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[Robert_in_NY]

Depending on what size machine you get the 6812LP(6'8" wide x 12' long) would work for most if not all compacts. If you have a brush chopper on the back the worst you do is set the front down on the deck and let the tail of the chopper hang over, we use a 16' trailer for a TN-65 with loader and the rear tires are about 18" from the back of the trailer. Ideally the dump truck is the way to go but I weighed the options out last year before we bought a 610UDT. We have a construction company and the dumpster companies were all bought out by one company and he raised all the prices an ungodly amount so we bought a $4000 trailer and it has paid for itself in a year by dumpster savings. A decent dump truck will run you around $12k-$15k and Ins. is around $1k per year. So we did the math and went the trailer route instead. You can always get the dump trailer and the dump box as the dump box only cost around $1300. I do not want to discourage you from the dump truck as it is easier to back into tight places and you can haul more compared to the box mounted dump box, but price was a deciding factor with us and I just wanted to let you know other options as it can save you a bundle so you have more to spend on your tractor.

 

[Golfgar4]

Believe me, the suggestion is MUCH appreciated/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. And saving a few bucks is ALWAYS an important consideration. I was totally looking at it from a straight effeciency standpoint. But I can see where a compromise could be the way to go. I'm not one to scrimp on quality, but I definitely will consider quality solutions that I didn't think of! I haven't seen too many of those kinds of units in our neck of the woods, though. May have to do some real Sherlock Holming to find a dealer /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif.

 

[Golfgar4]

Thanks, Rmcess. 'Preciate the welcome /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. You're sure right about one thing. A guy sure learns a lot /w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif by reading TBN. Like I said earlier, every question I've asked myself about compacts in the last few months I've found an answer to through TBN! It's awesome!! I hope to be a regular. But not only that, I hope I can contribute to others who join in along the way. That's the REAL fun (besides running the tractor /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif) - helping others!

 

[Thomas]

Welcome to TBN Gray.
Do in enjoy yourself and my your quest towards your new tractor be a grand one. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[s1120]

<font color=red>What Paul says is true, Garry, but you will also find a bunch of us who know a whole lot less than that</font color=red>

You will notice that I did not say "I" knew a lot. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I am as green, as green gets about tractors.

 

[Ob1Kioti]

<font color=orange> I don't believe in trying to influence people with subliminal messages!!! It just ain't right!!! BTW this is Kioti orange not Kubota orange</font color=orange> . /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif/w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
Ob1Kioti

 

[Golfgar4]

Hey Harv - I replied to your posting last night, but I must of screwed up sending it /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif cause I don't see it posted. Sorry. A Risk Manager does just what the name implies - Manages Risk. We get to do the fun things like purchase insurance for our businesses, handle liability claims, deal with worker compensation claims, oversee Disaster Management Programs, develop and present safety and training programs, etc. And yeah, I suppose the experience could be handy for a tractor guy. Although if truth be told, some of the modifications that guys make to their tractors that I've read about on TBN could turn a Risk Manager's hair white /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif (if he has any hair left /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif). Seriously, safety always appears to be the number concern when guys are talking about doing "stuff", and that's the way it should be.

 

[pajoube]

Welcome to TBN. Like most of us you will start your day readiing the local paper then TBN. Then the hard part, leaving for work and having to wait until evening to return to TBN.
I notice in your bio you live in Jansville Wisc. Is this the town that produces some famous SUV's?
Paul

 

[BKColeman]

I guess I am lucky. The first thing I do when I get to work is read TBN /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif. Then all through out the day. I have a harder time finding time when I am at home. I usually can't wait to get to work to see what I missed overnight.

 

[Golfgar4]

Wow /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif! You've heard of Janesville? I hope it's not because the SUV you bought was a lemon /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif. Yep, this is the town. Although the way things are going, I don't know how many more years they'll be building them here. I don't work for them, so we get a lot of rumors that usually don't pan out. But right now, we're hearing some pretty scary things coming out of that plant. It is the oldest plant that GM operates. Boy, if they leave town, that's gonna kill the local economy /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif.

 

[Golfgar4]

I can't agree with you more. Now that I've discovered TBN, I'm checking it out at my office too! In fact, that's where I'm at right now /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif. You know, it's really irritating when you get interrupted with some work related business /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif!

 

[BKColeman]

I've had to catch myself several times from telling my boss that. "Don't bother me now, I'm reading TBN!" It sure crosses my mind a lot. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

--Brad

 

[looch]

<font color=blue>work related business</font color=blue>

Ow, my head /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif.

Welcome, Garry. I too don't like the pesky work-related interruptions.

TBN gets my vote for the most "human" place on the Internet.

 

[pajoube]

My next purchase is one of those SUV's. Wondering if you can get a better deal there than at a local dealer.
By the way, take a look at www.godollei.net - this is MossRoads home web page and is done very well. His approach to tractor buying is very well thought out.
Paul

 

[Steelfan]

Welcome Garry, I hope you find what you're looking for. Best of luck with the tractor & Compound. Kent

 

[Jag]

Welcome Gary..... One thing on reading your posts, 5-10 wooded acres will start to get small once you get some buildings on it and start a project or two... might want to look in to some a little bigger. I know coming from a city lot where you are running around an acre, 5-10 sounds big, but you'll see how small it gets. Remember that old saying about a 40 acre field to turn a truck around in, there is a lot of truth in it...

 

[Golfgar4]

Paul, the only way a person gets a better deal from GM around here is if you or a family member works for GM /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. Both my better half and I drive Chevrolet's (I wonder why /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif), but we get ours from a dealer out of town. It seems like the local dealer believes he's got a lock on Chevrolet sales and charges what I consider a "bit more" than the other dealers I've checked. But there is no question that this plant has the highest quality of all the plants, so if you get it from here, it should be O.K. Just make sure it wasn't built on a Monday or Friday /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif!

 

[MDNick]

Heck, I don't have a web link at home, so work is the only place I can get to TBN.

Janesville. It is a small world, Garry. Read your link this morning, then was in the mfg bldg putting a haz waste sticker on a can of junk, read the label supplier. Lab Safety Supply, Janesville, Wi. Never heard of the place before, but there it was. Welcome aboard.

 

[rancar]

Paul,

How about leaving for work and reading TBN at work when you know you should be working. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[MikePA]

Welcome to TBN! Comments on the responses thus far...

Dump Trailer - another advantage of a trailer vs a dump truck is you can unhitch the trailer and drive your truck to go get supplies, go to McDonalds, etc.

Comfort - My NH TC25D has an adjustable seat. It can be adjusted for weight and it swivels, etc. It's very comfortable. When the dealer showed me these features I thought, why would I ever need those features. I actually remember almost feeling embarrassed by having such a seat. Well, I ended up buying the D model for other reasons but I am very glad I got the comfy seat as a part of the D package. I didn't realize what a beating my back had been taking until I had to use my old, faithful WheelHorse garden tractor. Don't underrate comfort when buying a tractor, particularly if you're going to be spending a lot of time on the tractor.

Dealers - You're on the right track concentrating on the dealer and the service you will receive. The best purchase price from a lousy retailer is a bad deal.

Oh, I think I recall a thread where even the green and the orange guys thought the blue tractors were the prettiest. All things being equal, go for great looks. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif