Price Check landpride bb1572 price

[gordon]

I got a qoute today of $600.00 for a BB1572 landpride boxblade. Anyone have any idea if this is a good price or not? Is the landpride a good box? It is a new box and the qoute is from a dealer the first price he gave me was $715.00 and he said six was as low as he could go. Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.
Gordon

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Gordon, I just bought a Landpride BB1548 for $425. I called and priced several dealers and I know this was a good price. Your price does not seem too bad. I do know that Landpride equipment is some of the highest priced equipment on the market. I have not received the equipment as of yet, hoping to get it in next 2 weeks.

 

[gordon]

Thanks for the info Jon. Has anyone else have any good or bad stories about landpride. Thanks in advance for any help
Gordon

 

[MChalkley]

Gordon, I've been very pleased with all of mine. Check my bio (there wasn't enough room in the correct section) to see which ones I've got. Ask questions if you like. (I'm being brief because I'm still using this terrible hotel connection in Cape May, NJ.)

Mark

 

[gordon]

Thanks Mark What series of each did you buy in Landpride I'm also looking at the rake blade combo and I'm hoping by combining a couple of pieces that I might get a better deal. But I don't want to under buy either. Brief is fine for now thanks Gordon

 

[MChalkley]

Wen -

6' Box scraper - 35
8' Blade - 35
8' Rake/Blade - 25
6' Rotary cutter - 25

Mark

 

[gordon]

Thanks for the Info Bird oops I mean Mark/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

 

[JimBinMI]

Gordon,

Go easy on him, remember he's celebrating his anniversary and he's in a hotel room with his bride....he could or she could have other things on his/her mind!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

JimBinMI

 

[gordon]

oops sorry Mark--hope your having much fun!!!!!!!!
Gordon

 

[MChalkley]

As a matter of fact, I'm having so much fun that I didn't get your joke until the follow-up message from JimBinMI. Oh well, at least I remembered to post the info, even if I did forget who wanted it...

Actually, we're back home, as of 6 PM or so this evening. It was a very nice trip. Thanks for thinking of me, guys. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Mark

 

[gordon]

Mark all joking aside the box I'm looking at (1572) do you think it will be heavy enough I guess thats my main concern. In the way its built for durability that is. If I don't go with the 15 I believe I will go with the 25 but there isn't very much weight difference in the two.
As for rake how does the add-on blade work with yours. As far as raising and lowering.
I sold my 2350 to a man and he also bought a few of my attachments for the prices he was offering me I couldn't refuse. He didn't want to bother getting from a dealer. He also bought a couple of my custom creations---go figure---
Thanks in advance for any help
Gordon

 

[MChalkley]

I don't think there's much difference, Gordon. As you already know, other than features, which are about the same, the other differences can be determined by weight difference and there's not much. I think you'd be happy with the 15.

So what "custom creations" did he buy?

Mark

 

[gordon]

He bought L2350, my homemade grader, my homemade chainlink fence harrow, my gannon boxblade (I told him it was to big for that tractor) and my homemade 3pt log lift-puller. He offered me a package deal for it all and I all most fell over when he said it. He asked if I would hold it for a week and gave me a down payment, he was back in three days with cash money and tickled to death that I held it for him.
He is happy I'm VERY happy so all is good.

I was on a B20 all day and have decided that my next tractor will have a HST without a doubt. It's a loaner from the dealer he still has not fixed my L3750 shaft leak properly. What a little hobby horse that B20 is not bad after a few hours of getting used to it. The r-4s are junk in the mud. But at least I got some paying work done today--between the 8n and the B20 it took alittle longer than the L3750 would have. Man that thing has a small bucket on it,but it's a little workhorse thats for sure.

 

[MChalkley]

Gordon - I'm glad you got such a good deal. I'm sure you have a place to spend all than money. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Two comments re the R4's: First, were they ballasted? It's true that they don't work as well in mud as R1's (well the stock ones don't), but they're a lot worse unballasted, partly because the weight of the tractor is spread over a much larger area. If you ballast them, they'll do a lot better, often pretty close to ags because of the greater capacity for ballast weight. Second, I'll say again that I think the Michelin R4's are better than any ag tire I've ever seen. So, it's not the fact that they're R4's, it's the design of the tire itself.

Mark