ORBrit
Member
Hi,
I have 10.5 mostly flat acres of property - with about 6.5 acres being forested.
The rest is about and acre of cleared land for building (barn, house, vehicle turnaround etc.) and then there is a 1 acre meadow, and a 400' gravel driveway.
I intend to use a small tractor for brush hogging, loader tasks to thin out the forest, box blade for maintaining the driveway, possibly a chipper and post hole digger later on.
I am leaning towards the Deere 2305 and 2320, because the dealer is great - I purchased motorcycles from them in the past and have been well looked after.
I understand the main differences to be:
1. Ground clearance (anyone actually know how much difference there is?)
2. 3pt hitch - up down on 2305 vs positioning on 2320
3. Hydraulics - slightly higher capacities on 2320
4. Trans Cooling - air vs hydro
The price for the 2305 with 200X loader, loaded R4 tires is $12500 otd
The price for the 2320 with 200X loader, loaded R4 tires is $14000 otd
So for $1500 or 31/month difference, which one is better for the uses I have described above - light FEL work, brush mowing, future PTO (chipping and post holes).
The dealer seems to be pushing me towards the 2305.
He says having more ground clearance doesn't necessarily keep you out of trouble any more - often the opposite!
The up/down 3pt hitch apparently doesn't make a difference for brush hogging or box blade work - is that true? What about post hole digging?
I have 10.5 mostly flat acres of property - with about 6.5 acres being forested.
The rest is about and acre of cleared land for building (barn, house, vehicle turnaround etc.) and then there is a 1 acre meadow, and a 400' gravel driveway.
I intend to use a small tractor for brush hogging, loader tasks to thin out the forest, box blade for maintaining the driveway, possibly a chipper and post hole digger later on.
I am leaning towards the Deere 2305 and 2320, because the dealer is great - I purchased motorcycles from them in the past and have been well looked after.
I understand the main differences to be:
1. Ground clearance (anyone actually know how much difference there is?)
2. 3pt hitch - up down on 2305 vs positioning on 2320
3. Hydraulics - slightly higher capacities on 2320
4. Trans Cooling - air vs hydro
The price for the 2305 with 200X loader, loaded R4 tires is $12500 otd
The price for the 2320 with 200X loader, loaded R4 tires is $14000 otd
So for $1500 or 31/month difference, which one is better for the uses I have described above - light FEL work, brush mowing, future PTO (chipping and post holes).
The dealer seems to be pushing me towards the 2305.
He says having more ground clearance doesn't necessarily keep you out of trouble any more - often the opposite!
The up/down 3pt hitch apparently doesn't make a difference for brush hogging or box blade work - is that true? What about post hole digging?