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http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail...3BCEC64F5164111

 

I have been looking for something about that size, has to be 4wd, I need a bucket and a finish mower. I have been told for the price and the price of repair parts to go with Kubota. I know nothing more then that and have just been looking around.

 

Some of the work I would be using this for; putting in a driveway that is going to be about 400' long (all gravel). building up a area for a new construction house, i think i have to raise the ground about 18"-24" on a 100'x100' area. (does anyone have a guess of the amount of fill dirt that would be? 10,000sq raised by 2'? And i will be using it for cutting about 3 acres of grass. Also snow removal for the drive and the inlaws drive that is next door, I think I would also get a back blade later on but upfront i need a bucket and a mower.

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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Tried to post this earlier but the server gave me the fingure!

 

http://www.tractorhouse.com/listingsdetail...3BCEC64F5164111

 

Is this a good price for the tractor? I know very little about this size and larger tractors. Only used one larger then a garden tractor once. So far everything I have learned has been from looking at them. I can drive just about anything with or without wheels, and have been driving a HiLo since I was 18 so I feel good about being able to work everything, i just dont know much about them.

 

I have been looking for something about that size, has to be 4wd, I need a bucket and a finish mower. I have been told for the price and the price of repair parts to go with Kubota. I know nothing more then that and have just been looking around.

 

Some of the work I would be using this for; putting in a driveway that is going to be about 400' long (all gravel). building up a area for a new construction house, i think i have to raise the ground about 18"-24" on a 100'x100' area. (does anyone have a guess of the amount of fill dirt that would be? 10,000sq raised by 2'? And i will be using it for cutting about 3 acres of grass. Also snow removal for the drive and the inlaws drive that is next door, I think I would also get a back blade later on but upfront i need a bucket and a mower

bbwb Enthusiast

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Can't help you with this one...only have experience on a Ford 8n (about a 100 years ago to boot). I am sure others will be able to chime in.

 

bbwb

mfennema Enthusiast

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Can't really help ya on the price part, but we have owned a 28 hp diesel New Holland lawn mower with a 3pt hitch and pto and we actually use it to run a grain auger. Works great for that. I would think that the bucket will be quite small and won't carry a whole lot, but if you're not trying to move a lot of rock, dirt, snow a very long way then it should work well for your purpose.

 

Also, that bar-type tire will tear up your grass when you turn while you are mowing the grass, but will be great for getting traction to move rock and snow. You'll have to decide which is more important.

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Well we have a little Mahindra tractor. I forget what size it is because I'm away at college. But my family owns a Lawncare business and we use it for grading yards, mulching, bush hogging, rolling sod you name it and we do it usually. Its big enough to pull a 6 ft. bush hog.... Its been a good little tractor so far. The little time keeper quit working on it at 252 hours and has been run 2 season after that and we've never had a problem with it.

 

10,000 sq. ft. raised 2' is going to be a fair amount of dirt too...

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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Can't really help ya on the price part, but we have owned a 28 hp diesel New Holland lawn mower with a 3pt hitch and pto and we actually use it to run a grain auger. Works great for that. I would think that the bucket will be quite small and won't carry a whole lot, but if you're not trying to move a lot of rock, dirt, snow a very long way then it should work well for your purpose.

 

Also, that bar-type tire will tear up your grass when you turn while you are mowing the grass, but will be great for getting traction to move rock and snow. You'll have to decide which is more important.

 

The grass comes 2nd to moving stuff for now, the trucks dropping gravel and dirt will do a number on the grass and the crane and dozer used for placing the house will finish the job. when the heavy moving is done I can always get turf tires.

 

How much can I move? in terms of size would I be able to move 1 yard? 1/2 yard?

mfennema Enthusiast

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Personally, I would find something with turf tires as you will use this more to mow grass in the long run than you ever will for moving dirt and rock. But thats my opinion and its your money...so I would say do what you think fits your situation best.

 

As for moving capability, it is probably going to depend more on what you are moving and not how much. If it is rock and dirt, I would venture to guess that the volume of the bucket is larger than the mower will lift. I would try to find out what the weight lifting capacity is for this tractor, then go from there.

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I had typed out a really long and detailed post, and I got an error message. Basically what is said was I owned its little brother, BX22, great tractor, 60 inch mower deck will mow 3 acres in 1.5 to 2 hours. the Ag style front tires may tear up the turf in the corners, but are unbeatable while using the loader. You will need to ballast the tractor to get full potential out of the loader. ie add weight to the a$$ to keep the rear tires on the ground. A Box Blade would compliment your driveway grading and add ballast. 100 x 100 x 2' / 27 = 740 CY or roughly 75 Tri-Axle loads. That task might be more suited to a smaller dozer to get compaction and maintain a constant grade. Take a look at TractorByNet.com, that forum has a dedicated kubota section for this tractor.

csheatz Senior Enthusiast

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I had typed out a really long and detailed post, and I got an error message. Basically what is said was I owned its little brother, BX22, great tractor, 60 inch mower deck will mow 3 acres in 1.5 to 2 hours. the Ag style front tires may tear up the turf in the corners, but are unbeatable while using the loader. You will need to ballast the tractor to get full potential out of the loader. ie add weight to the a$$ to keep the rear tires on the ground. A Box Blade would compliment your driveway grading and add ballast. 100 x 100 x 2' / 27 = 740 CY or roughly 75 Tri-Axle loads. That task might be more suited to a smaller dozer to get compaction and maintain a constant grade. Take a look at TractorByNet.com, that forum has a dedicated kubota section for this tractor.

 

 

maybe a dumb question but why did you divide by 27?

 

I have estimated i would need about 80-100 yards of dirt and about the same in gravel..... I seem to be WAY off. I plan to start in the spring and have 1-2 loads dumped a weekend that way I can work when I can. The good news is that this is a 5 year plan before we are ready for the house. I might not have to go 2' high that would be about knee high, maybe half that. heck I dont know I will just learn as I go.

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He divided by 27 because there are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.

 

Also for the lift capacity, that is just what they suggest...there is always a factor of safety in there. I would say that it will have enough power that it would lift the rear wheels off the ground instead of the load as was mentioned before.

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In my opinion, go with one of the popular name brands..Case IH, New Holland, or John Deere. Reason why is parts and service are going to be more readily available for those brands. Compared to an overseas brand that may be harder to get parts and to be serviced on. Depending on your area, theres more than likely a JD or CIH dealership not far from you that are going to know how to work on such tractors.

mfennema Enthusiast

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Parts will be easy to get but you will pay a lot more for JD parts than you will for Kubota parts. Kubota is big enough now that parts won't be hard to get for it either.

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Any of the tractors mentioned will be great for everything you listed, except for building up a base for your new house. Depending on the fill you are using (clay?) its going to be tough to dig into and lift with a small FEL. Part of the problem will be lift capacity before you overload the hydraulics and part will be getting traction to dig into the pile or ground. You are almost looking at skid steer or something with a more industrial FEL.

 

Don't get me wrong, it can be done (I tried with my buddied John Deere 2320), but its going to take a LONGGGG time. I moved about 150 to 200 yards of Red River clay with a John Deere tracked skid steer in about 12 hours (including ferrying time from the pile about 300 yards away). I would take me a week to do the same with the 2320.

 

Good luck with your purchase! :D

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