My complaints on my B3200

[KubieTwo]

When you need to go out to dinner you don't fly an airplane. Even if it's the nicest airplane on the planet, it's going to have a tough time pulling through the drivethru at Wendy's. Same with tractors. It can't be huge and powerful and mow your grass. It can't be small and light and pick up a 4000 load. You've got to pick what you are going to do with it 90% of the time and buy the tractor for that application. Rent or borrow for the other 10% or if you have scratch buy multiple. Tractors are so expensive people want them to do everything but if you look at it like smaller tools you don't expect a hammer to do a screwwdriver's job (well sometimes I do.

Just like a spouse. The party person might be a ton of fun but do you want to be married to that person? Super fun Friday night but kinda scary every other time.

My 2 cents anyways.

Very well put Fun. Your analogy of hammer/screwdriver is perfect and I needed both. I have a smaller B tractor and a large GL one. I love them both and they do everything they are supposed to do, many times over. I do many things with my tractors, and each has its strengths, but I recently paid a person to do a day's work with an 18,000 pound excavator. He did work that I could not reach with my small bh even if I wanted to. Second, he did in a day what I could not have done in two weeks. My tractors are still the perfect match for most of my needs and continue to do 99% of my own work. I could not expect either to cover the whole spectrum, so I have two, but even then have occasional jobs neither can do. I rent the pliers.

 

[TripleR]

Very well put Fun. Your analogy of hammer/screwdriver is perfect and I needed both. I have a smaller B tractor and a large GL one. I love them both and they do everything they are supposed to do, many times over. I do many things with my tractors, and each has its strengths, but I recently paid a person to do a day's work with an 18,000 pound excavator. He did work that I could not reach with my small bh even if I wanted to. Second, he did in a day what I could not have done in two weeks. My tractors are still the perfect match for most of my needs and continue to do 99% of my own work. I could not expect either to cover the whole spectrum, so I have two, but even then have occasional jobs neither can do. I rent the pliers.

Good posts by both, I rent the "pliers" myself from time to time.

 

[kuboman]

Any B tractor is going to need rear weight for loader work. Just plan on making a quick attach weight for the 3 pt and the 3200 will do just fine.

 

[Movintgt]

I just bought my B3200 two weeks ago, it has 6 hours, about 4 of which just using a 6" auger for 1000 feet worth of fence posts. I plan to clear a couple acres of Cedar and wild Cherry, then plow a little and mow a little more. Yes it is light and yes it has lots of power. I used to have a L3130 Grand which was a beast in comparison but a little underpowered. I wish I hadn't sold it but it was just sitting around 99% of the time. I like this tractor and I think it will do what I need and not cut up the yard with R4s, like my 3130 with Ags did. Nor am I clearing a forest of 80 foot poplars like I was with the 3130! Long and short of it is...I miss the telescoping 3 pt arms and the the 3 pt was much smoother on the L but this little 3200 is shorter, narrower and turns real tight. I'm not shedding too many tears. However I wanted to cry when we got a foot of snow two days after I sold the L and had no replacement but a shovel, thank God for nice neighbors.

 

[MW66]

Most of the time I've had my rear tiller attached to my quick hitch when I've done my loader work. It has been especially nice when I go into a dirt pile and lossen it up with the tiller, then turn around and scoop it up with the loader. Also, I planb to run my rear snow blower with the FEL attached. It should provide additional weight and good balance. I'll let you know as this will be my first season in the snow.

Any B tractor is going to need rear weight for loader work. Just plan on making a quick attach weight for the 3 pt and the 3200 will do just fine.