Trading a 4100 for a 4115?

KevinT · May 23, 2006

My wife and I just got done building a house on 10 acres. The area around the house is wooded with a small creek, however the front 2 1/2 and the back 5 acres are open pasture and were cut by a local farmer for hay. The front area needs to be cut every two weeks, while I plan to cut the back 5 acres only 3-4 times a season.

I bought a used JD 4100 Gear drive with a 200CX loader/60" MMM/ 4' KK brushcutter 2 years ago hoping I would be able to maintain my property with this equipment. While I really like the MMM for cutting the area around the house, I have found that it takes too long to keep the front and back areas maintained. The tractor has less than 200 hours on it, so it is barely broken in.

This past weekend I found a 4115 (130 hours) with a 60"MMM and 200CX in the local paper for $13500. The main reason I am considering the 4115 is the HST drive and the possiblity that I will be able to use a 5' brushcutter.

Is the 4115 a feasible option to maintain my land? Does the 4115 have enough power to effectively operate a 5" brushcutter. I am not looking at anything bigger due to the weight of the tractor on my yard, which has just been seeded after building. Finances are tight right now, so I would like to keep costs to a minimum.

Would the 4115 be a good choice? Is $13500 a good price?

Thanks
KT

KevinT · May 23, 2006

My wife and I just got done building a house on 10 acres. The area around the house is wooded with a small creek, however the front 2 1/2 and the back 5 acres are open pasture and were cut by a local farmer for hay. The front area needs to be cut every two weeks, while I plan to cut the back 5 acres only 3-4 times a season.

I bought a used JD 4100 Gear drive with a 200CX loader/60" MMM/ 4' KK brushcutter 2 years ago hoping I would be able to maintain my property with this equipment. While I really like the MMM for cutting the area around the house, I have found that it takes too long to keep the front and back areas maintained. The tractor has less than 200 hours on it, so it is barely broken in.

This past weekend I found a 4115 (130 hours) with a 60"MMM and 200CX in the local paper for $13500. The main reason I am considering the 4115 is the HST drive and the possiblity that I will be able to use a 5' brushcutter.

Is the 4115 a feasible option to maintain my land? Does the 4115 have enough power to effectively operate a 5" brushcutter. I am not looking at anything bigger due to the weight of the tractor on my yard, which has just been seeded after building. Finances are tight right now, so I would like to keep costs to a minimum.

Would the 4115 be a good choice? Is $13500 a good price?

Thanks
KT

JDGREEN4ME · May 23, 2006

I was not running a brush cutter on my 4115 but I can tell I was very happy with the tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

JDGREEN4ME · May 23, 2006

I was not running a brush cutter on my 4115 but I can tell I was very happy with the tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

johndeere_2210 · May 23, 2006

Not sure if the 4115 would handle a 5' brush hog is rough-rough conditions, but general field mowing it should perform well and you will love the HST. I think the price is good, but you may be surprised/or not surprised depending on your area how tough it may be to sell a gear machine in that size, because priced out you likely be asking somewhere around 10-11K, well that competes directly with slightly smaller machines around that money with HST. Just a thought (because you will either sell yours quickly or sit on it for a long time or you will have to drop the price considerably from what I'm thinking), because I know from my experience the gear units did not sell as well as the HST models.

johndeere_2210 · May 23, 2006

Not sure if the 4115 would handle a 5' brush hog is rough-rough conditions, but general field mowing it should perform well and you will love the HST. I think the price is good, but you may be surprised/or not surprised depending on your area how tough it may be to sell a gear machine in that size, because priced out you likely be asking somewhere around 10-11K, well that competes directly with slightly smaller machines around that money with HST. Just a thought (because you will either sell yours quickly or sit on it for a long time or you will have to drop the price considerably from what I'm thinking), because I know from my experience the gear units did not sell as well as the HST models.