jfdlaw
Silver Member
I posted this on the general buying/selling forum, but got little response. Thought I would try it here.
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I've been looking at tractors for about a year. We have 13 acres of hills and trees surrounding our house. We have a 400 foot level driveway and an old dirt road leading to the recreational portion of our property. The road goes down a hill that covers about 130 feet of elevation over 650 feet of length. I have a Polaris ranger that will handle all but the few steep parts in two wheel drive.
I want something to do:
- FEL work, loading & spreading mulch, probably a grapple bucket to pick up the limbs, brush etc.
- snowblower. It snows alot around here.
- some grading with either a blade and/or a backblade. There are some high spots on the dirt road I would like to knock down and ruts I would like to fill.
- Once or twice a year I rent a chipper to get rid of the brush and limbs, and thought about buying a PTO unit, but its not that hard visiting the local rental yard.
- I leave the lawn cutting to others, so that is not a priority.
My concern is that there are projects I want to do down the hill, off the level ground. I don't anticipate doing work on hillsides but I will have to get the machine up and down the dirt road and will do some work while on the slope.
I came very close to buying a Case DX40 (NH TC40D twin) last month. (Some last minute pressure from the dealer turned me off) I was also seriously considering a Deere 4410, but got distracted by the Case. I now think that given my hills, and the fact that I won't be using the rear pto/3pt hitch much, a power-trac might be a better answer.
One of the neat things the Case featured was a "quick attach" on the FEL that mates to skid steer type attachments. The ability to run standard skid steer implements was a big part of the attraction to the Case. The power trac offers similar ability to change front implements, but they are all proprietary, you can't use standard skid steer attachments. I'd rather be able to use standard attachments.
One part of me likes a CUT like the Deere or the NH/Case with big comfortable operating areas, standard connections and local dealer support.
The other thinks the Power-trac is better on the hills and probably better suited for the tasks I want to perform.
I'm thinking about a PT-1430. I think I'm going to visit the factory in a few weeks
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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<font color="blue"> I need some input.
I've been looking at tractors for about a year. We have 13 acres of hills and trees surrounding our house. We have a 400 foot level driveway and an old dirt road leading to the recreational portion of our property. The road goes down a hill that covers about 130 feet of elevation over 650 feet of length. I have a Polaris ranger that will handle all but the few steep parts in two wheel drive.
I want something to do:
- FEL work, loading & spreading mulch, probably a grapple bucket to pick up the limbs, brush etc.
- snowblower. It snows alot around here.
- some grading with either a blade and/or a backblade. There are some high spots on the dirt road I would like to knock down and ruts I would like to fill.
- Once or twice a year I rent a chipper to get rid of the brush and limbs, and thought about buying a PTO unit, but its not that hard visiting the local rental yard.
- I leave the lawn cutting to others, so that is not a priority.
My concern is that there are projects I want to do down the hill, off the level ground. I don't anticipate doing work on hillsides but I will have to get the machine up and down the dirt road and will do some work while on the slope.
I came very close to buying a Case DX40 (NH TC40D twin) last month. (Some last minute pressure from the dealer turned me off) I was also seriously considering a Deere 4410, but got distracted by the Case. I now think that given my hills, and the fact that I won't be using the rear pto/3pt hitch much, a power-trac might be a better answer.
One of the neat things the Case featured was a "quick attach" on the FEL that mates to skid steer type attachments. The ability to run standard skid steer implements was a big part of the attraction to the Case. The power trac offers similar ability to change front implements, but they are all proprietary, you can't use standard skid steer attachments. I'd rather be able to use standard attachments.
One part of me likes a CUT like the Deere or the NH/Case with big comfortable operating areas, standard connections and local dealer support.
The other thinks the Power-trac is better on the hills and probably better suited for the tasks I want to perform.
I'm thinking about a PT-1430. I think I'm going to visit the factory in a few weeks
Let me know what you think. Thanks.
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