OPINIONS WANTED ON PACKAGE DEAL

[LBrown59]

Been negotiating with a dealer on the following package:
New BX1500
New hydraulic lift and angle front blade
New rear tiller
New 48''MMM
Used BX1500 with only 350 hours
Used 48'' MMM
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Total for the package $16000 delivered.
What are your opinions of this offer?

 

[Jammer]

LBrown59,
You should really demo those machines before you buy them. I just did the last two days. You have to have really short legs or be the size of a large child to feel comfortable on those machines. The pedals are so close and the seat should be higher to fit adults. My leg hurt after 45 minutes on it. Plus don't plan on mowing much grass with one. First, the machine is pathetically underpowered. Second, it should maneuver like a miniature tractor that it is, but it can't turn tight at all. And if you have a nice lawn you're gonna tear it up trying to turn around trees, well at least 4-5 feet away from a tree if yu can get that close. And if you think a tiller is gonna work...have a John Deere AWS garden tractor till up the area first for you or rent a troy built tiller and let the tractor watch you do it. And what do you think you will push with that blade? Piles of vermuculite, chunks of styrofoam? Don't make the mistake of buying two of these. No offence meant, but unless you're a large-scale toy collector, why would you want one, let alone two of these? They're cute, and have a lot of knobs and levers, and have a rough running diesel under the hood....Are you buying them fir your kids? Only kidding. I just hope you try one before you buy one....I mean TWO....Sorry. Get a big Green AWS Garden tractor. I was impressed by my neighbors. I'm trying out a BX23 tomorrow to hopefully show him up.

 

[Bob_Young]

I wouldn't have any trouble walking away from that deal. Seems like you could get something close to a real tractor for $16K....maybe an L2800 with an FEL.

Why do you need more mowers? Your profile says you have more than one. Does the whole family go out mowing at the same time?
Bob

 

[AndyMA]

I wouldn't have any trouble walking away from that deal. Seems like you could get something close to a real tractor for $16K....maybe an L2800 with an FEL.

Do you have any specific reasons you are looking for tiny tractors?

Also why 2? Are they for your kids?

Andy

 

[LBrown59]

I wouldn't have any trouble walking away from that deal.
1*Seems like you could get something close to a real tractor for
$16K....maybe an L2800 with an FEL.
2*Why do you need more mowers? Your profile says you have more than one. Does the whole family go out mowing at the same time?
Bob
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3*Do you have any specific reasons you are looking for tiny tractors?
4*Also why 2? Are they for your kids?
Andy
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1*The 16k is for 2 tractors 2 L2800s would be 32K. Besides I don't think it takes a big L2800 to replace 2 40 year old Bolens and a CC GT2554 garden tractors.
2*Most logical answer I can think of is to replace the ones I'm getting rid of.
3*Mainly because i feel upgrading from the garden tractors to the BX1500s is going big enough with out jumping up to an L series as Bob suggested.
4* they will be replacing 3 garden tractors which will bring me down from 4 to 3 tractors.
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[LarryRB]

Finally LB, you answered what many are wondering in your reasoning, last post. However, I am curious as to why you need (THREE) mowers. Is your property that large that 3 people need to mow all at once or do you like having spare toys around? WE have 11 1/2 acres and use a cub cadet rider around the house and the rest is done with my L 48 and 72" Woods brushbull rotary mower. I can't fathom having 3 different riders, just to have them.. A nice BX or similar with hoe and mower would seem to me to be a much more usefull machine that can accomplish many tasks as the need arises.

 

[LBrown59]

1*I am curious as to why you need (THREE) mowers.
2*We have 11 1/2 acres and use a cub cadet rider around the house and the rest is done with my L 48 and 72" Woods brushbull rotary mower.
3*A nice BX or similar with hoe and mower would seem to me to be a much more useful machine that can accomplish many tasks as the need arises.
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1*There are only 2 mowers now:
(A 60'' on the BX23 and a CC with a deck) and there will still be just 2 mowers when I get the BX1500s.
The plan is to sell the CC tractor and 1 of the BX1500 MMMs This will leave me with still only 2 mowers.
The 60'' on the BX23 and a 48'' on one BX1500.
2*My CC does around the house and other areas I can't get to with the BX23.
The BX23 with the 60 MMM does the rest.
The CC will be sold and replaced by 1 of the BX1500s.
A side benefit of replacing the CC with a BX1500 is It means no linger lugging around the heavy 5 gallon red gas can to fuel the thirsty CC.
Seems like I'm always carrying that heavy can around trying to keep enough gas in the CC to keep it from running out of fuel.
I have 2 Bolens tractors 1 with a front blade and the other a rear tiller.
The other BX1500 with a front blade and a rear tiller is to replace these 2 Bolens tractors thus reducing my total tractors from 4 to only 3.
The Big advantage of the BX1500 over the Bolens is Hyd implement lift over Manual lift on the Boles.
Other benefits include Power steering and 4 wheel drive plus 3 point hitch and rear pro.
By making these changes in my tractor line up the only fuel I will nee to keep on hand is diesel.
This also justifies home delivery of diesel at a much lower cost than on road diesel and gasoline.
Home deliver will be nice as no more endless trips to town manhandling 5 gallon cans of heavy fuel.
3*My BX23 has that covered so no changes are being made there.

I hope I've painted a clearer picture of my goals and the logic behind them.

 

[LarryRB]

Yes,

You did a fine job explaining, in total.. Now I understand and I am sure the others do also,, what your long and short term plans are,, when you first started this thread,, by what your wrote,, almost made no sense in what you were doing,. OF course it is not my business nor anyone else's on what you want to accomplish, however, explaining in detail does make all the difference in understanding your logic.

 

[LBrown59]

I just notified the dealer to call me to finalize the Deal on the 2 BX1500 tractors and get the paper work started.

I thank all members who replied with their helpful assistance in helping me to make this buying decision.

 

[LBrown59]

I just notified the dealer to call me to finalize the Deal on the 2 BX1500 tractors and get the paper work started.

I thank all members who replied with their helpful assistance in helping me to make this buying decision.

Up date:
Just got off the phone with the dealer.
He said he's going to tag the 2 tractors SOLD.