sanity check.....help needed

kferris · Mar 23, 2008

I am going to buy a tractor soon. I have 5 acres on a hill. 3 acres of grass and very long steep driveway. We live in Northern Maine where we have an intergalactic amounts of snow.

My dilema is making sure I'm buying the right size and type of equipement. I know a zero turn would be a better bet for mowing but when the snow flies it's useless. I beleive that blowing snow with out a cab is brain damage. (correct me if I'm wrong). I probably only need a 30hp tractor but it seams like the smaller you go the less they have cabs on them.

I'm thinking of either a

TC40 - smallest tractor new holland currently offers a cab on. Would this tractor mow three acres at pretty good clip with a 72inch 3 point mower?

L3040hstc

Or if I thought I could get by without a cab the dealer has a new L4400 HST.

Has anyone bought a little bigger tractor then they needed and regretted it? Or do you thank God every day for having a bigger machine?

I currently mow the 3 acres with a craftsman 52 inch lawn wannabe tractor.

jake98 · Mar 23, 2008

kferris, what is it kenny?kevin?
I have only 25hp diesel, and I go out just to feel the blizzard... see the snow in the headlights
enjoy, Jake

kferris · Mar 23, 2008

It's Kent.

Do you regret not having a cab?

Lindy · Mar 23, 2008

Have you considered the Kubota B3030HSDC? That's a 30HP CUT with a cab. Front snowblower is available in 63". I have the B3030HSD (without the cab). I use a 3pt 60" snowblower that works really well. I also have 5 acres -- long driveway to snowblow, and 5 acres worth of mowing / landscaping to keep up with.

Re: the cab -- it was a fair amount more $ to get it, and the tractor wouldn't fit in my garage with the cab. So I went without. Maybe someday when I have a bigger garage....

That would be a really sweet setup for mowing, blowing, and loader work!

Actually, member lawn king has one for sale in the classifieds right now.

I grabbed this pic from a post by member smfcpacfp.

AndyMA · Mar 26, 2008

kferris said:
Has anyone bought a little bigger tractor then they needed and regretted it? Or do you thank God every day for having a bigger machine? .

Not me. I keep trading up and keeping the smaller machines if I can. One can never have too many tractors!!!!!!!!!!!!!