BX25D-1 vs XJ2025 vs MAX 24 vs eMAX 25 vs CS2410 vs GC1710

[FairwaysAndGreens]

Hello there. My wife and I are looking to buy a little tractor-loader-backhoe that can do a lot of work, a little bit at a time. We bought a short sale on 5 wooded acres that has been neglected. We have big plans landscaping and cleaning the place up. Also we want to keep up a .15mi driveway and run a tiller a few times a year (dad had a tiller to borrow)

Last weekend we rented a BX25. This weekend I'll drive the Kioti and Mahindras around the lot. Next Wednesday I'll test out the XJ2025 at my house. My budget I'm setting for myself is $18,000. I can go up to the $18,800 for the XJ, but I really don't want to. Especially with the ugly ground clearance eating way they mount their backhoe...

Here is where I've negotiated prices to along with many specs, (my most important ones in blue). We have about 4 years of projects to do. If we decide to sell when we you think the LS, Mahindra, and Kioti brands will hold their value like Kubota's do?

Any thoughts on these tractors with their backhoes? Is there anything I'm missing? I've read through all the old threads and wondering if there are any new opinions. Also, with these prices, is there any more room for bargaining?

Thanks guys!

 

[BlackOps]

max 24 hands down ----i did the studying and blew the bx out of the water and liked the max over the emax.

 

[murphy1244]

You are doing the right thing, put your butt in as many tractors as you can and the right one will shine.

 

[FairwaysAndGreens]

The one thing that stands out on the MAX is the wimpy bucket rollback. How does it do holding firewood and materials in the bucket when it's only a few feet off the ground?

max 24 hands down ----i did the studying and blew the bx out of the water and liked the max over the emax.

 

[mguitas]

I agree with Murphy. I also think there is not one tractor in the sub compact that better than another. I really don't.

 

[murphy1244]

The one thing that stands out on the MAX is the wimpy bucket rollback. How does it do holding firewood and materials in the bucket when it's only a few feet off the ground?

With 2000lbs break out the roll back should be good.

 

[FairwaysAndGreens]

Rollback angle... For when you want to use the tractor as a wheel barrel... Shoveling materials out of a low bucket...

With 2000lbs break out the roll back should be good.

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

it always kills me to see a spreadsheet.

It is incredibly easy to "cook the books" when it comes to tractor specs. Your gauge should not be a spreadsheet, it should come from getting your butt in the seat... driving equipment.. and buying what seems to be the best quality tractor from the best quality dealer.

 

[BlackOps]

i move tons - literally - almost a hundred ton of firewood and never had an issue and also mulch/chips!

 

[FairwaysAndGreens]

Just putting a "butt in a seat" on a lot doesn't tell you much. How does it handle hills, pulling, lifting, etc... Unless you can demo them all it does is tell you the ride on flat ground. I'm going to demo 2 and ride 3. Beyond that I have to rely on the spreadsheet.

it always kills me to see a spreadsheet.

It is incredibly easy to "cook the books" when it comes to tractor specs. Your gauge should not be a spreadsheet, it should come from getting your butt in the seat... driving equipment.. and buying what seems to be the best quality tractor from the best quality dealer.