Posted: 5/2/2016 6:51:37 AM EDT
| Just put a house on 4 wooded acres, sold the old house and with it my Toro zero turn. Now I need a mower that will cut about an acre, but also haul things (wood, mulch, rocks, etc.) around. Budget is 5K. Go |
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Yes. That's why I mentioned the financing. It will last him the rest of his life. |
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Quoted: Also more than 5K Quoted: Quoted: Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Will do much more than mow. I love my BX25, mow, dig, spread mulch(about 15yrds/year), haul wood, move heavy shit, clear snow, pick up leaves, make money on the side. Invaluable machine. ETA, I have had minbe for 3.5yrs and it just turned 250hrs, should be good for 3500-5000hrs. |
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Will do much more than mow. I love my BX25, mow, dig, spread mulch(about 15yrds/year), haul wood, move heavy shit, clear snow, pick up leaves, make money on the side. Invaluable machine. ETA, I have had minbe for 3.5yrs and it just turned 250hrs, should be good for 3500-5000hrs. Quoted:
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Will do much more than mow. I love my BX25, mow, dig, spread mulch(about 15yrds/year), haul wood, move heavy shit, clear snow, pick up leaves, make money on the side. Invaluable machine. ETA, I have had minbe for 3.5yrs and it just turned 250hrs, should be good for 3500-5000hrs. I have a BX25 myself. I am tilling gardens with it this month 
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Quoted: Yes. That's why I mentioned the financing. It will last him the rest of his life. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Yes. That's why I mentioned the financing. It will last him the rest of his life. I bought my L2501 with 0% financing . yes a BX is a nice machine . |
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I have a BX25 myself. I am tilling gardens with it this month Quoted:
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Will do much more than mow. I love my BX25, mow, dig, spread mulch(about 15yrds/year), haul wood, move heavy shit, clear snow, pick up leaves, make money on the side. Invaluable machine. ETA, I have had minbe for 3.5yrs and it just turned 250hrs, should be good for 3500-5000hrs. I have a BX25 myself. I am tilling gardens with it this month (edit triple tap) I'm just not willing to pay any more than 5 for what I expect to do with it. I could spend 50K and get a heck of a tractor, and would get about 5K worth of value out of it for all I'll do. I just want something that won't fall apart in 5 years. |
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(edit triple tap) I'm just not willing to pay any more than 5 for what I expect to do with it. I could spend 50K and get a heck of a tractor, and would get about 5K worth of value out of it for all I'll do. I just want something that won't fall apart in 5 years. Quoted:
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. Will do much more than mow. I love my BX25, mow, dig, spread mulch(about 15yrds/year), haul wood, move heavy shit, clear snow, pick up leaves, make money on the side. Invaluable machine. ETA, I have had minbe for 3.5yrs and it just turned 250hrs, should be good for 3500-5000hrs. I have a BX25 myself. I am tilling gardens with it this month (edit triple tap) I'm just not willing to pay any more than 5 for what I expect to do with it. I could spend 50K and get a heck of a tractor, and would get about 5K worth of value out of it for all I'll do. I just want something that won't fall apart in 5 years. You have to think of it as an investment. You have bought a decent property and now you'll need to be able to properly maintain it. A little pain now will pay dividends in the future. Trust me, I tried to maintain mine with a cheaper craptatstic set up. I eventually broke down and purchased the BX. After 5 years, I can't live without it! 
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Quoted: Why didn't you get the B, L, or M series then? as a better investment?  People who have been there/done that are just trying to help . I had 9 garden tractors at one point, one to do each task I needed done and a couple spares for when my buddies wanted to play tractor with me. One with a tiller, one with a plow, one with a back bucket to move dirt, one for GP moving the splitter, wagon and trailer, etc. I was a bit of a collector at the time and it was fun, but a BX Kubota was the right choice and I just bit the bullet. My payments are only $200/month and its like mowing with a Cadillac. ETA, you can always buy used. |
| Looked at used ones, still outside my price range. I just need something to mow a little less than an acre, and move firewood, not plow, till, dig, grade etc. I just can't justify the added expense, maybe if they were like 7K but not twice my budget for things I may do once every 5 years. |
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I stand by my original post with link. I mow over 2 acres with mine. Almost 300 hours on it over seven years and still running the original belts. Quoted:
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Bump for some in budget input ^^^ this. a typical Lowes/HD "lawn tractor" is worth 1/10th of what you paid for it in 5 years. 90% of the value, gone. a step up to a "garden tractor" doesn't improve the situation that much; it lasts longer but the value again falls precipitously. a good SCUT (sub compact utility tractor) is worth about 9/10th of what you paid for it after 10 years. (you did in fact notice that the resale pricing on used S/CUTs is very high...) hence: it costs you less to own in the long run, and you can do more with it in the meantime. what's not to like? http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661629 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661631 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=2#i11666778 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/655776__ARCHIVED_THREAD____Implements_for_a_Kubota_BX_.html&page=1#i11194474 ar-jedi |
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. http://i68.tinypic.com/2i92o9d.jpg nice setup! did you make or buy the toothed bar for the FEL bucket? ar-jedi |
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nice setup! did you make or buy the toothed bar for the FEL bucket? ar-jedi Quoted:
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Kubota may still be offering 0% interest if you wanted to go that route. The BX series is a very capable machine for suburban and small acreage. http://i68.tinypic.com/2i92o9d.jpg nice setup! did you make or buy the toothed bar for the FEL bucket? ar-jedi That's just a generic internet pic. I have a BX25. Didn't have a pic handy. That is a nice tooth bar though! |
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Find a used Deere x700 series or an older x485 (same tractor, advertising weenies decided to change the name).
