Would it be for me?

[Efreet]

1 thing i dont like about is alot of thing, dont get mad at me you 2305 owners. but there is some stuff, like the limited cat 1 , little horse power Ect, Dont get mad at me 2320 owners, i like the 2320 and was once considering it but i like more hp and the hydro pumps ect. I am planning do do most of the work for the house, lot clearing, grading landscaping and if i have the confidence to do it, the foundation!!! I dont know. I like that new auto hitch, make me want one really bad now!!!

I suppose your original question has been misleading, as you seemed to be looking for advice for proper tractor sizing. And -- without a whole lot of tractor experience but with quite a bit of house building and maintenance experience -- I can tell you that anything in the 2000 series is WAY overkill for your situation if you are looking at it from a NEED perspective.

For foundation digging you can hire an excavator to do the job cheap and quick. For certain kinds of landcaping (terracing with big boulders, etc), you need to have a machine FAR outside the size / weight class of even the 2520. But for basic maintenance (mowing, light landscaping, snow removal), the 2305 is everything and more a reasonable person could want on 1.5-2 acres.

So you are trying to justify an expensive toy, which is cool. And if you want a 2520, the "Jehovah's Witnesses of 2520" on this board (you know who you are ) will run to your aid. It is just important distinction to know whether your perspective is need and practicality, or hobby/passion/midlife crisis (which are fine reasons in their own right).

 

[Nuru]

Im wondering if a john deere 2520 Would be a good tractor for about 1.5 - 2.0 acers of home/lawn??? We haven't built our new house yet but in the next few year we will be. but does anyone know if there will be any newer tractors that will be like the 2520 but a little more "updated" ???? Lemme know

YES the 2520 is fine, however if you want a bigger tractor then go bigger. I went from a 4100 to a 4310 - just could not resist the deal! It might be a little overkill for my 2.25 acres, however things are getting done quite fast! LOL! and lifting things is a matter of where do I want it and how close I can get the tractor

 

[Chris2520]

So you are trying to justify an expensive toy, which is cool. And if you want a 2520, the "Jehovah's Witnesses of 2520" on this board (you know who you are ) will run to your aid. It is just important distinction to know whether your perspective is need and practicality, or hobby/passion/midlife crisis (which are fine reasons in their own right).

Wow , I just saw this Micky Mouse comment...
from some new guy who has not helped anyone..

it dont even deserve a reply..

 

[jcmseven]

One thing I always think about, since I trade so often, is resale. I know the 2210 and 2305 are nice tractors, but my concern has always been the Limited Cat 1 hitch. These hitches really seem to reduce resale in my locale (but perhaps not in others). Where I live, it seems folks will buy a lower horsepowered tractor with a full Cat one more regularly than a nice powerful tractor with a Lim Cat 1. Again, I cannot speak to others' experience, but this has been mine. I personally think the 2320 is a better value than a 2305 for most people. It is a little heavier, which makes it a slightly better choice for ground engaging tasks, yet it has essentially the same hydraulic flow and engine, so the cost is not too much different. Of course the 2520 is a step up in hydraulic flow and power, but it is not huge. Notable, not huge. The problem that one runs into with that purchase is that the price of the 2520 starts to run close to the lower models of the 3000 series which are much larger machines with more features. I would say if one have limited property, unless you just wanted a 2520, go with the 2320, which will do all one needs for a markedly reduced cost. Its loader will lift enough to scare an operator on uneven terrain and it is still manuverable. Plus it is not too pricey and could be easily upgraded. Plus with the full Cat one hitch, its clientele is much larger than a tractor with a Limited Cat 1 (again, at least in my area). Good luck with the purchase and if it makes our poster feel better I have 5.5 acres, three of which is heavily wooded and I use a 3720, and had a 4520 before, so if it fits on the property it is not too big!!!

John M

 

[jcmseven]

With regard to Efreet and Chris, I see both your points. I would say I appreciate enthusiasm about one's product. The truth is most of us probably could get by with much less than we currently own ( I know I could ), but that is the reason we post here. We ENJOY our machines. Some of the older posters revel in how they could work 100 acres on a two wheel drive tractor that weighed 8000 pounds and had three horsepower and ran on manure, while I enjoy box blading my driveway in ten minutes with a tractor that has cruise control and is too big for me. Different perspective same outcomes. So to me, I feel Efreet has a good point, but one cannot argue that Chris' enthusiasm about his new machine is one major reason these posts are enjoyable to read.

