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Tractor VS. ATV/UTV?

Discussion in 'Home Improvement' started by VA10, Sep 9, 2020.

  1. Oct 14, 2020 at 7:06 AM
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    Absolutely go with a 3rd function now and a grapple bucket. A lot of dealers will waive the labor for it since they have to inspect and put the tractor together anyway. Especially since you are financing.
     
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  2. Oct 14, 2020 at 7:54 AM
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    Just let me know when you are on your way :D

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    you can never have too many hydraulic outputs. Tractor powered wood chipper. Consider pallet forks and possibly a landscape rake
     
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    I would recommend going bigger than the 2610.
    As someone else recommend find the one you want, Then go bigger.
    lifting capacity on smaller front end loaders isn't great (769lbs) for the model you're looking at.
    Also, you will scalp and rut your yard with a 72" mower deck. Unless its a flat runway get a dedicated mower.
     
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  5. Oct 14, 2020 at 8:44 AM
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    So are you getting an actual mowing deck for underneath the tractor or a 72" rotary cutter for the back?
     
  6. Oct 14, 2020 at 8:45 AM
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    We have 2 a JD 2305 (25ish hp) with a 62" deck. frontloader. It cuts pretty well. there are a few places we know we have to mow from a certain angle to make it work nice. The frontloader on it, I refer to as a powered wheelbarrow. about 600 lbs cap. but for the day to day it fits nice and really saves the back. The bigger tractor is the 4520 with hoe, powered rear blade, 4in1 front bucket.... it's too much for most of the day to day yard maintenance. We have 30 ac with 5 around the house as landscape and the rest pasture and woodlot. I'd look at 30 hp

    Couple more items. we have a 50 gallon spray tank on the back of the small tractor. when it's not used for spraying it is kept full of water for ballast. you will need either something like that, or a ballast box to get the most out of the frontloader.
     
  7. Oct 14, 2020 at 8:51 AM
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    Save the money on the box and fill the rear tires with water or if you are up north a mixture of water/antifreeze. Plus it helps when pulling tillage equipment also with traction/weight when you cant have a ballast box on there.
     
  8. Oct 14, 2020 at 8:56 AM
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    the small tires don't weigh enough to bother filling. The other advantage is in the spring when the lawn is soft we can dump the weight, frontloader and mow without rutting the soft spots. The big tractor has filled tires and still either needs the hoe on or or the big weight if I'm lifting at max (#2800).

    just different styles of operating.
     
  9. Oct 14, 2020 at 8:59 AM
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    Yeah filled tires are not good for lawns. Sorry I didn't catch that
     
  10. Oct 14, 2020 at 9:34 AM
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    I am glad I posted here before I placed an order. The order I was about to call in is the below. I am now rethinking my config after everyone provided some input. My budget is floating at about 25k OTD. Also, lead times are now an issue unless I go used. Again, used financing is not appealing. A local JD dealer told me they could not delivery a properly speced 2 series until april - may of 2021 (not problem...out of budget anyways). My local Kubota dealer is quoting me early November - if they need to order it. We move in to the new property in early November. The idea of going into the winter with no way to clear snow off the new driveway is not sitting well with my wife.


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    72'' mid mount mower - I am now considering skipping this and going with some for 3 attachment point mower
    Pallet forks - if my budget allows.
    r14 tires
     
  11. Oct 14, 2020 at 10:33 AM
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    I'd expand the search. I can't believe either brand is that far out for delivery. May be, but I'd do more calling. Our local deere dealer prob has a dozen on the lot. But Oregon would be a tad far.

    The midmount will give you a better cut.
     
  12. Oct 14, 2020 at 12:21 PM
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    Yes in this market it is very hit and miss on what we have. It like trying to find the exact truck you want right now. Almost impossible for features that almost no one buys. I'm lucky enough to work for a large dealership with multiple stores so we have a better change of having the complete package between our stores. But we are very backed up across all brands. It's multiple industries. Try buying a bicycle right now
     
  13. Oct 14, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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    Are you trying to mow a yard or a field? The reason I ask is because a mid mount will give you a lawn type finish but is not as tough as a rotary cutter so that means rocks and large sticks can damage it just like a mower deck. On the other hand a rotary cutter has a less appealing cut (like a field) but is much tougher due to it having 2 swinging blades.

    IF you are just mowing a field and don't mind the field type cut you can go with a LX2610SU and a rear rotary cutter. The SU is special utility which doesn't have the mid mount option which makes the tractor cheaper. Also, rotary cutters are cheaper than mid mount. But that is all depending on what terrain you are cutting in and how you want it to look.
     
  14. Oct 15, 2020 at 3:35 AM
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    I have around 5 acres of field/pasture and 2 acres of "front/back yard" with some trees and other obstacles. For the most post the property is flat. There are some areas that are on mild inclines. The property is located in a valley.
     
