WW2017
Member
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2019
- Messages
- 31
- Location
- Missouri
- Tractor
- 1960 Ford 861, 2019 Kubota BX23S, 1951 Ferguson TO20
Good morning TBN!! First time posting but I've been a "lurker" for several years. This is my go to site for any questions I need answered. A little background. I grew up driving tractors on a small cattle hobby farm. Dad never had any "good" equipment but we got the job done with 8Ns, AC WD45, Farmall M, etc. I got married, started a career and a family and didn't want anything to do with cattle, land, etc. Kids got older and that itch of going back to my roots in the country became too irresistible so in 2017, we bought 22 acres and we LOVE it!! I feel like I missed a lot of years of living in what we feel is paradise, but raising two kids to be responsible, productive adults didn't leave much room for all the work that I now find myself doing and I'm enjoying every minute of it. Wish I could retire right now and do this FT!! Someday soon
Now to the question I have. A year ago, I bought a great little tractor, a 1960 Ford 861 Powermaster. It reminds me of what I grew up driving, just a bigger version. I have a 6' beat up, worn out Howse rotary I use, and while it doesn't look like much, it does more than an acceptable job of mowing roughly 14-15 acres of the 22 acres. This land is a mixture of flat areas with some low, rolling hills. 861 handles it just fine.
We have a small creek in the woods that needs to be cleaned up, along with lots of landscape beds that previous owners let go. Had some timber harvested last year in my woods (roughly 8 acres) and I still need to get that cleaned up. I have lots of projects that my current setup just can't handle, and I'm not getting any younger (49), so I'm looking to supplement with a SCUT. I have thoroughly researched (this site, other tractor forums, YouTube, local dealers, etc) other makes (LS, Branson, TYM, Kioti, Deere, MF, etc) but either the prices weren't comparable or was not impressed with dealer support.
Saturday, I went to the local Kubota dealer (10 minutes from house) and drove a 2019 BX23S (loader and backhoe). I've not done much BH work in my day but I can run a loader. Dealer let me play around a little on it and offered me a price of 19K, with the 5 yr/0% financing. I could pay cash for it but he said it was already priced so low that the cash price would be the same. In looking at other 2019 models of this tractor, I can't find anything cheaper (Messicks was 19,500 and didn't include shipping, Barlows says they don't ship that far anymore). I'll also be adding a 4' Land Pride rotary and also getting the KTAC (again, thanks to this forum). Dealer has already loaded tires so that price is included. Dealer has been around for many, many years and is the go to place around here for all things Kubota and NH.
Am I missing something and does this seem like a good price? Sure seems like it to me, considering the hours of looking I've done. Also, I feel (again from all of the research I've done) that this machine will do all I need for now (supplement mowing, removing small stumps, hauling mulch, rock, working on landscaping, woods cleanup/management, reworking/cleaning up creek) but I want the valued opinions of TBN members. Additionally, in the next few years, we would like to start our own small hobby farm. No plans for cattle but will have large garden, possibly plant some small crops (garlic, berries, etc) that we can sell mainly just to have something to keep us busy in retirement.
BTW, since this will probably be asked, I'm located in southeast Missouri. Thank you and have a blessed day.
Now to the question I have. A year ago, I bought a great little tractor, a 1960 Ford 861 Powermaster. It reminds me of what I grew up driving, just a bigger version. I have a 6' beat up, worn out Howse rotary I use, and while it doesn't look like much, it does more than an acceptable job of mowing roughly 14-15 acres of the 22 acres. This land is a mixture of flat areas with some low, rolling hills. 861 handles it just fine.
We have a small creek in the woods that needs to be cleaned up, along with lots of landscape beds that previous owners let go. Had some timber harvested last year in my woods (roughly 8 acres) and I still need to get that cleaned up. I have lots of projects that my current setup just can't handle, and I'm not getting any younger (49), so I'm looking to supplement with a SCUT. I have thoroughly researched (this site, other tractor forums, YouTube, local dealers, etc) other makes (LS, Branson, TYM, Kioti, Deere, MF, etc) but either the prices weren't comparable or was not impressed with dealer support.
Saturday, I went to the local Kubota dealer (10 minutes from house) and drove a 2019 BX23S (loader and backhoe). I've not done much BH work in my day but I can run a loader. Dealer let me play around a little on it and offered me a price of 19K, with the 5 yr/0% financing. I could pay cash for it but he said it was already priced so low that the cash price would be the same. In looking at other 2019 models of this tractor, I can't find anything cheaper (Messicks was 19,500 and didn't include shipping, Barlows says they don't ship that far anymore). I'll also be adding a 4' Land Pride rotary and also getting the KTAC (again, thanks to this forum). Dealer has already loaded tires so that price is included. Dealer has been around for many, many years and is the go to place around here for all things Kubota and NH.
Am I missing something and does this seem like a good price? Sure seems like it to me, considering the hours of looking I've done. Also, I feel (again from all of the research I've done) that this machine will do all I need for now (supplement mowing, removing small stumps, hauling mulch, rock, working on landscaping, woods cleanup/management, reworking/cleaning up creek) but I want the valued opinions of TBN members. Additionally, in the next few years, we would like to start our own small hobby farm. No plans for cattle but will have large garden, possibly plant some small crops (garlic, berries, etc) that we can sell mainly just to have something to keep us busy in retirement.
BTW, since this will probably be asked, I'm located in southeast Missouri. Thank you and have a blessed day.