Suggestions for 40-50 hp class

[rScotty]

Thanks for all the reply’s. Bought a low hour, like new 2022 Kubota L4060 today. Feel like I got a good enough deal. View attachment 2165787

That's a dandy. Sure looks like a keeper. Our M59 has an earlier version of that same engine. It has been flawless.
Which transmission did you get?

 

[RjCorazza]

I bought an L4060 HSTC back in 2016, and it has been a great machine... You are going to like yours.

 

[Spruce85]

That's a dandy. Sure looks like a keeper. Our M59 has an earlier version of that same engine. It has been flawless.
Which transmission did you get?

Thank you! It has the HST+ transmission. I really like it.

 

[rumwrks]

Thanks for all the reply’s. Bought a low hour, like new 2022 Kubota L4060 today. Feel like I got a good enough deal.

Sweet looking tractor! Congratulations.

 

[rScotty]

Thank you! It has the HST+ transmission. I really like it.

That's the same tranny that we have. It's just remarkable. All the advantages of an tunable HST along with fingertip powershifting between high and low in each of the 3 ranges...total of six speeds forward and reverse.

 

[sequoyah101]

I’m on year 6 of owning 20 acres. Ive relied on farmers to plant my food plots and I’d like to end my lease and start doing this myself. I also started a tree farm and will need a tractor for that part. FEL work and Disk ground work will be main functions. My options nearby are:

-John Deere and kubota both have good dealers but are significantly more expensive.

-Massey Ferguson dealer 30 min away

-KIOTI and New Holland dealer 20 min away.

-CaseIH 20 min away

Are any of these brands better than the others and why? Price is a factor. I don’t have unlimited funds, unfortunately.

I have a Farmall 50A gear utility tractor with shuttle shift, press the clutch, tap the brake, pause and shift. I use the snot out of it because it is a little power house and always handy. I even use it to feed cows with a big round bale on each end and leave the cab tractor in the barn. I enjoy the open station and watching the little ones discover the world. It is probably more tractor than you really need for food plots but there you have it. Great little tractor but pretty pricey now days.

How unlimited? $30K is a lot if you shop around and look for something without a bunch of crap on it and a whole lot if you look for good used. A tractor needs very little to do the job and simple makes one much more dependable. Old tractors were built to last a lifetime. New ones, not nearly so. They are disposable with planned obsolescence.

Up until the days of big bales hardly anyone had a loader. If you couldn't do it on the 3 point you didn't. A carry-all did a lot of stuff. I have an old '82 model 20 hp JD 750 with a Westendorf loader that will do anything I can think of on 20 acres. Look for something like that but maybe an 850 or 950 that has been well cared for. They are around. I have my first JD 820 from '72. It still runs the wood chipper and a few other things. Dad tried to destroy it but failed so I still have it.

Loaders usually are glorified wheelbarrows. Unless you have a lot of bulk to move you don't really need one. I should talk though, I have several and one brand new that I bought with one of the big tractors that I took off and it still sits in the barn.

 

[RayIN]

Make sure to consider if parts or service will be available in 5 or 10 years. 15 years ago I did a little looking at some of the "off brands". Now, they are long gone and parts, even filters, can be hard to find.

Kubota, Deere, NH, etc. will likely either still be here or will have enough customer base for some third party to provide parts.

There has been concern in the ag community regarding Deere building their machines so that only Deere dealers can work on them. Can't do your own maintenance either. Bad news IMO. There are several competing Kubota dealers around here, but only one Deere dealer (AgPro) and they have been expensive and problematic. YMMV.

Ken

JD lost their court appeal of the lower court ruling against their propitiatory electrical repairs.
Now the FTC is involved.

 

[mike69440]

I have a Farmall 50A gear utility tractor with shuttle shift, press the clutch, tap the brake, pause and shift. I use the snot out of it because it is a little power house and always handy. I even use it to feed cows with a big round bale on each end and leave the cab tractor in the barn. I enjoy the open station and watching the little ones discover the world. It is probably more tractor than you really need for food plots but there you have it. Great little tractor but pretty pricey now days.

How unlimited? $30K is a lot if you shop around and look for something without a bunch of crap on it and a whole lot if you look for good used. A tractor needs very little to do the job and simple makes one much more dependable. Old tractors were built to last a lifetime. New ones, not nearly so. They are disposable with planned obsolescence.

Up until the days of big bales hardly anyone had a loader. If you couldn't do it on the 3 point you didn't. A carry-all did a lot of stuff. I have an old '82 model 20 hp JD 750 with a Westendorf loader that will do anything I can think of on 20 acres. Look for something like that but maybe an 850 or 950 that has been well cared for. They are around. I have my first JD 820 from '72. It still runs the wood chipper and a few other things. Dad tried to destroy it but failed so I still have it.

Loaders usually are glorified wheelbarrows. Unless you have a lot of bulk to move you don't really need one. I should talk though, I have several and one brand new that I bought with one of the big tractors that I took off and it still sits in the barn.

"Loaders usually are glorified wheelbarrows. Unless you have a lot of bulk to move you don't really need one"
Most are, I would never be able to get by with a ag type tractor or loader