Thats what I thought you would say. The 47 blower with hyd lift is the way to go for me. How high does that blower lift up off the ground? Six inches or so? Should I go with the Deere blower or a Bercomac?
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Thats what I thought you would say. The 47 blower with hyd lift is the way to go for me. How high does that blower lift up off the ground? Six inches or so? Should I go with the Deere blower or a Bercomac?
With the amount of snow you get I would absoloutley recommend the blower. I can't comment on them as I don't have any experience with one. That was not an option for me cause I have so many buildings (windows) and vehicles on my property and a stone driveway but for you it sounds like the way to go. Also as far as the 318 goes, they were a great tractor but if you were operating a blade or blower, you would be operating the lift and angle with one hand and the hydro with the other and trying to steer all at the same time while your feet would not be doing anything at all. Sounds like it could be a bit of a challenge to me. I like the foot operated hydro.
how do you like the lift for your plow? I'm thinking of making a box blade/snow Scaper to go on the back of the tractor and want to know if the lift is hydraulic or manual? I bet I would need a two way selector to move the hydraulics from blower to blade lift. I have an old two way selector we used to use on a 4020 with only one hyd outlet that might work great.
Never mind, i just checked it out and see that the lift is manual.
If you were asking me about the plow lift it is a linear actuator. Check out Johnnyproducts.com
You are welcome. I hope that my humble opinion and somewhat limited experience helps you make some decisions. For me the "Deere promise" and warranty helped with the "new or used" choice. If I had the $ and a larger property a new X7xx is sweet but I could not justify it. Good luck with your research. I will help in any way I can.
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Ok, again I am not here to put down anyone's tractor. I just feel that the OP has the right to hear what I have been told, so he has as much info as possible to make an educated decision.
I felt that you had some valid points to support your argument, so I decided to call my friend at Deere and see what he had to say. He was in a bit of a rush, so his answers were kind of short.
I repeated what you had said about the specs, and his reply was that specs are not always what they seem. He said it's hard to get into specifics, but if we sat down with the mechanical data, he could show me the differences in detail.
I then brought up ,what he had told me before, about the two machines selling for the same price 6 to 8 years apart. I told him what you had said that the bigger machines have a much bigger margin. He laughed and said, then why is it that only the 300 and 500 series are selling for the cheaper price? He then said, price the X749 and it's 2005 equivalent, and tell me if they are still selling for the same price. Not even close. I thought that said a lot.
He said, come on in, he would be happy to sell me a 500 series. They are still true JD tractors and quality machines. It's just that they were designed and built to match today's economy.
Now this is coming from a JD employee, who is a friend of mine and has absolutely no reason to lie to me. I'm sure, if his boss overheard the conversation, his job would be in jeopardy.
Oh yeah, I also mentioned the weight and HP differences. He didn't have an answer for the weight difference, other then the tires and frame might be a bit larger. As far as the HP, he said you can buy a Craftsmen, they have 26 HP too.( I guess that's what he meant by specs not always being what they seem). I kind of agree with that because I own a Kubota B26, which only has 26 HP and pulls over 4000 lbs at 11 MPH. If you put it in low range, it has incredible pushing and pulling power.
Anyway this is just second hand info. But you must admit that it has to make you think twice about purchasing one of these tractors.
I think I am going to stick with the X7xx series, or better yet an older X595, as I said before, I need 4WD.
Ok whatever you decide, remember to post some pics.