John M

 

[Chris2520]

Thanks John , that was nice of you to say.
My whole point is. if someone ask me about my machine. I tell
them only from my own experences. not what a JD spec says.
I dont know how far you push your 3720. But i bet it will do alot more
than JD says it will. and i just want new buyers to understand this.
just like you said about 2320 and 2520. i have run both. and there is alot
of difference. well worth the 2500$ if you just flat want more tractor.
more hydraulics and more power. I just tell them what it can and cannot do.
for a person with 2 to 4 acers. there ant much it cant do. Except load a tandum dump truck . it wont do that..... its done all i ask of it. and more. and some get upset cause i tell it like it is. but as i always say. everyone should be happy with there tractor. if not. you need to do something else. right now i am happy with my 2520. i have already made it clear. when the time comes. i will buy a 3720 like you have. with a 448 hoe. not so much for the tractor as i would like a bigger hoe. but for now. the size is right for me.
Speaking of backhoes. i looked. and the 447 diggs a foot deeper than my 46 and has the excavator boom. it only weighs a little over 100 pounds more than the 46 hoe. I know John deere could have put this on the 2520 if thay wanted to... thay just want you to haft to jump to the 3000 and spend 30000$. if even the 447 was made to fit a 2520. Me and Johnny D would be together a long time..

Chris...

 

[aesanders]

Thanks John , that was nice of you to say.
My whole point is. if someone ask me about my machine. I tell
them only from my own experences. not what a JD spec says.
I dont know how far you push your 3720. But i bet it will do alot more
than JD says it will. and i just want new buyers to understand this.
just like you said about 2320 and 2520. i have run both. and there is alot
of difference. well worth the 2500$ if you just flat want more tractor.
more hydraulics and more power. I just tell them what it can and cannot do.
for a person with 2 to 4 acers. there ant much it cant do. Except load a tandum dump truck . it wont do that..... its done all i ask of it. and more. and some get upset cause i tell it like it is. but as i always say. everyone should be happy with there tractor. if not. you need to do something else. right now i am happy with my 2520. i have already made it clear. when the time comes. i will buy a 3720 like you have. with a 448 hoe. not so much for the tractor as i would like a bigger hoe. but for now. the size is right for me.
Speaking of backhoes. i looked. and the 447 diggs a foot deeper than my 46 and has the excavator boom. it only weighs a little over 100 pounds more than the 46 hoe. I know John deere could have put this on the 2520 if thay wanted to... thay just want you to haft to jump to the 3000 and spend 30000$. if even the 447 was made to fit a 2520. Me and Johnny D would be together a long time..

Chris...

Well I think your mostly full of baloney about the large difference between a 2520 and 2320. The most limiting factor of these machines is weight and these tractors are closer in wieght than not. Your just not going to lift a much larger object with a 2520 than a 2320. It's the simple law of physics. It will lift it quicker, but that is it's main advantage. So unless you are lifting all day long you probably will not notice much of a difference. Again, while mowing the 2520 will run a foor larger mower than the 2320 so it will be a faster mower than the 2320. Now a 3120 which weigh considerable more than any of the 2000 series machines will far outclass either machine in the lifting department. And it will lift almost as much as the 3720. Same with the 4000 series machines.

And I too have run both machines...

 

[Chris2520]

Say whatever you want. Difference in power and workload is quite substantal..
if you really ran both , I sugest you go do it again.....
no even in the same league

 

[aesanders]

Not even in the same league.... Where are you getting all this hot air.

I guess you and all your tractor experience is all that matters on this site....

I've got 30 + years of using all sizes of tractors large and small and these two are pretty darn close. Now I would say that the 2320 is not in the same league as a 4000 series but a 2520 and 2320 are nearly identical in the work that they can do. Sure the 2520 will be a little more powerful, but you make it seem like a YUGO vs a Porche. Just not so. It's more like a regular model Honda Civic vs the sport model. Or the the 5 liter V8 vs the 5.8 liter in my F150. Sure their's a difference, but not that much difference.


And lest not forget, their is always a bigger more powerful model.

 

[Chris2520]

Alright , whatever you say.
Your wrong....
But i really dont want to get into this debate again.

Good evening....