espacef1fan
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- Tractor
- Shopping for a tractor
Avoiding the obvious discussions I’ve found myself in a position to choose between these two tractors. The cost per month would be almost identical due to better financing rates being available on the Deere.
I plan on keeping the tractor for 10-20 years minimum.
The Branson has a separate lifetime extended warranty on engine/power train.(It’s written like a home warranty sort of)
The main tasks I’ll be doing with the tractor will be:
- Mowing with a 6 foot finish mower
- lifting pecan super sacks (1500-2500 lbs) onto a car hauler
- operating a lane shark type loader mounted brushcutter
- general landscaping work
Both tractors will run the finish mower perfectly
Both tractors weigh almost the same.
Both have similar hydraulic implement pump flow for the lane shark operation.
There are two key area of concern I have:
-Loader capacity. The 440R loader has 6” more lift height than the Branson BL200 liader(110” vs 104”) however the Branson has more lift capacity at the pins at full height 2701 lbs vs 2539 lbs. Both have a 2500 psi relief valve.
Is the Branson optimistic with their loader rating? Is the John Deere conservative? Are they comparable in the real world capacity or is the difference as much as indicated on paper?
- Is there any notable features on the John Deere or Branson that will make any of my tasks noticeably easier or less stressful on one tractor vs another.
I plan on keeping the tractor for 10-20 years minimum.
The Branson has a separate lifetime extended warranty on engine/power train.(It’s written like a home warranty sort of)
The main tasks I’ll be doing with the tractor will be:
- Mowing with a 6 foot finish mower
- lifting pecan super sacks (1500-2500 lbs) onto a car hauler
- operating a lane shark type loader mounted brushcutter
- general landscaping work
Both tractors will run the finish mower perfectly
Both tractors weigh almost the same.
Both have similar hydraulic implement pump flow for the lane shark operation.
There are two key area of concern I have:
-Loader capacity. The 440R loader has 6” more lift height than the Branson BL200 liader(110” vs 104”) however the Branson has more lift capacity at the pins at full height 2701 lbs vs 2539 lbs. Both have a 2500 psi relief valve.
Is the Branson optimistic with their loader rating? Is the John Deere conservative? Are they comparable in the real world capacity or is the difference as much as indicated on paper?
- Is there any notable features on the John Deere or Branson that will make any of my tasks noticeably easier or less stressful on one tractor vs another.
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