Where do you draw the line between a garden tractor and a CUT?

[JDgreen227]

Probably the easiest way is to park them side by side on the some dirt. Then take a stick and draw the line right between them in the dirt.

Too simple...and FIRST you have to determine WHICH is WHICH.....

 

[scrappy isb67]

To further muddy the waters, my father has a Cub Cadet 982 that has 3ph, live front/rear PTO and ROPS. I would classify it as a Super Garden Tractor(that is what CC called it when it was built). I would still classify the Deere 2320 I just bought as the same thing because it has the same basic construction, the only differences between the 2 are the bigger tires, MFD, and full cat 1 3ph. on the 2320

 

[houstonscott]

No matter how small it is, if it has a tractor design like Kubota B6000 its a tractor. If it looks like a garden mower at Lowes its a garden tractor no matter how large, like a JD 740. The new JD 1 series is a garden mower to me.

HS

 

[dennis52]

My neighbour called my 25 year old plus Kubota B7100 a garden tractor last week and I wet myself laughing. For 13 years this little tank has cleared and slashed my very steep 25 sub tropical acres ( grass grows to 6ft here) . I take it into gullies,through the rainforest, up ridges,across the creeks, have moved tons and tons of fallen trees and have even towed a bogged tanker out of trouble. All with 15 pto HP

And I realised only last week it has been doing all this with a siezed slasher slip clutch!!! I felt like a dog.

I am now assigning my B7100 to lighter duties (with the slasher clutch all cleaned up) and have just bought a new Kioti DS45410 HST. Just like the Kubota, I made sure that the tractor was basic enough for me to repair it myself.

 

[buck12]

What about when it's in the repair shop....is it a CUSS then?

The tractor has yet to see the repair shop. The operator, me, is often the CUSS.

 

[buck12]

One note. I have a John Deere GT series which I assume stands for garden tractor. In my opinion there is little tractor about it, it's a lawn mower. It's 18 hp while my Mahindra at only 26 hp I consider a tractor.

 

[Egon]

FIRST you have to determine WHICH is WHICH....

This is pretty simple. Just stand behind them and choose the one on the right. Next walking front of them and again chose the one on the right. Can' go wrong!

 

[JDgreen227]

My neighbour called my 25 year old plus Kubota B7100 a garden tractor last week and I wet myself laughing. For 13 years this little tank has cleared and slashed my very steep 25 sub tropical acres ( grass grows to 6ft here) . I take it into gullies,through the rainforest, up ridges,across the creeks, have moved tons and tons of fallen trees and have even towed a bogged tanker out of trouble. All with 15 pto HP

And I realised only last week it has been doing all this with a siezed slasher slip clutch!!! I felt like a dog.

I am now assigning my B7100 to lighter duties (with the slasher clutch all cleaned up) and have just bought a new Kioti DS45410 HST. Just like the Kubota, I made sure that the tractor was basic enough for me to repair it myself.

WHAAATTTT? Your Kubota gave you all those years of faithful service and you buy a KIOTI....??? You, sir, should certainly FEEL like a dog....:laughing: Be VERY wary when using your little tank in the future, I am sure it will harbor much resentment for your switching brands...:laughing:

 

[dennis52]

WHAAATTTT? Your Kubota gave you all those years of faithful service and you buy a KIOTI....??? You, sir, should certainly FEEL like a dog....:laughing: Be VERY wary when using your little tank in the future, I am sure it will harbor much resentment for your switching brands...:laughing:

I had a long talk to him and he understands that because the Kioti was such a good deal, I no longer had to trade him in to some mean spirited land owner like in the Black Beauty story.

He can now join my 20 year old horses in the back paddock grazing (mowing) graciously in retirement; just like me.

 

[JDgreen227]

I had a long talk to him and he understands that because the Kioti was such a good deal, I no longer had to trade him in to some mean spirited land owner like in the Black Beauty story.

He can now join my 20 year old horses in the back paddock grazing (mowing) graciously in retirement; just like me.

I love a story with a happy ending....:thumbsup: