Buying Advice Small CUT or large SCUT Advice

Gittyup · Mar 24, 2014

Don't forget that a tiller and mower deck probably add $5K.

Olympus said:
The J2023 will be a smaller frame, but it seems a little nicer featured compared to the G Series. The G Series is what they call their "value compact" model. Just a little cheaper looking on the details. The G is a much heavier tractor.

Price on the J2023 seems high. I just ordered a brand new one for $12,200 with a loader. I was quoted a little over $5k for the LS backhoe installed with the auxiliary remote. So call it $17,500 in a TLB configuration. If it were me, I'd save some money and try to find lightly used attachments locally on Craigslist.

GManBart · Mar 24, 2014

Olympus said:
It was a little more than $3000 higher for the G3033H from my dealer.

I was actually talking about the price difference between the 3033 and 3038. The 3038 has 300lbs more FEL lift capacity, which can make a big difference....it's almost 20% extra

Olympus · Mar 25, 2014

GManBart said:
I was actually talking about the price difference between the 3033 and 3038. The 3038 has 300lbs more FEL lift capacity, which can make a big difference....it's almost 20% extra

I gotcha. Wouldn't think there would be much price difference between those two models then.

Olympus · Mar 25, 2014

Gittyup said:
Don't forget that a tiller and mower deck probably add $5K.

That's why I recommended looking for used. 5ft tillers in my area sell new for $1500-$1600. I would say the OP could easily by a new brush hog and new tiller for about $2500. Used would be even cheaper.

Olympus · Mar 25, 2014

I went down to see my family this weekend and I was telling my dad about the new LS tractor that I ordered and how excited I was to start playing with it. He got this big smile and said he got a new tractor too and wanted to know if I wanted to play with it for a while. He took me around to the back of the shop. This is what I saw and my jaw hit the floor. He's such a one-upper.

DeereMann · Mar 25, 2014

Olympus said:
I went down to see my family this weekend and I was telling my dad about the new LS tractor that I ordered and how excited I was to start playing with it. He got this big smile and said he got a new tractor too and wanted to know if I wanted to play with it for a while. He took me around to the back of the shop. This is what I saw and my jaw hit the floor. He's such a one-upper.

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