Buying Advice JD 2305 2010

[roadrunner255]

Hello all,

First post here so be gentle!

Looking for a utility tractor for my 2.5 acre yard, for cutting grass and moving material around, and the local dealer has a 2010 2305 with loader (no MMM) about 175 hours for $11K.

I tried googling blue book values for tractors but couldnt find anything.

Is this a good value and would it be much more to purchase a MMM? Not a lot of information other than a vin number and the loader is green.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JD5210]

You might consider looking at tractorhouse.com, machinefinder.com and fastline.com to answer your question and also see what is available in your area.

You can also look at this JD sites if you would like to read the operators manual, beforehand.

John Deere Ag - New Equipment: Technical Publications - Publications Search

 

[KennyG]

I'd do some pretty hard bargaining before paying that much for a 5 year old tractor, even with low hours. I hate to be negative, but current list price on a 1023E with loader is around $15,000 but I think there is a $1000 cash back program plus you should be able to get 10% or more off the list price. So I think the equivalent new tractor price would be around $12.5K.

A mid-mount mower, depending on which lift system you want, is going to cost close to $3000. It's a nice setup but you can get a decent zero turn mower for not much more than that and you can get a good quality 3 point finish mower for the tractor for half that, if a rear mower would work on your property.

Don't mean to discourage you. I have a 2320 with a 62D mid mount mower and I really like it. I just don't think you should discard any of the options.

 

[holzboat]

https://beaumont.craigslist.org/grq/4976979510.html

They turn up fairly often, but this is the only one I found just now.

 

[holzboat]

John Deere 2305 with Loader (one owner machine with 105 hrs)

 

[roadrunner255]

I'd do some pretty hard bargaining before paying that much for a 5 year old tractor, even with low hours. I hate to be negative, but current list price on a 1023E with loader is around $15,000 but I think there is a $1000 cash back program plus you should be able to get 10% or more off the list price. So I think the equivalent new tractor price would be around $12.5K.

A mid-mount mower, depending on which lift system you want, is going to cost close to $3000. It's a nice setup but you can get a decent zero turn mower for not much more than that and you can get a good quality 3 point finish mower for the tractor for half that, if a rear mower would work on your property.

Don't mean to discourage you. I have a 2320 with a 62D mid mount mower and I really like it. I just don't think you should discard any of the options.

I see what you mean, dealer is quoting me $3750 for the MMM on the 1023E and you can get an nice mower for that price, disadvantage is I would have another tractor to store and maintain.


Thanks