CompShooter
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How important is tractor weight and PTO lift capacity. Here is what I intend to do with my new tractor during the first year as a percentage of time...
5% snow removal on a 600 foot driveway
20% spreading stone on the above driveway
20% spreading top soil on about 1 acre
40% trenching and moving the Earth
15% driving around moving things around having fun but looking like I'm working
The second year will bring a new attachment or two and different jobs...
5% snow removal on a 600 foot driveway
20% build a new 150 foot driveway
10% spread stones on that new driveway
20% mow about 8-10 acres of field with a bush hog
15% scrape a new pad for the hunting trailers to be moved onto
15% move more stones onto that pad
5% move the trailers about 100 through the field onto the pad
10% use some kind of "plotmaster" attachment to plant food plots for the deer and turkeys on about 2 acres of fields.
Of course the above jobs are subject to change and I'm sure there will be a million more items to add to the list once I get going.
But right now I am considering the Kubota B7800, Mahindra 3215, Kioti CK30 and the Branson 3510i. I only sat on the Mahindra and Branson, liked them both. But for some strange reason I really like the color orange. And I want an excuse to buy the Kubota.
The concern I have is that it is the lightest and has the least PTO lift capacity, 1741 lbs in weight and 1655 lbs at the PTO.
The other tractors are at least 500 lbs heavier and have a better PTO lift at the point. Will this matter for what I plan to do with it in the above jobs?
Just to note, the above weight is just of the tractor. I plan to buy it with a loader and back hoe.
5% snow removal on a 600 foot driveway
20% spreading stone on the above driveway
20% spreading top soil on about 1 acre
40% trenching and moving the Earth
15% driving around moving things around having fun but looking like I'm working
The second year will bring a new attachment or two and different jobs...
5% snow removal on a 600 foot driveway
20% build a new 150 foot driveway
10% spread stones on that new driveway
20% mow about 8-10 acres of field with a bush hog
15% scrape a new pad for the hunting trailers to be moved onto
15% move more stones onto that pad
5% move the trailers about 100 through the field onto the pad
10% use some kind of "plotmaster" attachment to plant food plots for the deer and turkeys on about 2 acres of fields.
Of course the above jobs are subject to change and I'm sure there will be a million more items to add to the list once I get going.
But right now I am considering the Kubota B7800, Mahindra 3215, Kioti CK30 and the Branson 3510i. I only sat on the Mahindra and Branson, liked them both. But for some strange reason I really like the color orange. And I want an excuse to buy the Kubota.
The concern I have is that it is the lightest and has the least PTO lift capacity, 1741 lbs in weight and 1655 lbs at the PTO.
The other tractors are at least 500 lbs heavier and have a better PTO lift at the point. Will this matter for what I plan to do with it in the above jobs?
Just to note, the above weight is just of the tractor. I plan to buy it with a loader and back hoe.