theoshin
Silver Member
my rhino was worn out from all the rocks on my trails. it was abused.
my neighbor has a new 4000 series jd with a 6 ft mower and my father is very good freinds with
the local jd manager. he has been selling jd's for over 40 years. he told me a 7 foot brushhog would be too heavy for the 4000 series. they only weigh 3500 to 4500 lbs unless you load the tires or add ballast. it might work but he advised against it. he said for a 7 or 8 ft brushmower the 5000 series would be needed. 2 other jd dealers told me the same thing. they all said 6ft is as big as the 4000 should go. i was originally set on buying a new 4000 series jd tractor before discovering the tc. did a lot of research on the tractor. it is a nice machine. they hydro trany is easy to use.
mowing grass takes a lot of hp. a tractor will put more hp through a pto than the tc can via hydraulics. that is the downside to hydro. that being said, i doubt a 3500-4000 lb tractor is going to be able to handle a large mower. in the end i did not
think the 4000 series jd tractor was going to be that much faster. for the price of the tc you could get into the 80 hp kubota, mccormick, and jd lines. i do miss my air ride seat and the cushion from my 18 rears. after 2 hours in the tc i am ready for a break - hard on the back.
if money were no object i would have a tractor sitting in the barn too.
ts
my neighbor has a new 4000 series jd with a 6 ft mower and my father is very good freinds with
the local jd manager. he has been selling jd's for over 40 years. he told me a 7 foot brushhog would be too heavy for the 4000 series. they only weigh 3500 to 4500 lbs unless you load the tires or add ballast. it might work but he advised against it. he said for a 7 or 8 ft brushmower the 5000 series would be needed. 2 other jd dealers told me the same thing. they all said 6ft is as big as the 4000 should go. i was originally set on buying a new 4000 series jd tractor before discovering the tc. did a lot of research on the tractor. it is a nice machine. they hydro trany is easy to use.
mowing grass takes a lot of hp. a tractor will put more hp through a pto than the tc can via hydraulics. that is the downside to hydro. that being said, i doubt a 3500-4000 lb tractor is going to be able to handle a large mower. in the end i did not
think the 4000 series jd tractor was going to be that much faster. for the price of the tc you could get into the 80 hp kubota, mccormick, and jd lines. i do miss my air ride seat and the cushion from my 18 rears. after 2 hours in the tc i am ready for a break - hard on the back.
if money were no object i would have a tractor sitting in the barn too.
ts