Hi all, new to the forums here. I learned a lot from just reading from this forum, but I still haven't found what I needed, hopefully you guys can help me narrow down on what tractor is best for me.
I run an 80 acre persimmon / orchard field. Things that the tractor must be able to do is:
-Discing (I have a 9.5 foot disc, 24 blades)
-Foliage spraying
-Able to use my shredder (~2inch max diameter)
-Weed Spraying with 3-pt hitch sprayer (150 gallon)
-Mowing 10 ft wide, 3 PT mower.
The tractor I'm looking for has to be narrow (but not as narrow as vineyard tractors), low profile, and open cab. Due to my tree spacing, at times I will almost be hugging the trees while doing work, so I want to minimize the amount of damage I do to the trees.
I have previously used a Kubuta 9540HDL and John Deere 5500n. Out of those two, the size for the JD 5500n was perfect. The Kubota was too wide and too tall, it kept on hitting branches. While the 5500n, was narrower and little bit lower that I was able to clear branches better.
I'm not too familiar with CASE IH Tractors, but my dealer has a 2008 JX1095N with 800 hours for about $21k. At this price, I thought it was a pretty good deal for the HP i am getting out of it. But I am concerned that it might not be able to do the job I need it to do. I do know that this is the same model as the TNF series by New Holland.
How good are these tractors? I've noticed that it is much smaller than the John Deere 5500N, much lower and slightly more narrow. Since it's lower, will it have trouble lifting 3 PT implements while clearing the ground? Also the tires are much smaller than what I normally am used to using, will this be of any concern regarding traction and etc?
Also, is parts for this particular model expensive?
Any inputs is appreciated, thanks!
I run an 80 acre persimmon / orchard field. Things that the tractor must be able to do is:
-Discing (I have a 9.5 foot disc, 24 blades)
-Foliage spraying
-Able to use my shredder (~2inch max diameter)
-Weed Spraying with 3-pt hitch sprayer (150 gallon)
-Mowing 10 ft wide, 3 PT mower.
The tractor I'm looking for has to be narrow (but not as narrow as vineyard tractors), low profile, and open cab. Due to my tree spacing, at times I will almost be hugging the trees while doing work, so I want to minimize the amount of damage I do to the trees.
I have previously used a Kubuta 9540HDL and John Deere 5500n. Out of those two, the size for the JD 5500n was perfect. The Kubota was too wide and too tall, it kept on hitting branches. While the 5500n, was narrower and little bit lower that I was able to clear branches better.
I'm not too familiar with CASE IH Tractors, but my dealer has a 2008 JX1095N with 800 hours for about $21k. At this price, I thought it was a pretty good deal for the HP i am getting out of it. But I am concerned that it might not be able to do the job I need it to do. I do know that this is the same model as the TNF series by New Holland.
How good are these tractors? I've noticed that it is much smaller than the John Deere 5500N, much lower and slightly more narrow. Since it's lower, will it have trouble lifting 3 PT implements while clearing the ground? Also the tires are much smaller than what I normally am used to using, will this be of any concern regarding traction and etc?
Also, is parts for this particular model expensive?
Any inputs is appreciated, thanks!