belhavenfarm
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I have a horse farm with about 20 acres of pasture. About half is not steep and slightly rolling.
Half makes me shake.:laughing:
In the past I have had full time experience help handle the mowing with a JD 4300 or a Mahindra 2615
Now that I will be doing the mowing, I need a tractor that doesn't make me sweat.
I demo-ed a Ventrac today and loved the machine. It had the slope indicator and I was very comfortable on slopes of 20-25 degrees. The person that brought the tractor offered great service-was patient and took as much time as I needed to understand the product.
In other words it passed the sweat test!
I plan to sell the John Deere (as well as a vintage type JD I have) and will keep the Mahindra for 'tractor style work' so I dod not have to buy an entirely new set of attachments.
The Ventrac will be used for mowing.
Now that you have the background...my questions or concerns:
1. Is there any other machine comparable to the ventrac made by JD or Kubota that would pass the sweat test?
2. I would be buying from a local dealer, so, as long as they remain in business I should not have a service issue. However it is not close-maybe an hour drive with traffic. Is service an issue on Ventracs? I am not machine or tractor savvy so am not in a position to service myself. I do have a local man than services the tractors I currently own.
3. I have made calls to several JD and Kubota dealers asking for a comparable product (preferably less expensive) and not one single place had even heard of ventrac!
Could this be? Or is it just because they do not have a comparable product so are redirecting my thinking?
4. Is there any negatives you can offer on the ventrac? Any concerns I should consider?
I am looking at the 4226D
Thank you for any help and thoughts you can offer.
Half makes me shake.:laughing:
In the past I have had full time experience help handle the mowing with a JD 4300 or a Mahindra 2615
Now that I will be doing the mowing, I need a tractor that doesn't make me sweat.
I demo-ed a Ventrac today and loved the machine. It had the slope indicator and I was very comfortable on slopes of 20-25 degrees. The person that brought the tractor offered great service-was patient and took as much time as I needed to understand the product.
In other words it passed the sweat test!
I plan to sell the John Deere (as well as a vintage type JD I have) and will keep the Mahindra for 'tractor style work' so I dod not have to buy an entirely new set of attachments.
The Ventrac will be used for mowing.
Now that you have the background...my questions or concerns:
1. Is there any other machine comparable to the ventrac made by JD or Kubota that would pass the sweat test?
2. I would be buying from a local dealer, so, as long as they remain in business I should not have a service issue. However it is not close-maybe an hour drive with traffic. Is service an issue on Ventracs? I am not machine or tractor savvy so am not in a position to service myself. I do have a local man than services the tractors I currently own.
3. I have made calls to several JD and Kubota dealers asking for a comparable product (preferably less expensive) and not one single place had even heard of ventrac!
Could this be? Or is it just because they do not have a comparable product so are redirecting my thinking?4. Is there any negatives you can offer on the ventrac? Any concerns I should consider?
I am looking at the 4226D
Thank you for any help and thoughts you can offer.
