too big?

[xring100]

To the O.P. have you considered renting a tractor of this size with an attachment or two and seeing what you think. it could save you thousands in the long run if you decided you want something smaller or bigger?

 

[madmax12]

Well folks I went down to the local MF dealer today to drive a 1736 wound up buying a1635 that was returned off of a 1 year lease that has 60hrs on it with all the bells and whistles including rear wheel weights. Couldn't get passed the goofy pedal assembly on the Kubota and the JD seemed so cheap and cheesy with all that plastic. Not to mention the fact that the MF has almost double the lifting power and is a thousand pounds heavier than the JD. Pretty sure I made the right choice......

Didn't the OP pick his tractor already?

He bought a lease return.

When I was considering purchasing a tractor, I had never considered leasing. I didn't know that was an option. I compared purchase to short term rentals, which was not going to fit my project purposes. I wonder what the annual cost of leasing is?

 

[xring100]

Didn't the OP pick his tractor already?

He bought a lease return.

When I was considering purchasing a tractor, I had never considered leasing. I didn't know that was an option. I compared purchase to short term rentals, which was not going to fit my project purposes. I wonder what the annual cost of leasing is?

Yep i must have glossed over it. Hope it works out

 

[madmax12]

Yep i must have glossed over it. Hope it works out

I'm still curious how a tractor lease works.

I hope his purchase works well for him too.

 

[Cherokee140]

There is a class of people with nothing to do and all day to do it, in which a smaller tractor would allow them to knock out what they want to accomplish (eventually), save some money, and keep them busy. Like this guy who swore off his 500hp cars to drift a 100 hp beater like a pro.

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And then there are people that know they really just don't need all that to do what they want/need to get done. Like the 500hp car. Do you need a 707hp hellcat to go back and forth to work in? no. Is it fun to show it off to your friends and say look what I have spend $69k on, I guess so. Or you could be like the guy in the video and know you don't need all that to do what you want, and to do it very well.....but some people just need that 707hp to make up for lack of skills or perhaps something else in other areas.

 

[jaydee325]

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.....but some people just need that 707hp to make up for lack of skills or perhaps something else in other areas.[/QUOTE]

Sheesh! Since when did this website become a car enthusiast bashing website!

I enjoy anything with an engine, cars, motorcycles, tractors, even my weed whacker.

Right now I'm enjoying a very fast, non-descript 4-door sedan. Most don't know anything about it. Those who do are a car enthusiast like me.

Seems many of those who comment as above are lacking in other areas?

 

[k0ua]

I tried to get him to fix his "dung" pond, but he didn't get the hint.:confused3:

 

[Cherokee140]

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.....but some people just need that 707hp to make up for lack of skills or perhaps something else in other areas.

Sheesh! Since when did this website become a car enthusiast bashing website!

I enjoy anything with an engine, cars, motorcycles, tractors, even my weed whacker.

Right now I'm enjoying a very fast, non-descript 4-door sedan. Most don't know anything about it. Those who do are a car enthusiast like me.

Seems many of those who comment as above are lacking in other areas?[/QUOTE]

Same here....but mine says Police Interceptor on the back.....that thing is stupid fast and will eat the chargers lunch.

Did not know I was bashing.

So what is your non descript car....you are a long way away I will not look for you.

And why not comment on anything....from typos to cars....it is all in fun with a little help tossed in....unless you are in the welding area that place is hostile.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Sure you can. But how long will it take versus hiring a dozer to do it in a few days? And what will you do when you've got it dug a few feet deep and then it rains. Now you've got a mudhole until it dries out again. And then you get to go bog around in it trying to dig some more before it rains again.

I hired a dozer to dig mine. A few days later I had an approx one acre pond that was about 14 feet deep. A couple of weeks later it came a 7.5" rain and filled it completely up, and in fact overflowed around the backside of the dam. (7.5" in 12 hours will do that.) I stocked it with catfish, bluegill, perch and minnows, and I go feed them every couple of days.

If I had tried to dig it with my tractor, I'd STILL be out there bogging around. And I'd have a partially dug mudhole to deal with.

You describe the problem with a "hole in the ground" pond. Even so, a drain can often be incorporated so that it doesnt hold water til you want it to.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

You describe the problem with a "hole in the ground" pond. Even so, a drain can often be incorporated so that it doesnt hold water til you want it to.

Notice the first 3 words in my post, which you quoted. They were "Sure you can." I'm not saying it CAN'T be done. I'm just saying that a small tractor with a FEL is not the right tool for the job, and there are MUCH better/faster ways of doing it.

I could eventually do a lot of things with my BX23. I could mow 50 or 100 acres with it. I could figure out a way to move round bales with it. I could dig a mile long trench for a 24" sewer line with it. I could eventually knock down the hundreds of cedar trees I have to knock down. But there are much better tools for all of those jobs. Digging a pond is one of those types of jobs.

I notice you have at least 5 tractors listed in your profile, so you know what I'm saying.

 

[3pedal]

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.....but some people just need that 707hp to make up for lack of skills or perhaps something else in other areas.

Sheesh! Since when did this website become a car enthusiast bashing website!

I enjoy anything with an engine, cars, motorcycles, tractors, even my weed whacker.

Right now I'm enjoying a very fast, non-descript 4-door sedan. Most don't know anything about it. Those who do are a car enthusiast like me.

Seems many of those who comment as above are lacking in other areas?[/QUOTE]

Sounds a lot like m daily driver, 2003 Mercury Marauder. Most people think it is an old man's car. Most car enthusiasts know what it is, and I've surprised a few people at the autocross with it.

 

[94BULLITT]

Sounds a lot like m daily driver, 2003 Mercury Marauder. Most people think it is an old man's car. Most car enthusiasts know what it is, and I've surprised a few people at the autocross with it.

Some guy comes to the drag strip on the all Ford day with a Marauder that runs 10's in the 1/4 mi.

 

[Cherokee140]

At least it is not a Mercury Mistress...

I will not even link that one, but google it.

 

[Cherokee140]

At least it is not a Mercury Mistress...

I will not even link that one, but google it.