Another tractor question...with poll (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By staringback05: I've got 3 orange dealers within 30 miles....one is 5 miles and 2 JD dealers about 15 miles I wouldn't mind a larger tractor but for 8 acres I figure 25hp is fine, along with cost and not dealing with emissions crap...and I don't have enough truck (1500) to haul something very heavy.. I'm getting a JD 5060E, and it doesn't come with any emissions stuff you have to do anything with. Even the similar model on the Kubota side only had a regeneration cycle every ~50 hours or so, where you'd just crank up the engine a little for about 15 minutes while it burned off particulates... it isn't until 75+ that you're dealing with def... |
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Originally Posted By staringback05: Said he wants something above 30hp. He has 15 acres at his place and wants to do more I guess, it wouldn't behoove him to screw me...being he works with me He’s right. 30 hp is OK until you begin doing serious work. No replacement for displacement. I’ve got four tractors and never said I wish they were smaller. In an ideal world, every compact tractor would be 100hp or larger. |
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