Well my two cents. I started 25 years ago with a used 317, then sold it about 3 years later for what i paid. Bought a mint 755/loader/60" mid mount/york rake with 70 hrs. Great little machine. Put about 700 hours on it and sold it in 05 for about 3000 less than I paid-could have got more but it was a "charity" sale to a relative at the wife's insistence. Bought a new 3320 with 300 CX. Hydro, loaded turfs and 300 CX.- Oh I should add about two years prior I got tired of dealing with putting the mid mount on and off and I parlked it and bought a 60" Land Pride rear mount. Kept that when I bought the 3320 and soldf the mid mount with the 755.
I bought a 3320 for the same reason others have pointed out- wanted to avoid a turbo. worried about my kids running it hot, not idling down etc.
Power has never been an issue. I've pulled a lot of big logs out of the woods (green oak, 20" butt, 20' long) -no sweat. Also plowed my 500' gravel drive with a 6' Meyers that I rigged up- snow country, central MA-last winter over 100". I b oughrt a 6" Valby PTO
chipper a couple of months ago and for the first time power has been a bit of an issue. So, it will handle a 3" pine sapling about 20' long in about 7 seconds. 4" and you have to be a bit more patient.
Two weeks ago I lucked out and bought a 4720 Cab with 200 hours on it. I was going to get a Curtiss cab for the 3320 but I would have spent 4 grand and the 4720 was too good to pass up.
Now we finally had about 3" of snow the other nite and for the first time in 20 plus years I did not freeze my butt off. But I'll tell you this. The 3320 has an HD 73" biucket. The 4720 has the same bucket. Big difference is the 4720 has about a 10" higher reach at the bucket hinge- that makes it a lot easier to load my old B-61X. And it is quicker than the 3320. But guess what- I can fill that bucket with the 3320 with the same amount of material.
Bottom line- 3320 is a great bullet proof machine in my book. If you really need the PTO HP, go for the 3520 or 3720 if your pocket book allows but I never had any second thoughts about my decision.
I hope I'm as satisfied with the "new" 4720. Oh and I should add, one of my sons started with a 110 antique, sold that for what he paid for it, bought a 455 and ran that for a couple of years and sold that for what he paid for it. He now has a 2520 that he bought with 130 hours. My other son made a lot of money with a 655 ZTrak and I bought that from him last year when he bought a used 7?? ZTrak.
We are Deere Green-and Ford Blue for a reason- you stick with what works for you.
PS 3320 is for sale if you are close to MA!:thumbsup: