the main thing i wanted the fel for is to push branches, brush, etc out of the way as iw as bush hogging. my place seems to grow fast as you can blink your eye! keeping up with 700+ acres is a job in itself so i dont have time to cut very often. i figured it would help just to help keep the front of the tractor in tact and free of debris. my older tractor had front weights and they helped alot with doing this! i didnt get the front weights on this tractor because i didnt need them, well i havent needed them yet, as the front of the tractor seems to not feel light at all since i have MFWD. i MIGHT use it to grab some dirt sometimes or something, but not very often. riding around on my place, youll see a branch, limb, or tree fallen down and i figured if i had the fel i could just push it out of the way. i will tell ya though, this thing will pull like a mule with his butt on fire! my dealer told me it was going to be night and day compared to my other tractor and he was right! i favor the JD PowerTec engine WAY more then the Yanmar that was in my old tractor. just sounds better, smoother, less vibration, etc. i never thought of a fel on my other tractor, simply because i figured it might be useless since it was only 27hp, 2WD, and very light. with this tractor now though, i've doubled that in size and figured i could get more done. my bank has terrible finance rates for farm equipment(11.9%
) and i only have a $2,300 limit on my credit card and never come close to spending anywhere near that. not to mention the finance charges would eat me alive. i'm sure Deere's rates would be alot better. i wasnt expecting to pay 0%, but figured i could live with maybe 4.9 or so.
