Kubota GL3x40 Series vs JD 3x20 Series??

[TMR]

If your trails are so close you figure the R1's would work but the R4's wouldn't, you're probably going to be banging into stuff with the tractor, regardless of which tire you choose.

I think my problem is not having used a tractor at all and not being able to "visualize" what I would "know" after a couple of weeks of ownership. My trails fit my 60" Polaris Ranger side by side with room to spare...only issue might be some needed trimming of overhanging branches...which needs to be done anyway.

It is the venture off trail that I wonder the most about.

My soil is very gravely and quite dry since rain drains very quickly. I would likely get R4s but I think AGs would work well and maybe provide extra traction. I do worry a bit about the cutover portion of my land as there are many things sticking out of the ground from logging 15 years ago...

Thanks...TMR

BTW...my wife is quite worried about our blueberry bushes...we bought the most recent 40 acres last fall and had no idea it was full of blueberry bushes...had a bumper crop this summer...I have to find out what fall mowing after the bushes have turned brown...might do to next year's crop? That would be another thread

I will likely plan on a purchase in the late winter early spring as I have no plan to use during the winter...unless there is a special deal offered by Kubota and/or the dealer. Top on my list is the L3540...followed by the JD 3320.

TMR

 

[Grandad4]

You might be able to talk either of your nearby dealers into bringing a tractor out to your place for an on-site demo. Tell them you're trying to resolve a) size and configuration issues at your place and b) whether you're going orange or green. You're going to buy the best one for your place. Depending on how far away and how hungry they are, maybe one or the other will help you. How they respond will also tell you something about what kind of folks they are, by the way.

As an alternative, you can rent such equipment (Sunbelt rentals has JD compacts available in our area, for example), and maybe a day's rental would be worth what it costs for gaining some practical seat time at your place.

 

[charleyfarmall]

Low bush blueberries produce every OTHER year, so most blueberry barrens are mowed on a two year schedule, alternating areas so you have some every year.