dknowlesjr
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I am in the market for a tractor. I have purchased property that has some river frontage. The house site is at the top of the property and than there is a road that leads down to the bottom of the property that flattens out and goes down to the river. I am in the process of clearing the bottom part of the property that goes to the river. I plan to keep this finish mowed and use it for recreation. The house site will be also be cleared and kept finish mowed as well until I build in approximately 3 years. I want a tractor that I can use to clear parts of this property, keep up with mowing, and help with the construction of the home (everything but digging the basement). The property does have a steep slope that we have cut a road down the side. This will need to maintained and graveled eventually. I have also had some requests from fellow neighbors to help clear their lots along the river as well so this could also be a potential income source for the machine. I want a really good all around machine that can pretty much do anything. I grew up around tractors and heavy equipment as my family operated a construction business so I am not what you would call a newbie but this will be my first tractor purchase. I had my search narrowed down to the L3940 or L4240 with loader and BH92 backhoe. I stopped by the dealer this morning and this is what he has suggested. He thinks the size tractor is perfect for what I want to do but he recommends getting a cab. He says that most all the grand L series tractors he sells of this size people get the cabs. He says he sells maybe 5 or 6 grand L series tractors a year without cabs and does not stock them but of course he can order them. I had not really thought about a cab before because I thought for what I wanted to do it may seem a little silly but after driving one and hearing about the benefits of heat in the winter and ac in the summer it sounds great. So this is the pricing that i was given:
L3940HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 724 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $39,612
L4240HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 854 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $41,362
L4740HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 854 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $42,956
Basically the Cab Heat & Ac adds about $6,500. I wanted to get some opinions. There is not much price difference here.
David-
L3940HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 724 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $39,612
L4240HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 854 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $41,362
L4740HST w/ Cab Heat&AC and R4 tires
LA 854 Loader w/ Quick Attach and 72" bucket
BH92 Backhoe w/ sub frame and 16" bucket $42,956
Basically the Cab Heat & Ac adds about $6,500. I wanted to get some opinions. There is not much price difference here.
David-