Been thinking of selling my 2012 CT230 with 220hrs and getting a XR4140HC, would like the cab to get a front snowblower but not sure on tranny yet, like hydro like my bobcat but $1500 more and some power loss but really have a hard time giving up hydro, wife would use it too. Thoughts? Shuttle for 27k or 28.5k for hydro?
Thinking of a XR4140HC
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George2615
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The 2.4 PTO HP difference between the gear and hydro will not be noticable and you are still gaining 10HP (both engine and PTO) over the CT230. You should also be able to get a good buck for the low hour CT230. Everytime I go out in this cold weather to plow snow I'm glad for my cab.
Well we made the plunge and ordered a XR4140HC, I guess about 2 weeks before it comes In.
This tractor has the quick release bucket, will attachments from my bobcat ct230 work on it?, it looks so much bigger but wheelbase is 73" and ct230 is 66" and like 5" wider.
This tractor has the quick release bucket, will attachments from my bobcat ct230 work on it?, it looks so much bigger but wheelbase is 73" and ct230 is 66" and like 5" wider.
George2615
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All your Cat 1 attachments will work as well as any QA attachments on the front. Only problem may be if they are wide enough to cover your tracks. For a 3 pt rake I use a 7'er. Same for my Lorenz 7' double auger snowblower. Most other attachments are 6'.
Post some pics when you get it.
Post some pics when you get it.
Mostly now am hoping my QA forks work, use that to unload a ton on pellets from PU or trailer, my ct230 can't lift a ton so I unload about a 1/3 and then it's just so it moves it. The cab will be awesome as long as it doesn't fog much. Spent about 3.5 hrs yesterday moving banks back on our driveway as it is getting narrow and worst part is driveway has about a 1" of ice under snow so no traction and banks are about 4' high, I won't pick up the new front snowblower until next fall.
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Chances are good that they use RAD or some other OEM like Kubota, Massey, Deere, etc do.
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One or more members have the front blower and claim it works well and is well built. I haven't seen one and couldn't afford it at time I bought mine. Mid PTO option wasn't cheap either. In fact, I believe there is a member selling his front blower that fits my model but he's too far away. If the forks are standard SSQA they will fit.
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There is a LS dealer near work, if I have time and am bored on a lunch break, I will swing over that way and look at their snowblowers.
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To help with the windows fogging, Heat up your cab with the vent on the recirc position, this will heat quicker. After that put the vent on the outside air, your body and breathing produces moisture and you don't want to recirc that. If it is too bad, keep your heat on but put your AC on. Of course the angle of your vents blowing makes a big difference.
I called Dealer and told them to install a block heater when Tractor comes in and also the rear wiper, I had asked about a rear box blade and the mid PTO but decided to wait a while before getting those 2, Would need the PTO next winter so maybe sometime this summer I'll get it on.
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Just curious, are you getting a front snowblower? I flirted with that but decided I am going with a 3pt blower, probably inverted but not sure. I don't want to lose the use of my bucket in the winter.
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Can they not coexist? The LS I looked at on the dealer lot had a snowblower, but it looked like you would just need to pop the blower off and you could put the loader back on.
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No. The blower has the subframe and PTO shaft (blower side) that has to come off (again, blower side). If you were only switching them 3 or 4 times all winter then maybe I'd think about it (probably not
) I would not want to do it every storm for sure. It is not a quick detach at all.aczlan
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Couldn't you drop the blower, leaving the subframe and the tractor side of the blower frame on when you put the loader back on?No. The blower has the subframe and PTO shaft (blower side) that has to come off (again, blower side). If you were only switching them 3 or 4 times all winter then maybe I'd think about it (probably not
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The dealer told me 10 minutes to attach and another 10 minutes to detach. I doubt it is that quick and easy, I have a tough enough time with the rear PTO...I am dreading a mid PTO. Doing it on my back in the cold. I am considering a SSQA blower from Bercomac but it is more money and has a gas engine. Pluses and minuses with that concept for sure.
I think I can get by without the FEL for the winter, so putting the blower on in October and keeping it on until April might be what I wind up doing. The FEL is a nice to have in the winter but a blower is a necessity. At least in my situation
I think I can get by without the FEL for the winter, so putting the blower on in October and keeping it on until April might be what I wind up doing. The FEL is a nice to have in the winter but a blower is a necessity. At least in my situation
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We have a BX2660 which uses the same system to attach the front blade and 10 minutes sounds about right if you take your time and leave the subframe on.
It generally takes me about an hour to drop/clean the mid mount mower, remove the grill guard and install the front blade.
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It generally takes me about an hour to drop/clean the mid mount mower, remove the grill guard and install the front blade.
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I called the Dealer and he told me the same 10 min thing, even if its a lazy 30 min thing I would be ok with it, I normally only use my tractor in winter if I need to move banks back like this winter and If I have the blower this shouldn't be a problem. We normally use our F350 and a 8'6" V blade but this year our long drive way was a problem and even by our house it was getting tight. Next year use pickup until banks start to rise and the tractor.
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Maybe this set up is different. When I was looking at tractors the Kubota, LS and Massey dealers told me it wasn't something I wanted to keep taking on and off. They said once I knew how to do it, it would be a 30 to 45 minute job. I don't have a heated garage and it is too **** cold here in Maine for me to be laying on the ground messing with tools to make the swap.
My wife called me today, she went and paid for our new XR4140HC in Tomahawk, said it looked good, they will deliver late next week, after she got home she used our Bobcat CT230 and after about 10min she shut it off and it wouldn't restart, I asked if she heard a click when turning key and she said no, I had her cycle key a few times and then it clicked and then it started, must be a fuel rail issue as it would turn over. 1 more thing to check when I get home. Hopefully new tractor will eliminate these issues
