Looking at a LS

[Pennview79]

Wasn't sure where to post this and didn't want to start a new thread, searched alot too but since you are talking about the xg3025 I thought I'd share this. Went to my local la dealer a few weeks ago to check out an mt125 and xj2025h. Didn't have either lol. Had an mt122 and a used xj2025. He tried to steer me towards the xg3025, said it was his favorite tractor. It interested me but might be a bit big. Got a couple prices and came home. Did some more research and called him yesterday. He gave me a price of 21388 for the xg3025 tab a couple weeks ago. Did not specify to me for sure if that was for the shuttle or hydro but worst case it would be 22388. Yesterday I got a price on the xj 2025h tlb and mmm for 24244. Now the mmm is 3k so take that off and you're at 21244. Hmm. Sounds like the 3025 is a pretty good deal. Thoughts?

 

[Pennview79]

* correction... xg3025 tab should be xg3025 tlb. Stupid auto correct

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Wasn't sure where to post this and didn't want to start a new thread, searched alot too but since you are talking about the xg3025 I thought I'd share this. Went to my local la dealer a few weeks ago to check out an mt125 and xj2025h. Didn't have either lol. Had an mt122 and a used xj2025. He tried to steer me towards the xg3025, said it was his favorite tractor. It interested me but might be a bit big. Got a couple prices and came home. Did some more research and called him yesterday. He gave me a price of 21388 for the xg3025 tab a couple weeks ago. Did not specify to me for sure if that was for the shuttle or hydro but worst case it would be 22388. Yesterday I got a price on the xj 2025h tlb and mmm for 24244. Now the mmm is 3k so take that off and you're at 21244. Hmm. Sounds like the 3025 is a pretty good deal. Thoughts?

That's a fair, good price for the 3025. I had an MT125TLB and it was a fantastic machine! The XG3025TLB is really that much better! I have had two dealers 1,000 miles apart tell me the 3025 was also their favorite machines. Even though it is much larger, it's still very maneuverable. It has the highest hydraulic flow (12 gal) of all the tractors in it's class. Lots of power!

 

[Pennview79]

Lsmt125owner, question for ya. Is your xg hydro or gear/ shuttle?

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Lsmt125owner, question for ya. Is your xg hydro or gear/ shuttle?

I got the shuttle shift. The dealer only had hydrostat ones and got the shuttle for me from another nearby dealer. I specifically wanted the shuttle.... It has greater PTO power.

 

[mred2]

I really like my shutter shift. Nothing wrong with HST. I grew up on a clutch and the shutter better fits with the way I drive.

 

[Pennview79]

Pros and cons to both. Everyone has there preference. Just not sure what mine is yet lol.

 

[Pennview79]

Last Saturday went to my ls dealer again and got some seat time on the xg3025 shuttle. I'm used to hydro but nothing wrong with that shuttle. Wouldn't take long at all to get used to. At 21,388 I think that is a bargain. Price for tractor/loader is 16,888 which makes the bg 4500. That seems really reasonable to me. Now I got to get the wife on board, any suggestions? Lol.

 

[Avenger]

I got my wife on board after our first winter at our new home. Moving from the 'Valley' where we would get maybe a few inches of snow a season, to the mountains in the "snow belt" where we get a few feet a season. Our driveway is no longer a short concrete pad, but a rather long steep dirt road.
Our first winter, we shoveled by hand. We didnt have anything else. Took about 6 hours to make a lane just big enough not to get stuck, and we did. Ended up parking near the county road and walking most of the year. sucked.
Next winter, we got a snowblower. Better but still really sucked. Took about 3 hours, but was more doable.
That spring, we got an ATV with a plow, much better! Takes about 1.5hrs,

All the while, I kept talking about getting a tractor. How useful it will be to move snow, rototill a garden, smooth out the road, level areas, etc.
We went though another winter, with the ATV. My wife on it the majority of the time. (she claimed she liked it :confused3: it was fun until she slid off the road or broke the winch cable. Then it was my problem.)
That April we got our tractor.

Snow and manual labor will make people want to purchase something to mitigate the pain.

 

[Pennview79]

Thanks Avenger, but my wife doesn't help me outside with anything but I have her on board now.

 

[Pennview79]

Btw Avenger, what attachment do you use for snow removal? I'm thinking of getting a snow pusher when I get the new tractor.

 

[Avenger]

last winter I used the bucket on the FEL and my box blade. This year, I'd like to get a snow blower or a snow pusher. I've been looking for used, but they are hard to come by. Not sure if I can afford new at the moment.

 

[Pennview79]

I hear ya. Cheapest pusher I've seen so far was 1100 to 1200 from good works tractor for a 60" I think.

 

[curtthegreat]

I hear ya. Cheapest pusher I've seen so far was 1100 to 1200 from good works tractor for a 60" I think.

I bought a 6' pusher off Craigslist last summer for $500. It was in mint shape and works very well, as long as you understand the dynamics of a pusher. They are not the best choice for someone with a long winding driveway, a long very narrow driveway, or a steep hilly drive.

 

[Avenger]

Really? You just described my driveway.

Can you elaborate?

 

[curtthegreat]

Really? You just described my driveway.

Can you elaborate?

A pusher is great for moving a lot of snow in a straight line. Once they start loading up with snow, they do not care that your turning the wheel left or right, they just run straight. Even our big articulating loaders at my shop, once the 12' pushers load up, they also like to go straight. Our driveway at the house is an L shape, open area, so a pusher works great for me. I back blade snow away from our three stall garage, then push that snow to the field at the side of the yard, then go to the road and push snow down the driveway to a pile, turn and push that pile into the field. It really cleans up well, and I can get it done in about 20 to 30 minutes if I wanted, but I like to putter and enjoy at least 2 beers while I move snow, besides, in the winter, it's usually my only seat time.

 

[BoylermanCT]

Standard truck snowplows work great on medium size tractors with enough weight to push them around. Bought a Meyer plow for $250 and welded a quick attach plate onto it. Uses a chain to float and follow the dips and rises in the driveway.

 

[Scottw32]

I just purchased a used plow online yesterday. I was looking for a WR Long FBH 84 and got lucky when I found this one. WR long also makes a set of wings to enclose the plow and turn it into a kinda snow pusher. I feel this was the best way for me get best of both worlds. I can plow my driveway and street but then I can put the wings on for piling snow.