4 years ago now I bought a X485 with a 60" deck for $5000. All it's really needed is two rounds of replacement deck idler wheel mounts (some idiot keeps whacking the edging and stonework with the idler wheels...). I did have to replace a transmission cooler line, the crimped factory end on the radiator failed, I just bought a chunk of hose from the JD dealer and two hose clamps. We have about 3 acres to mow, was taking 5-6 hrs with either an old 110 or a SST16. 2-3 hours now depending on how clean a cut I want. I use the trailer from the 110 for moving stuff around. Might get a blower setup for it if the winters get bad enough before we move. I could sell it in a day for $4500 right now. It's a step down from the Kubota (and other) compact tractors mentioned here but as a mower plus (small amount of random stuff to do) it's both in your price range and a solid unit. This isn't mine, just a pic I found. Looks just like mine. I took the mower spindle pulley covers off, grass builds up under them and I kept seeing smoke from the friction heating up the grass. 
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Quoted: ^^^ this. a typical Lowes/HD "lawn tractor" is worth 1/10th of what you paid for it in 5 years. 90% of the value, gone. a step up to a "garden tractor" doesn't improve the situation that much; it lasts longer but the value again falls precipitously. a good SCUT (sub compact utility tractor) is worth about 9/10th of what you paid for it after 10 years. (you did in fact notice that the resale pricing on used S/CUTs is very high...) hence: it costs you less to own in the long run, and you can do more with it in the meantime. what's not to like? http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661629 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661631 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=2#i11666778 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/655776__ARCHIVED_THREAD____Implements_for_a_Kubota_BX_.html&page=1#i11194474 ar-jedi Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Bump for some in budget input ^^^ this. a typical Lowes/HD "lawn tractor" is worth 1/10th of what you paid for it in 5 years. 90% of the value, gone. a step up to a "garden tractor" doesn't improve the situation that much; it lasts longer but the value again falls precipitously. a good SCUT (sub compact utility tractor) is worth about 9/10th of what you paid for it after 10 years. (you did in fact notice that the resale pricing on used S/CUTs is very high...) hence: it costs you less to own in the long run, and you can do more with it in the meantime. what's not to like? http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661629 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=1#i11661631 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=2#i11666778 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/655776__ARCHIVED_THREAD____Implements_for_a_Kubota_BX_.html&page=1#i11194474 ar-jedi Wow, you actually took your deck off?  One of the best features of the Kubota is how high the deck raises. |
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Wow, you actually took your deck off?
One of the best features of the Kubota is how high the deck raises. i don't take the deck off EVER except for over the winter. then, i can pull the blades and do general PM. see, http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_19/681719_Show_me_what_you_used_your_tractor_for_today__pic_thread_.html&page=13#i11725114 anyway, once you figure out that it is a million times easier to mount/dismount the MMM deck with the FEL on, you are golden. ar-jedi |
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My BX tilling a garden this afternoon. .... http://i68.tinypic.com/2vcuivl.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/25u5wm1.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2mxj3g1.jpg that some good lookin' tilled garden soil, ready to go! start seeding! ETA i think you can sell the little walk-behind tiller next to the yellow shed...
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that some good lookin' tilled garden soil, ready to go! start seeding! ETA i think you can sell the little walk-behind tiller next to the yellow shed...
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My BX tilling a garden this afternoon. .... http://i68.tinypic.com/2vcuivl.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/25u5wm1.jpg http://i67.tinypic.com/2mxj3g1.jpg that some good lookin' tilled garden soil, ready to go! start seeding! ETA i think you can sell the little walk-behind tiller next to the yellow shed...
ar-jedi Lol. I tilled that one for hire. The man made part of one pass around the perimeter with that walk behind before I got there
ETA, he's got a nice little 3 gun range there. I shot it in the background of the last picture. |
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OP- I've mowed 5 acres before which is a lot like mowing 1 acre 5 times.
You should just bite the bullet and buy this. It'll last the rest of your life. You can make payments, right? Buy once, cry once. Amirite? |