ArmsOutWide
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I'm just about to take the plunge on a new tractor, which will be my first machine larger than a lawn and garden tractor. I'm hoping you guys can help me out (I've been lurking around for the last week, learning as much as possible as quick as I can).
Property/usage specs:
10 acres, ~6 acres of tall grass/weeds needs rough mowing. The rest is rocks/trees/pond.
Plenty of dirt and rocks to re-arrange (10 years of honey-dos at least).
Neighborhood dirt/gravel road (1/2 mile) that washes out a lot that needs regrading several times a year (and being tractorless, I've not taken my turn at it yet).
~5/8 mile of fence / fence posts to put in at some point
Maybe some snow/ice removal if needed (I live in NE Oklahoma)
Based on a neighbor's recommendation I started looking at Kubotas (he loves his L2900). Based on my budget and lot size, I'm leaning strongly towards a new L3400HST with the matched front end loader, R4 tires, 5.5' box blade, and 5' brush cutter.
I read nearly all the posts here on TractorByNet about the 3pt hitch problem, the PTO cable problem and the PTO cam problem. All those seem to be fixed in the tractors currently coming out of the factory, which is why (plus the 3yr 0% financing) I'm going new instead of used. My sales-guy has assured me that these issues are fixed now and said if I had a problem with anything that they would take care of it.
So:
Question 1: Am I picking the right tractor for my needs?
Question 2: Am I sane for picking up the 3400HST after reading all those threads? Is everything really good now?
Question 3: Is the following a decent quote? It chews up 99.99% of my tractor budget so I want to be sure it is a fair deal. (I might get $200 knocked off of the tractor if the shipping can get split with someone else)
Thanks in advance for your feedback - I feel that I'll be asking a lot of questions around here before too long, as this is by far the best place on the web for talking tractors that I've been able to find.
Property/usage specs:
10 acres, ~6 acres of tall grass/weeds needs rough mowing. The rest is rocks/trees/pond.
Plenty of dirt and rocks to re-arrange (10 years of honey-dos at least).
Neighborhood dirt/gravel road (1/2 mile) that washes out a lot that needs regrading several times a year (and being tractorless, I've not taken my turn at it yet).
~5/8 mile of fence / fence posts to put in at some point
Maybe some snow/ice removal if needed (I live in NE Oklahoma)
Based on a neighbor's recommendation I started looking at Kubotas (he loves his L2900). Based on my budget and lot size, I'm leaning strongly towards a new L3400HST with the matched front end loader, R4 tires, 5.5' box blade, and 5' brush cutter.
I read nearly all the posts here on TractorByNet about the 3pt hitch problem, the PTO cable problem and the PTO cam problem. All those seem to be fixed in the tractors currently coming out of the factory, which is why (plus the 3yr 0% financing) I'm going new instead of used. My sales-guy has assured me that these issues are fixed now and said if I had a problem with anything that they would take care of it.
So:
Question 1: Am I picking the right tractor for my needs?
Question 2: Am I sane for picking up the 3400HST after reading all those threads? Is everything really good now?
Question 3: Is the following a decent quote? It chews up 99.99% of my tractor budget so I want to be sure it is a fair deal. (I might get $200 knocked off of the tractor if the shipping can get split with someone else)
L3400HST (R4 tires) with FEL - $16,800
Rhino 160 mower (5 foot) with front/rear chains - $1,500
5.5' Rhino box blade - $500
Post hole digger - borrowed from neighbor!
Rhino 160 mower (5 foot) with front/rear chains - $1,500
5.5' Rhino box blade - $500
Post hole digger - borrowed from neighbor!
Thanks in advance for your feedback - I feel that I'll be asking a lot of questions around here before too long, as this is by far the best place on the web for talking tractors that I've been able to find.