Need some advise on JD2305 is it for me?

[orlo]

Horseman:

Crap, now you've got me thinking.. I have a 3320 (72"MMM/Loader) - 6months old and a 2305 (62"MMM)/Loader/Blower/BH6000[1.5 years old] and I'm going to trade one in for a 3720 Cab.

I was all set on trading in the 3320 and then I saw your comment and you've got me thinking about trading in the 2305 and keeping the 3320 so I'd have a 3320 (open) and a 3720 (Cab). :O)

Problem is that with all the stuff I have on the 2305 (Blower/MMM/Loader/BH) it's going to cost me a fortune for those extras on the 3720/3320. (If I traded in the 3320 I'd keep my MMM and Loader for the 3720 - would just have to buy the blower). ;O)

I used to mow (finish) 6 acres with the 2305 (Now I mow 2 with the 2305 and 6 with the 3320) and I'll tell you I think it's almost as fast as the 3320 with the 72"MMM. The 3320 may be a tad faster due to the extra 10" of cut but I can go faster on the 2305. It's not power, it's stability at speed. I can mow flat out (9.1mph?) in Hi on the 2305 except for corners (Lot is 1000+feet long and football field flat just about). But with those big tires on the 3320 I can't mow much faster than 7, sometimes 8 without bouncing off the tractor. (They are loaded R4's so pretty stiff).

Anyway, Now you've done it and have me all confused again... ;O)

 

[JDGREEN1]

I am looking to get a JD2305 with R-4 tires a 200cx loader, 53” bucket, ballast box, hood guard, 62” mmm and a LX4 rotary cutter.

My question is will it handle what I want to do with it?

Mow 2 acres of lawn all flat no slopes, move dirt piles for motto x bikes, scoop and move horse manure, plow snow with the bucket, mow 9 acres with LX4 rotary cutter of flat somewhat smooth grassy / golden rod fields no brush once a year maybe twice.

How is $14,300 for the price on the package?

I was going to trade my 1998 JD262 gear shift 6 speed with a 48” mower and 42” blade in. They are going to give me $1,625 off the $14,300?

Or should I go with the 2320 same setup but a 5’ Rotary mower for $2,500 more?
Thanks

Thanks to all for the replies and info on TBN. Here’s my story.

After talking with my dealer on the 2320 and a LX5 rotary cutter. He said the LX5 cutter was too big for 2320. The 2320 can only handle a LX4 cutter safely. Not just trying to sell me a larger tractor he said you would need a 2520 to handle the LX5 safely. So the 2520 was out of my price range. I want to take advantage of the 0% for 36 months. Now I am back to the 2320 or the 2305.

As far as the 2320 goes the differences / advantages over the 2305 are a true category 1-3pt hitch with position control, 1150 lbs. vs. 681 lbs. lift capacity, larger hydraulic pump, larger frame and tires, 4.8” more ground clearance, folding ROPS and cruise control.

As far as the similarity between the 2320 & 2305 they both take the same loader / bucket, same HP motor, same HP PTO, same size mid mount mower, same size rotary cutter.

Whichever tractor I chose it’s use will be mowing the lawn 80%, loader work 10% and rotary cutting 10%.

So after doing some thinking (my head hurts) I decided to go with the 2305. I purchased a JD2305 with R-4 tires a 200cx loader, 53” bucket, ballast box, hood guard, 62” mmm and a LX4 rotary cutter.

I could not justify spending $2,500 more for the same package on the 2320. For what I want to do with the tractor. I hope after getting to use the tractor for a while I won’t second guess myself and say I should have got something bigger. I’m sure we all do that at some point. But money does not grow on my trees.

So far I have 10 hours on the machine. I have loaded and moved 8 small pickup truck loads of horse manure. Cleaned out the barnyard with the loader. Mowed some of the field with the rotary cutter just to try it out. Plowed and moved snow from our resent storm Monday 4/16/07 (pictures attached). I have not been able to mow with the mmm yet. So far I am impressed with the tractor.


So what I decided to do with the 9 acres to cut with a LX4 rotary cutter. The acreage is now down to 6 acres. Two more acres will be made into horse pasture and 1 acre will be made for motor-x bikes. So mowing the remaining 6 acres of somewhat smooth grassy / golden rod once or twice a year should not be to bad. I will mow a couple hours at a time.

Thanks again for all the replies and info on TBN

 

[LWB]

As long as it's green you should be happy. It appears to be a very nice looking outfit.

 

[JDFANATIC]

Thanks to all for the replies and info on TBN. Here’s my story.

After talking with my dealer on the 2320 and a LX5 rotary cutter. He said the LX5 cutter was too big for 2320. The 2320 can only handle a LX4 cutter safely. Not just trying to sell me a larger tractor he said you would need a 2520 to handle the LX5 safely. So the 2520 was out of my price range. I want to take advantage of the 0% for 36 months. Now I am back to the 2320 or the 2305.

As far as the 2320 goes the differences / advantages over the 2305 are a true category 1-3pt hitch with position control, 1150 lbs. vs. 681 lbs. lift capacity, larger hydraulic pump, larger frame and tires, 4.8” more ground clearance, folding ROPS and cruise control.

As far as the similarity between the 2320 & 2305 they both take the same loader / bucket, same HP motor, same HP PTO, same size mid mount mower, same size rotary cutter.

Whichever tractor I chose it’s use will be mowing the lawn 80%, loader work 10% and rotary cutting 10%.

So after doing some thinking (my head hurts) I decided to go with the 2305. I purchased a JD2305 with R-4 tires a 200cx loader, 53” bucket, ballast box, hood guard, 62” mmm and a LX4 rotary cutter.

I could not justify spending $2,500 more for the same package on the 2320. For what I want to do with the tractor. I hope after getting to use the tractor for a while I won’t second guess myself and say I should have got something bigger. I’m sure we all do that at some point. But money does not grow on my trees.

So far I have 10 hours on the machine. I have loaded and moved 8 small pickup truck loads of horse manure. Cleaned out the barnyard with the loader. Mowed some of the field with the rotary cutter just to try it out. Plowed and moved snow from our resent storm Monday 4/16/07 (pictures attached). I have not been able to mow with the mmm yet. So far I am impressed with the tractor.


So what I decided to do with the 9 acres to cut with a LX4 rotary cutter. The acreage is now down to 6 acres. Two more acres will be made into horse pasture and 1 acre will be made for motor-x bikes. So mowing the remaining 6 acres of somewhat smooth grassy / golden rod once or twice a year should not be to bad. I will mow a couple hours at a time.

Thanks again for all the replies and info on TBN

JDGREEN1,

Congrats on your decision/acquisition! Nice looking log cabin too!

 

[orlo]

Congrats. I can tell you that you'll be thrilled with the 62" MMM. You can mow pretty tall grass at full to almost full speed in high range on the Hydro. Also, if in the future you need one the 47" blower works great for snow removal on the 2305. Also you can also get a folding ROPS for a couple of hundred bucks if not having it bothers you. (The dealer threw one in when I got my 2305).

Make sure to post plenty of pics.