Had my new B7610 delivered recently. I paid $14,300 minus $400 rebate for paying with cash so total was $13,900 out the door with LA352 loader, R4 tires (rear tires filled) and hook welded to bucket. I also got a 60 Woods box blade for $780 and added a toothbar for another $325. I also have a 48 bush hog on order.
There was one area of my property that was all bumpy and rutted from a bulldozer that did a lousy job on one portion of the site work. I used the box blade to flatten this all out. I am going to re-seed it next. It felt good to get that done because that portion of my land becomes more usable and I was always afraid one of my dogs (or me) would get hurt running through there.
So far, I am really impressed with this tractor. This was the most tractor I could afford new with the attachments that I wanted. I looked at some used machines, in particular a B2910 (which I shied away from because of a transmission issue) but I couldn稚 find a good deal. Most used tractors in good shape seem to cost almost as much as new.
The B7610 seems to be a good size for my 6.5 acre lot (about 1.5 acres lawn, 3 acres fields and 2 acres woods). I have a lawn tractor for cutting the grass so I will not be using it for finish mowing. I will be using the bush hog for mowing the fields. I thought hard about a snowblower, but I decided to buy a big walk behind (11 HP track drive Honda) to replace my little Toro and then be able to use the loader to push back banks, etc. if needed, plus still have use of the loader for firewood, etc.
This forum is really great and I have learned a lot here. I belong to several online forums and the camaraderie and lack of BS here is really refreshing to me. I also converting the chain stabilizers on the 3PH to telescoping arms with parts from the B2910 to make it a little easier to change implements. I never would have thought to do that without this forum. I might decide to go with a quick hitch set up too.
There was one area of my property that was all bumpy and rutted from a bulldozer that did a lousy job on one portion of the site work. I used the box blade to flatten this all out. I am going to re-seed it next. It felt good to get that done because that portion of my land becomes more usable and I was always afraid one of my dogs (or me) would get hurt running through there.
So far, I am really impressed with this tractor. This was the most tractor I could afford new with the attachments that I wanted. I looked at some used machines, in particular a B2910 (which I shied away from because of a transmission issue) but I couldn稚 find a good deal. Most used tractors in good shape seem to cost almost as much as new.
The B7610 seems to be a good size for my 6.5 acre lot (about 1.5 acres lawn, 3 acres fields and 2 acres woods). I have a lawn tractor for cutting the grass so I will not be using it for finish mowing. I will be using the bush hog for mowing the fields. I thought hard about a snowblower, but I decided to buy a big walk behind (11 HP track drive Honda) to replace my little Toro and then be able to use the loader to push back banks, etc. if needed, plus still have use of the loader for firewood, etc.
This forum is really great and I have learned a lot here. I belong to several online forums and the camaraderie and lack of BS here is really refreshing to me. I also converting the chain stabilizers on the 3PH to telescoping arms with parts from the B2910 to make it a little easier to change implements. I never would have thought to do that without this forum. I might decide to go with a quick hitch set up too.
