I started out looking at the 3040 myself...GREAT TRACTOR...and I agree that it will handle a 6' cutter under most conditions, but if your having any doubts and can swing it the 4010 or 4020 gets my vote. A larger frame and tires and more hp never hurts when the going gets tough. It all depends on what you want to do with it.The price you were quoted sounds very reasonable for a3040 w/fel.
Which LS to buy
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Gary Fowler
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You can rarely get too much HP and sometimes the extra equipment on the slightly larger tractor is well worth the money. Compare the standard equipment on each and see what they have that you may need in the future. As for HP on a 6 foot BH, 38 is plenty to pull it in normal circumstances. You can stall a 90 Hp tractor with a 6 footer if you get thick heavy material and go fast enough. Use common sense and lower your speed if it starts to stall. You could pull it with a 19 HP if you are willing to go slow enough. The thing to look at is the difference in how they are equipped. If the 40xx series has stuff on it that you think you could use like maybe extendable 3 ph lift arms and the 30xx doesnt, maybe rear hydraulic remotes or more of the compared to the smaller tractor then I would say get the larger one.
I went looking for a 50 HP and brought home a 72HP because of all the extra stuff it had. Now I am buying all larger equipment to use with it and still keeping my 50 hp for small under tree jobs etc. where the P7010 is just a little too awkward or when I dont want to screw up my cab
I went looking for a 50 HP and brought home a 72HP because of all the extra stuff it had. Now I am buying all larger equipment to use with it and still keeping my 50 hp for small under tree jobs etc. where the P7010 is just a little too awkward or when I dont want to screw up my cab
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My short advice is to buy the most HP you can afford.
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My son bought an U5030, no issues at all. I think it is the best buy in the LS line. It just plan beats everyone at price and quality.
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dwana7 said:
I have a U5030C I just finished mowing about 40 acres today with a 7' mower, 3 foot grass with no problems.
I could of gone bigger than the Woods 84 but any bigger you get into more gear boxes and thousands more of $. It's not like I am cutting everyday.
Missouri Pioneer
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Although I have had the U5030C several months, I have used it very little since I have not yet gotten a gooseneck trailer with which to haul it to the farm. I am quite pleased with the tractor and look forward to using the implements which I have acquired, which are listed below.
I need to make an entry way (using the PHD), clear some roads (using the Bush Hog, box blade, and FEL), and get rid of some brush (using the grapple). It'll be great fun!
I need to make an entry way (using the PHD), clear some roads (using the Bush Hog, box blade, and FEL), and get rid of some brush (using the grapple). It'll be great fun!
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Personally, I wouldn't try to run a 6ft bush-hog behind the 3040. Not only do you have barely enough horsepower to do just very light grass, but a 6ft'er is going to be very physically large and heavy to handle with a tractor of that size. If you get on much of a slope and have to raise the hog to turn or go over something, you'll have very little control, even with the weight of the FEL.
I'm running a 6ft'er on my JD 2030 (65 hp) and MUCH larger frame size, and it's all that tractor wants, but I have to cut some pretty high and tough weeds and brush periodically.
On my LS R4020, I'm running a 5ft Modern Ag Products Super Sunshine Cutter which is a medium weight bush-hog, and it's perfect for that tractor. It'll chop up most anything that that tractor will ride down. I'm often in weeds and brush that is from 3ft to 6ft tall and tall fescue along the fence lines and ditches, and it takes running right at full PTO rpm (about 2400 engine rpm) to keep the power up and not bog down.
On the 3040, I'd run a light to medium duty 5ft'er, that's around 375 to 500 lbs or a heavier duty 4ft'er that's no more than 550 to 600 lbs.
I'm running a 6ft'er on my JD 2030 (65 hp) and MUCH larger frame size, and it's all that tractor wants, but I have to cut some pretty high and tough weeds and brush periodically.
On my LS R4020, I'm running a 5ft Modern Ag Products Super Sunshine Cutter which is a medium weight bush-hog, and it's perfect for that tractor. It'll chop up most anything that that tractor will ride down. I'm often in weeds and brush that is from 3ft to 6ft tall and tall fescue along the fence lines and ditches, and it takes running right at full PTO rpm (about 2400 engine rpm) to keep the power up and not bog down.
On the 3040, I'd run a light to medium duty 5ft'er, that's around 375 to 500 lbs or a heavier duty 4ft'er that's no more than 550 to 600 lbs.
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In December I took delivery on a gooseneck and took my U5030 to the farm in January. I've put about 20 hours on it grading with the box blade, pulling trees, and using the grapple to move the downed trees and other brush. I have a 7' Bush Hog but have not used it yet.
I could not be happier with the tractor.
This morning, I read that the U5030 was the first tractor in decades of that size to be designed from scratch and that it has won numerous ag awards, well deserved in my opinion.
Buy it, you'll love it.
