V1BuzzBomb
Silver Member
My circumstance is actually that I have more equipment than I need, and sometimes, care to maintain. Most of which is four season equipment. The riding mower is three season. I have trucks with plows, snowblower, shovels, cabbed CUT TLB, riding gas mower, and then some.
My wife will occasionally run the snowblower, but complain. She has no issue running the riding mower. She will not operate anything else. She is disgusted by the diesel exhaust from the TLB.
For reasons of discretionary funds, encouraging the wife to run something of reasonable size to remove snow in my absence, and simple desire, I find myself looking for a SCUT.
Operating the trucks with 9' Fisher plows is comfortable and moves a lot of snow fast. The TLB is fantastic for moving snowbanks. The TLB is way to big to mow with. The trucks will turf roll the lawn when pushing back when ground not frozen.
A SCUT can be properly equipped to work four seasons and perhaps supersede the riding lawn mower. Property size is under 1.5 acre, some tight turns and low hanging branches. Those can be pruned/severed if absolutely necessary.
I can't fathom buying new with the equipment I want because I get sticker shock, realise depreciation and watch a brand new machine deteriorate. With that, I'm looking at used. I'm also not looking for much of a project. To research and acquire build-a-bear style tractor/implement to my taste is unlikely. Although, to find a tractor with everything I want used is unlikely as well.
As I already have a TLB, I believe a small SCUT with small ROPS (if any) ideal. I definitely do not want a backhoe on it and could absolutely do without the loader.
Utopia...
4x4 SCUT Gas or diesel liquid cooled
Small ROPS or none
rear and mid PTO
rear 3 point hitch
belly mower
grass catcher
Front PTO Snowblower
Hardtop/softside cab, windshield and wiper (easy to remove for summer)
heater
rear auxiliary hydraulics
Turf Tires
Tire Chains
Here are some recent close finds.
BX1500 mower, grasscatcher, loader, snowblower, no cab
BX2360 mower, grasscatcher, loader, snowblower, no cab
1025R mower, snowblower, heated hard cab, no grasscatcher
X738 mower, grasscatcher, no snowblower, 3ph or rear pto
Simplicity Legacy 4x4 XL, loader, mower, Hardtop/softside cab, 3ph, no grasscatcher
Simplicity Legacy 4x4 XL, loader, mower, 3ph, no grasscatcher
I think the BX1500 is best on size, over 10 years old, unsure on 2 cylinder diesel
The 1025 is clean and I've located a grasscatcher for less than half of new but on the larger scale especially with hard cab.
Any thoughts from forum members or maybe a reality/sanity check? LOL!
My wife will occasionally run the snowblower, but complain. She has no issue running the riding mower. She will not operate anything else. She is disgusted by the diesel exhaust from the TLB.
For reasons of discretionary funds, encouraging the wife to run something of reasonable size to remove snow in my absence, and simple desire, I find myself looking for a SCUT.
Operating the trucks with 9' Fisher plows is comfortable and moves a lot of snow fast. The TLB is fantastic for moving snowbanks. The TLB is way to big to mow with. The trucks will turf roll the lawn when pushing back when ground not frozen.
A SCUT can be properly equipped to work four seasons and perhaps supersede the riding lawn mower. Property size is under 1.5 acre, some tight turns and low hanging branches. Those can be pruned/severed if absolutely necessary.
I can't fathom buying new with the equipment I want because I get sticker shock, realise depreciation and watch a brand new machine deteriorate. With that, I'm looking at used. I'm also not looking for much of a project. To research and acquire build-a-bear style tractor/implement to my taste is unlikely. Although, to find a tractor with everything I want used is unlikely as well.
As I already have a TLB, I believe a small SCUT with small ROPS (if any) ideal. I definitely do not want a backhoe on it and could absolutely do without the loader.
Utopia...
4x4 SCUT Gas or diesel liquid cooled
Small ROPS or none
rear and mid PTO
rear 3 point hitch
belly mower
grass catcher
Front PTO Snowblower
Hardtop/softside cab, windshield and wiper (easy to remove for summer)
heater
rear auxiliary hydraulics
Turf Tires
Tire Chains
Here are some recent close finds.
BX1500 mower, grasscatcher, loader, snowblower, no cab
BX2360 mower, grasscatcher, loader, snowblower, no cab
1025R mower, snowblower, heated hard cab, no grasscatcher
X738 mower, grasscatcher, no snowblower, 3ph or rear pto
Simplicity Legacy 4x4 XL, loader, mower, Hardtop/softside cab, 3ph, no grasscatcher
Simplicity Legacy 4x4 XL, loader, mower, 3ph, no grasscatcher
I think the BX1500 is best on size, over 10 years old, unsure on 2 cylinder diesel
The 1025 is clean and I've located a grasscatcher for less than half of new but on the larger scale especially with hard cab.
Any thoughts from forum members or maybe a reality/sanity check? LOL!