RalphVa
Super Member
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2003
- Messages
- 7,885
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Tractor
- JD 2025R, previously Gravely 5650 & JD 4010 & JD 1025R
DHennet, I advise strongly that you look at the 4010, too. I almost bought a 2210 but am glad that I bought the 4010.
A friend of mine gave me an old soil ripper. I'm quite sure that I couldn't use it on a 2210 because it would be almost impossible to lift it high enough to keep the front tines from digging into the dirt at every little depression on the way to and from the field.
While snow plowing with the FEL with a little down force, you lose some steering with the front wheels. The wheel brakes then need to be used to steer.
It gets awful tiresome running for long periods with the HST pedal pushed by foot. The cruise control on the 4010 isn't on the 2210.
The 18.5 hp (probably 19 with Mobil1 in the crankcase, as it gives 4% more hp and fuel economy) is PLENTY of power. I knew this from my experience with my 12 hp Gravely. It'll mow with a 50" mower and will pull a cart with 1,000 lbs in it (on level or going downhill).
Come over to Piedmont Equipment and give one a try. I got prices from them and James River: same. Piedmont doesn't require me to go over that foggy mountain.
I'd only buy the 2210 if you have A LOT of VERY TALL grass to mow. The MMM adjustment is the main thing that's superior on the 2210. The 4010 with LX4 will go through 4' tall wing stem which grows in a thick bed of 2' tall fescue without breathing hard. I knew it would because the 12 hp Gravely with 30" hog on it will, too. The 2210 is a mowing machine that kinda subs on the other tasks. The 4010 is a heavy duty tractor that'll do MM mowing.
Ralph
A friend of mine gave me an old soil ripper. I'm quite sure that I couldn't use it on a 2210 because it would be almost impossible to lift it high enough to keep the front tines from digging into the dirt at every little depression on the way to and from the field.
While snow plowing with the FEL with a little down force, you lose some steering with the front wheels. The wheel brakes then need to be used to steer.
It gets awful tiresome running for long periods with the HST pedal pushed by foot. The cruise control on the 4010 isn't on the 2210.
The 18.5 hp (probably 19 with Mobil1 in the crankcase, as it gives 4% more hp and fuel economy) is PLENTY of power. I knew this from my experience with my 12 hp Gravely. It'll mow with a 50" mower and will pull a cart with 1,000 lbs in it (on level or going downhill).
Come over to Piedmont Equipment and give one a try. I got prices from them and James River: same. Piedmont doesn't require me to go over that foggy mountain.
I'd only buy the 2210 if you have A LOT of VERY TALL grass to mow. The MMM adjustment is the main thing that's superior on the 2210. The 4010 with LX4 will go through 4' tall wing stem which grows in a thick bed of 2' tall fescue without breathing hard. I knew it would because the 12 hp Gravely with 30" hog on it will, too. The 2210 is a mowing machine that kinda subs on the other tasks. The 4010 is a heavy duty tractor that'll do MM mowing.
Ralph
