with it and don't intend to ever sell it. The backhoe gets used frequently for things that any other tool wouldn't do nearly as well.

A subcompact of any color can pay for itself just as a motorized wheel barrow if nothing else. I use mine all the time to haul rocks, wood, trimmings, trash, etc.

In fact, when my son needed a tractor at his place, I bought a BX2660 so we could both have one. So I have a BX2660 and a BX23 that we share.

I also have a Scag V-Ride mower for the yard. I have mowed the yard with the belly mower on the BX2660, but the zero turn does it MUCH faster.

CalG · May 11, 2017

If you note the tractors under my user name,

The Bolens is definitely a Sub sub compact. Even at 23 HP it's still just a garden tractor.

The Hurlimann, at 35 HP is in the compact tractor list, and fitted with a loader is a mighty handy piece of equipment.

The Fordson , though only 25 HP , those are REAL draught horses at work, With 2 tons of iron, it carries the day for hard pulls like tree stumps and soggy snow plowing.

Guess which gets used the most????

The Bolens!
Blade , Blower, rake, or utility wagon, The "little guy" gets it done on a small property.

So yes, A small tractor has it's value!