45-50hp Help

[Mudlick]

I bought a JD 3046R two years ago. No regrets. I have 17 acres of heavy woods. Have turned about 3 into mowable yard and orchard.. A lot of grapple & loader work.

Are Deere attachments more expensive?

 

[JWR]

Are Deere attachments more expensive?

"No" is the accurate single word answer but also a misleading one. The loader is the only attachment I can think of that would usually be the same brand as the tractor. Even that is not always true because there are several 3rd party loaders made like Bush Hog, Quicke, etc. Your question begs a question: What attachments?

Anything that fits a 3pt hitch (which is a very large and varied market!) can be had to fit the standardized Deere 3pt from umpteen sources other than Deere. The loader came to mind immediately at your question because Deere has hung on way too long failing to put skid-steer compatible quick attach (SSQA) points for buckets, etc, on their loaders.
Now back to the technically correct answer to your question: It depends. Some items (take a rotary cutter for example) are generally more expensive if made by JD. But even that is not always true as Bush Hog and some others do make rotary cutters more pricey than Deere. Deere's corp thinks they are more expensive so much so that they encourage and support their dealers carrying a lower priced Frontier line of green attachments. Deere was hurting trying to compete or you would never have seen Frontier stuff on their lots. So it depends, and that's why I asked "What attachments?"

 

[Mudlick]

"No" is the accurate single word answer but also a misleading one. The loader is the only attachment I can think of that would usually be the same brand as the tractor. Even that is not always true because there are several 3rd party loaders made like Bush Hog, Quicke, etc. Your question begs a question: What attachments?

Anything that fits a 3pt hitch (which is a very large and varied market!) can be had to fit the standardized Deere 3pt from umpteen sources other than Deere. The loader came to mind immediately at your question because Deere has hung on way too long failing to put skid-steer compatible quick attach (SSQA) points for buckets, etc, on their loaders.
Now back to the technically correct answer to your question: It depends. Some items (take a rotary cutter for example) are generally more expensive if made by JD. But even that is not always true as Bush Hog and some others do make rotary cutters more pricey than Deere. Deere's corp thinks they are more expensive so much so that they encourage and support their dealers carrying a lower priced Frontier line of green attachments. Deere was hurting trying to compete or you would never have seen Frontier stuff on their lots. So it depends, and that's why I asked "What attachments?"

Makes sense. Mainly SSQA-attachment types.

 

[Clintock]

Cleaned up around 15 acres with my dk4510 and a grapple after it was clear cut. Made another pasture. Worked the little tractor like a borrowed government mule. There’s a pic of a mouthful of limbs.

 

[Mudlick]

Cleaned up around 15 acres with my dk4510 and a grapple after it was clear cut. Made another pasture. Worked the little tractor like a borrowed government mule. There’s a pic of a mouthful of limbs.

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That’s awesome. Did you fill back tires?

 

[Clintock]

Not at first. But they are now. Definitely recommend it if using a grapple

 

[Mudlick]

Not at first. But they are now. Definitely recommend it if using a grapple

Average cost for filling tires?

 

[Clintock]

40 bucks for both. 20 for the water tool adapter to thread on your valve stem and 20 for anti freeze. Cheapest I could find.

 

[Mudlick]

Tha

40 bucks for both. 20 for the water tool adapter to thread on your valve stem and 20 for anti freeze. Cheapest I could find.

Thank you

 

[IndyJay]

40 bucks for both. 20 for the water tool adapter to thread on your valve stem and 20 for anti freeze. Cheapest I could find.

I used RV antifreeze, non-toxic. Also used Liquitube Ballast Sealant (they make for both ballast and non-ballast tires).

I originally wasn't going to use ballast on my new tractor because I have a lot of Locust trees and the thorns caused frequent flats on my old tractor until I started using Slime (it took a few times for me to finally figure it out). I hadn't heard of Liquitube until I was finalizing my build for the DK4510 with the dealer. Funny, because the he told me about Liquitube but didn't know that they had begun making it for ballasted tires. I told him I researched it I saw that I could have both ballast and sealant. They went ahead and ordered a carboy of it and added it to their offerings. I've got the regular stuff in the fronts.

LiquiTube Tire Sealant