Monster5601
Platinum Member
For the past several weeks I have been reading the various threads educating myself so I will know how to buy a compact utility tractor. I have learned a great deal from here and by also watching you tube videos on various utility tractors.
I have 10 acres in Oakland county Michigan, about 4 are developed with grass and the rest are wooded, marshy, or undeveloped fields. My wife and I want to open up more of our property, remove hundreds of tree stumps, dig a couple of small ponds, plow snow, cut grass and fields, keep drainage ditches clean, cut grass, and maintain a 1000 foot gravel driveway.
Of all the utility tractors, it looks as if JD and Kubota have dealer presents in my area so I have looked at their offerings and came down to these selections:
JD, 2520 or 2720.
Kubota, B3200 or B2630
Attachments, MMM, loader, back hoe, brush hog, snow blade, box blade, log splitter.
Right now I am leaning towards the Kubota because of its bigger and stronger back hoe or am I over looking something?
With that said I have a couple of questions I haven稚 been able to figure out on my own and want to know before I start talking with dealers.
I see the words PTO independent and PTO live in the specifications. In the most basic terms what does this mean and which one do I want? How can I tell if rear and mid PTO can be engaged independently of each other?
The other question is the 3 point hitch and the mid mount lift, how can I tell from the specification if they always lift together or are independent?
I also looked at the Kubota BX25 which comes with the loader and back hoe for an attractive price. Even though it is small it seems to have muscle. Do you think the BX25 would work out for me?
Thanks for help, I mean that!
I have 10 acres in Oakland county Michigan, about 4 are developed with grass and the rest are wooded, marshy, or undeveloped fields. My wife and I want to open up more of our property, remove hundreds of tree stumps, dig a couple of small ponds, plow snow, cut grass and fields, keep drainage ditches clean, cut grass, and maintain a 1000 foot gravel driveway.
Of all the utility tractors, it looks as if JD and Kubota have dealer presents in my area so I have looked at their offerings and came down to these selections:
JD, 2520 or 2720.
Kubota, B3200 or B2630
Attachments, MMM, loader, back hoe, brush hog, snow blade, box blade, log splitter.
Right now I am leaning towards the Kubota because of its bigger and stronger back hoe or am I over looking something?
With that said I have a couple of questions I haven稚 been able to figure out on my own and want to know before I start talking with dealers.
I see the words PTO independent and PTO live in the specifications. In the most basic terms what does this mean and which one do I want? How can I tell if rear and mid PTO can be engaged independently of each other?
The other question is the 3 point hitch and the mid mount lift, how can I tell from the specification if they always lift together or are independent?
I also looked at the Kubota BX25 which comes with the loader and back hoe for an attractive price. Even though it is small it seems to have muscle. Do you think the BX25 would work out for me?
Thanks for help, I mean that!