What's The Deal?

[RollTideRam]

I think LBROWN59 likes to post to have a conversation with himself.

He might as well, he is in his own world. JC

 

[LBrown59]

I think LBROWN59 likes to post to have a conversation with himself.

Nope ; Just like to share my wisdom with those like you who seem to have gotten short changed on it.
== L B ==

 

[LBrown59]

I live on 2 acres and manicure a little more than 1 acre. I would have loved to have a larger tractor, but it would have been absolutely silly on my lot. Also, the size of my lot requires a certain 'nimbleness' that larger tractors...even the Kubota B series, which is a matter of HUNDREDS more than the BX and not quite twice the size...cannot offer.

If I had a mountain home/lot, some pasture somewhere, or ANY other reason to have a larger tractor, I would. Without that justification, my BX blows the doors off of any other mower I've seen in use in my neighborhood.

For me, anything bigger would have been silly. Less, in my case, was better.

Same here with my 3 BXs.

 

[putt_putt_green]

For me the factors were
- My 3520 fits in my woods easier.
- My 3520 fits in my pole barn (8 1/2 foot clearance) with the ROPS up.
- The cost of implements
- I can trailer it to my retirement property with most of my implements.

 

[Nuru]

Well I think I might be an example of overkill with just 2.25 acres, 1.1 lawn, with some additional areas targeted for future lawn, and I just pulled the trigger on a 3520 Cab to replace my 4310. I got a deal I liked and decided to do it. I could get by with a 2520, but I wanted the CAB for snow plowing and pollen avoidance and AC in the summer. I could have traded my 4310 for 2520 and a Curtis or Joedale perry cab, but, no AC and the potential for fumes , stopped me there. Oh well afte rI put in the patio and increase my lawn, maybe I will need to think about trading down.

 

[Nuru]

and remove some stumps, install some fencing, loade groceriesinto the kitchen window, etc.

 

[Champy]

Its not how big it is, but what you do with it that counts.

We may have some TBNer's with fairly large farms using the smaller tractors because they do not need 65+HP. Models are more dependent upon the size of the task being tackled as much as anything else.

 

[Wobblin-Goblin]

In true ARFCOM fashion...get both!

 

[RollingsFarms]

my needs are quite different then most. I need the high horsepower of an ag utility but the manuverability of the smaller compact tractors. see, i have to keep up firebreaks that run all through my woods. i own 700+ acres, and probably 70% of that is wooded. the other 30% are open feilds with the largest field being 8-10 acres. i pull only a 5' disc, but its a HEAVY disc weighing at or over 900lbs. i cant have a cab due to working in the woods, but it sure would be nice when im bushhogging feilds in the spring and summer. i could use two tractors, BUT cant afford 2 and only have storage for one. i am looking at the tractors in the 5003 series but one of the criteria i HAVE to have is a certain width on the size of the machine to make sure i can get through the woods, but i need 50+ horsepower. height also plays into the deciding factor. also when it comes to bushogging, i dont want too small of a tractor as that would take forever to do the mowing i have to do. i can relate to the guys with the smaller compact tractors as well as the ones who own an ag utility.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Well I think I might be an example of overkill with just 2.25 acres, 1.1 lawn, with some additional areas targeted for future lawn

Nuru, we're in the same boat...we are on 2.1 acres, I'd be stretching it if I said .5 was lawn.... Got a F935 w/72" Commercial Deck & a Shiny new 3520 Cab...Overkill is my middle name....the straw that broke the camels back was I got tired of freezing my you know whats to the F935 seat this winter (Fabbed up a nice 56" blade when I got it). Not to mention, I grew up in a farming family with tractors of all sizes...had a tractor for any chore at my disposal...got REAL tired of saying "if I had a tractor I could do this..or that"
Not to mention, on the farm...we got tractors from 190 horse and down...guess what blew snow all winter? a TC33 (67 hours worth of snowblowing just this winter BTW)..... Sure bigger = better in some applications. But the right tool for the job is always the best. Its the same reason why I'm keeping the F935 around, it would without a doubt smoke circles around any 3x20 with 72" MMM at cutting grass.
In my opinion...those 50-75 horse tractors are the "whats the deal" type tractors...might as well spend a few bucks more and get a "REAL" one...Too small to do any "actual work" yet big & cumbersome...