A very clear post.
You are considering tractors with enough weight for ten acres. Enough weight helps keep neophyte tractor operators SAFE.
John Deere 4044M
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase: | 73 inches
185 cm |
Length: | 130.6 inches
331 cm |
Height (ROPS): | 100.2 inches
254 cm |
Height (cab): | 97.4 inches
247 cm |
Weight: | 3770 lbs
1710 kg |
Clearance (front axle): | 13.8 inches
35 cm |
Front tread: | 53.6 inches
136 cm |
Rear tread: | |
TYM T474
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase: | 68.9 inches
175 cm |
ROPS Length: | 131 inches
332 cm |
Cab Length: | 133 inches
337 cm |
ROPS Width: | 54.5 inches
138 cm |
Cab Width: | 59 inches
149 cm |
Height (ROPS): | 94.4 inches
239 cm |
Height (cab): | 92.5 inches
234 cm |
ROPS Weight: | 3230 lbs
1465 kg |
| |
Cab Weight: | 3605 lbs
1635 kg |
Ground clearance: | 12.8 inches
32 cm |
This will be my 1st tractor. I have a 10 acre property.
First off, I agree with BOTH posts #4 and #5, following.
Each of us value money differently.
Consider this:
Brand? Models to look at or avoid? Buy new or used?
The design of the Three Point Hitch tractor has been marketed in the USA since 1939 -- 83 years in 2022.
The basic design is generic.
Kubota and Deere have most of the market through 6,000 pound bare weight tractors.
The up and coming tractor brands are Korean: Kioti, LS and Branson. There are other Korean brands.
You have to critically assess dealer stability while shopping minor brands.
Korean manufacturing labor is paid 50% of what Deere pays its union work force. Japanese manufacturing labor is paid 70% of what Deere pays its union work force. Labor costs strongly influence tractor prices.
We have the following brands within an hour of us.
- Kubota
- LS
- TYM
- KIOTI
- Massey Ferguson
- John Deere
I know that a lot depends on the dealer and their willingness to help, but should I stay away from any of these brands?
A quality dealer, reasonably close, available for coaching, is important for tractor neophytes. Most new tractors are delivered with a glitch or two requiring correction. My Kubota dealer is six miles away. I feel my local dealer continues to add value to my equipment after nine years. Dealer proximity is less important for those experienced with tractors and qualified to perform their own maintenance.
Start with the nearest dealer and work out. Transporting a tractor for service is expensive and inconvenient, whether you trailer it or the dealer trailers it.
CREDIT: 'FELIXEDO'
"It has been touched on a couple of times, but not directly as a buying factor.
Every major make has a machine that will do the job(s) you want. Check out your nearby dealers, and go with one you have confidence in.
A great machine with no support nearby is a hassle to repair and maintain.
And a good machine can't make a lousy dealer into a good dealer."