New Guy

[NBKubota]

This forum helped me a great deal when deciding to buy a tractor. Never owned one before, but I'm retiring soon, and as the dealer told me they are the "Swiss army knife" of homeowner equipment.

I recently moved from a 16 acre property that was 95% hardwood Bush, to a 6 acre property with a 1000' driveway, and about 4 acres cleared. The thought of using a walk-behind snowblower for this driveway was intolerable. I figured I'd spoil myself and get something to make the job fun.

Our property has land that goes all the way down to a tidal river, but has been neglected for a couple of years. I have been using the Land Pride RCR1260 for clearing duties, and with a little extra work with the gas trimmer, it is just starting to come along.

I thank you all for the information I received in my search for my first ever tractor, and hopefully I will be able to provide assistance one day to others.

Cheers all!

 

[Walt 2002]

Welcome,

Walt Conner

 

[bdhsfz6]

Nice looking piece of property! Good luck with your projects and welcome to the forum!

 

[628pm]

Congrats on you new tractor and becoming a member of this forum.

 

[NBKubota]

Cheers guys, thanks for the Welcome! We're really pleased with the new property, it is beautiful here. Really looking forward to getting the area down by the water looking nice and manicured. It will definitely take some time as I mentioned, it's been neglected for so long.

Here's a view from the house....

 

[mddorange]

:welcome:
To the TBN forum. We are glad that you joined.

Nice looking tractor and land. My dealer suggested the RCR1260 but I opted for the more rugged 1860.

 

[NBKubota]

The 1260 seems to be working ok so far. It's not really thick brush, more like tall grasses and bushes.

I'd be interested to know what the differences are between the two. My dealer even came out to the property before I purchased to see if the equipment I was looking at was up to the task....

 

[Thomas]

:welcome: to TBN.
Congrats on your new investment,your bones and muscles will thank you in years to come.

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site.

 

[bspeedy]

Nice tractor. Beautiful property. Welcome to the site.

 

[JWR]

The 1260 seems to be working ok so far. It's not really thick brush, more like tall grasses and bushes.

I'd be interested to know what the differences are between the two. My dealer even came out to the property before I purchased to see if the equipment I was looking at was up to the task....

Nice machine. I'm sure up there in the colder climes you will make good use of that cab. I have an older Kubota roughly the size of yours (B2150) with FEL, 4' hog and 5ft snowblower. I had the same turf tires you show but converted to AG tires and it works so much better in snow. I suspect in snow you will need chains or else get hung up a lot in deeper snow or wet snow. If you are there all the time, and able to keep the snow from building up to more depth, you'll be fine. That RCR1260 should be just about ideal for cutting light brush and tall grass. The more you cut it the easier it gets AND the cleaner the result. I use a 4' hog in a place I can only cut once a month and it works great. Key is keep it sharp.

 

[NBKubota]

Nice machine. I'm sure up there in the colder climes you will make good use of that cab. I have an older Kubota roughly the size of yours (B2150) with FEL, 4' hog and 5ft snowblower. I had the same turf tires you show but converted to AG tires and it works so much better in snow. I suspect in snow you will need chains or else get hung up a lot in deeper snow or wet snow. If you are there all the time, and able to keep the snow from building up to more depth, you'll be fine. That RCR1260 should be just about ideal for cutting light brush and tall grass. The more you cut it the easier it gets AND the cleaner the result. I use a 4' hog in a place I can only cut once a month and it works great. Key is keep it sharp.

Thanks for that! I'm going to be here all the time (retiring ) so hopefully the turfs will do fine. The dealer told me his customers do best for snowblowing with the turfs, and being a total newbie, I didn't really have much to add.

I'll definitely keep your advice in mind, really hoping that keeping that neglected area well cut now will make it a lot nicer. I've already noticed that it is growing back in with what looks to be a nice grass.

In your experience, did you find that over time, all that mulch of cut weeds/grass etc settled in? The second time I cut, seemed to break that stuff up even More, but brought it all to the surface again.

 

[mddorange]

The 1260 seems to be working ok so far. It's not really thick brush, more like tall grasses and bushes.

I'd be interested to know what the differences are between the two. My dealer even came out to the property before I purchased to see if the equipment I was looking at was up to the task....

The big difference is that the 1260 is rated for 1" material and the 1860 is rated at 2". Also the 1860 has a slip clutch instead of a sheer bolt and the 1860 has a more rugged gearbox with a 5 year warranty instead of 3 years.

But if all you are doing is cutting grass, then it should be more than enough.

 

[JWR]

Yes, the mulch of grass and debris settles in so much I can barely tell it is there BUT that's because I am only able to be there to cut it once a month. And I have cut it so many times that the mulch is fairly fine grass. Back to the snowblowing/removal: the problem with turf tires is that the very slightest spin immediately causes ice under the wheels and makes it very difficult to work from there on. The AG tire cleats dig down in and provide traction. Surprising how easy it is to get hung up even with 4WD in deeper snow. But like I said, if you are there all the time and do not let the snow get too deep (especially wet snow) then you will be fine. My problem is not being there for long periods.

 

[NBKubota]

^ Thanks JWR, I really appreciate the input!

I'm thinking I'll see how it goes this winter. My dealer said he'd swap the tires out for me if I had any problems, and he loaded the turfs for me too.

Thank you again for the help! Cheers!

 

[NBKubota]

The big difference is that the 1260 is rated for 1" material and the 1860 is rated at 2". Also the 1860 has a slip clutch instead of a sheer bolt and the 1860 has a more rugged gearbox with a 5 year warranty instead of 3 years.

But if all you are doing is cutting grass, then it should be more than enough.

Thanks for letting me know, I was just curious. Sounds like I'll probably be ok with the 1260 for now.

Cheers for the info!