  15. Oct 15, 2020 at 4:14 AM
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    I have a L3301 on order and it’s been a month. Supposed to be getting it in next few days. 0%interest for 84 month on new was too hard to not pass up. I got lucky that the dealer had one on order and in process. I’m getting 3rd function valve and SGC1060 root grapple with it and RCR1260 brush hog. I’d suggest then3rd function valve when you order as dealer has to do a lot of the same work to install as they do when they prep the tractor.
    I like the LX series but the larger L is better for me as I do a lot of firewood. I’m going with a homemade ballast or just using a blade as counter weight. Good to have the option to not have the weight when on the lawn or brush hogging my wet areas.
     
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    I only have 2 acres and I find a tractor indispensable. The loader and the forks are the most useful for me. I even used the forks when changing fuel tanks on the Tundra.forks.jpg
     
  17. Oct 24, 2020 at 3:37 AM
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    We are in the final stages of buying a new Kubota. The LX2610 is the correct tractor for our needs. However, the LX2610s availability is a problem in our area. The dealer I am working with located a LX3310. Is there any harm in moving up to a LX3310? The added horsepower is nice on paper - but does it really make a difference with PTO implements? If the price difference was not 4k w/ the emissions crap. I plan to run a brush hog and rotary in the future.
     
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  18. Oct 24, 2020 at 6:41 AM
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    On that small of a frame yes you will notice it. Not much, but when mowing through heavy grass/brush or when pushing dirt is where the small difference will come out
     
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    This has been a good read. I just bought a house on 5 acres. My driveway is a slight slope and about 100yrds long. We get quite a bit of snow some years. I was set on an ATV with a plow but now I’m thinking a Kubota L series is going to be the way to go.
     
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    I’ve got 1000’ feet of driveway (paved). Tractor with a snowblower and no cab/ heat SUUUCKS.

    If you’re just simply looking at snow removal - spend your $10k on a dedicated beater plow truck (that has heat).
     
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    My family has over 7 acres and a Kubota BX suits us just fine. I do use it to plow a steep 100 ish yard driveway and the neighbor's steeper, but shorter driveway. Like the guy before me said, if you just want it to push snow buy a beater truck with a plow.
     
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    I actually have a lot of hours on a Kubota BX. I used to work for a guy maintaining his fully landscaped 10 acre estate. The BX is a great little machine but doesn't have the sauce for bigger jobs. The guy I worked for had a skidsteer and a mini excavator also.
    Snow isn't my only concern. I also have a 4 acre field that is going to need to be mowed at least a few times a year, maintaining the gravel driveway and general landscaping type stuff. I keep trying to weigh the options. It's hard to swallow the price tag on a new Tractor that's for sure.
     
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    I didn't know that certain types of equipment must necessarily be on the territory. I still don't understand why these rules oblige you to do something on your territory because it's your choice of how your garden will look. All I can recommend is this store https://www.machinerydealer.co.uk/, which sells agriculture equipment. My father ordered a tractor there for our village, so I think that you can trust this service.
     
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    Tractor with a skid loader is going to be super beneficial! We use a Mccormick X5 for farming the family farm which would be overkill for 10 acres but it's been a reliable machine. I agree with everyone above that for small acreage Kubota's are great machines!
     
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    A tractor is always a good bet, I'd like to have one, but space limitations, cost and multi-use has meant a UTV for us.

    Previous house was on 10 acres that we had to cut a few times a year and also had an 1100' driveway. A Kunz AcrEase 57" rough cut trail mower made quick work of knocking down the grass and small brush on the acreage and could be towed with either an ATV or a UTV. Snow clearing was done with the UTV and a 72" plow blade. We had limited winter snow that allowed that to work. Blade also got used to smooth dirt and gravel on the driveway.

    New house, shorter driveway, but A LOT more snow, so swapped to a 6' Bercomac snowblower on the UTV. We also have a little over 100 acres of hunting property, with some steep terrain. The ATV and UTV (with 600 lb capacity tilt bed) can get fencing material along with chainsaws/other various tools and hunting stands into/out of places a tractor can't go. Granted, would still like to have the tractor for bucket work and a few other things, but for our application (and non-work fun) the UTV takes care of a lot of things. A lot depends on the specifics of what you're trying to do with your land.
     
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    I've got 5 acres and it's "hilly" a tractor is to unstable so I use a track driven skid steer. I have 3 available for me to use. My favorite is the 247 Cat. Along with the bucket we have a mower deck, grapples and forks. Does everything I need.
     
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    I also have 5 acres of hilly terrain. I ended getting a Kubota L2501. It works great for me, I just have to be careful on how I approach a hill. This makes mowing take a bit longer but I would rather take my time than roll over. I think for mowing a tractor is really a better machine.

    That being said I use my tractor loader more than anything else and from my experience a skidsteer would is a better machine for that purpose.
     
  28. Apr 13, 2022 at 11:28 AM
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    We mow approximately 30 acres a season with our skid steers also have a masticator that we run about 20 acres a year on average. We have 2 Kubota 85 horse tractors and rarely mow with them. Our production time on hilly ground is twice again better with a skid steer than a tractor. A flail mower on semi flat ground works great behind a tractor for sure and kicks ass but guys are SUPER cheap and we don't try to compete with them in that arena. Most of our work is fuel reduction, not mowing fields. I can see a tractor doing a better job in a field, but the versatility if a track driven skid steer can't be beat.
     
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