Comparison Need Help Picking the Right Unit

[PJSprog]

Stout tractor for the stout work and finish mowing do not go together very well. Like TMO, I think you might want to be looking at two different machines.

 

[Carp614]

Lots are really helpful opinions. I surely appreciate it.

I'm taking two big things away from this:

First, subcompact models are probably too small to do all of the work I would like to do with them.
Second, finish mowing with a tractor might be more trouble than it is worth. That fits with my experience busting fence posts!

I'll have to split it up. I just don't see any way around it. Small (48" or less) deck riding lawn mower and a compact tractor for bigger jobs.

Thanks!

 

[cford36]

Lots are really helpful opinions. I surely appreciate it.

I'm taking two big things away from this:

First, subcompact models are probably too small to do all of the work I would like to do with them.
Second, finish mowing with a tractor might be more trouble than it is worth. That fits with my experience busting fence posts!

I'll have to split it up. I just don't see any way around it. Small (48" or less) deck riding lawn mower and a compact tractor for bigger jobs.

Thanks!

Thats what I did. Traded in the SCUT that did everthing and got the LS 3135. Just need to get the riding mower when the snow finally clears.

 

[jeff9366]

Neither a BX nor a B will be effective with a Disc Harrow. Plan on purchasing a PTO powered roto-tiller instead. Disc Harrows and roto-tillers are both soil mixing implements.

Moving heavy loads in an FEL bucket up, down, or across slopes is extremely hazardous. If one tractor wheel drops in a hole or rut the tractor can roll in less than one second. If this is a must, get a larger, heavier tractor. Larger wheels are less likely to be swallowed by holes. Greater weight means more stability. Fill your rear tires with liquid, to lower tractor center-of-gravity. Carry a very heavy counterbalance on the Three Point Hitch to offset load weight in bucket.


If you elevate log butts, reducing ground friction, a small tractor can pull pretty heavy logs on level ground.
Photos #4,#5,#6, #7.

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