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Depending on, a Ford NAA with a hydraulic loader can do some work.

Yes. Buy a used one at an auction or estate sale.



Get a diesel and get double the horse power you are looking at now. Get a wide front end, not the tricycle type front. I'm not pitching any particular brand here but just showing you what you can get if you don't worry over those "colors" and sales pitches. That tractor I use has a Hesston sticker on it and made by Fiat probably 50 years ago. They haven't even made those in at least 20 years and I can still go to the Ford tractor dealer or the internet and get about any part on that tractor. I just a month ago bought a BRAND NEW power steering reservoir screw on plastic cap to replace the one that has been cracked since I bought the tractor.

See what it would cost to get just the lid for a Fujiyamahawker power steering cap from Tokyo. Mine cost $15.

I pull that 6 foot back blade uphill on my gravel driveway and pull those two, 2 yard concrete rollers behind to smash down and flatten in the same trip, in second gear of the mid range selector, 2/2. And that is just so my slow old man reaction time can keep an eye on it and drive at the same time.

Easily pulls a 6 foot snow blade through snow as deep as the blade in one trip at 10-15 mile an hours. If the snow is wet or sticky just kick it in high gear and run it half as deep and it throws snow like the highway truck. You have to come back any way so plowing out AND back is no big deal.

I made up a REESE hitch attachment point for the front bumper so I can use anything on the front that fits in my truck hitch and I all my shop vises will fit that plus any of those "carry platforms" for trucks. I use one on the front to carry all my chain saw equipment and I mean ALL and that way the bucket is empty to use for managing logs. Plus you can use it to add weight to the front. I use the same iron weights I use with my weight lifting gym equipment. They are cheap in the classifieds and you can always get your money right back or even more. I never pay more for them than the going price for scrap iron.

Hey... Liar... Why don't you run back and quote where I asked anyone for any advice.

Dumbass.

Daedong? Lol. No thanks.

Ejp sucks a daedong.

409 miles each way.

I'd give my brother in laws left nut for that set up.

I'm sure bobcat and kioti share some components. But they are 2 different tractors, although likely similar. There is more than paint color that's different. Much like LS is similar to new holland boomer series. But you don't get a "cheap boomer" by purchasing an LS. They are different.

You’ve gotten good advice that I’ll echo: Dealer support probably matters more than color, get a size or two bigger than you think you you will need, and get a cab. One other point, that you should consider if you’re in an area with sane used tractor prices is pre-emissions larger displacement motors have power at lower rpms and frequently have more useful power. In addition, they are notably heavier, which for many things matters more than HP. In my area, used tractors are insanely priced and the lure of 0% financing is very real. I’ve got a 900’ driveway and have used both a 7’ bucket and a 7’ front mounted snow blower. As much as I appreciate the snowblower, I’d never trade it for a FEL.

Mid pto and a front mount blower, that would be awesome.

Best advice right there.

I got a JD 4044M because of this exact issue. Probably 90% of people either want a bigger tractor or buy a bigger tractor. The salesman tried to talk me into a 3 series, and when I was in last for service he confessed to buying a 4. I chose the JD for it's controls and the dealership. Kubotas are good equipment though if the dealer is decent.

Oh, no. Not trade. Both like you did!

I’m an equipment junky with limited time. I maintain 200 acres 3 hours from home including 16 acres of food plots. I “needed” a backup equipment. Truth is, I can’t get my biggest tractor in some small plots on the mountain, and moving snow in windy well below zero temps “requires” a cab, as does bushhogging an area with hornets nests.... For what it’s worth, if I’d have listened to sage advice, I’d have started with a bigger cabbed model, saved money and wouldn’t have the additional equipment. We’d just bought the property and I couldn’t bring myself to buying more than the minimum tractor I perceived I needed. I was mistaken.... I’ve also found that older tractors are easier to maintain and can be equally reliable. They are also surprisingly efficient fuel consumption wise given the rpm range they operate in.

I’ve always had good luck with Deere and have a great dealer. I was looking at moving up from a 3 series to a 4. Got in a cabbed Deere 4066r and then looked for a comparable Kubota. There isn’t a comparable Kubota to a 4066r.

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But your wrong.

All I know is that Daves bobcat looks awesome. Love the white and trim.

If you plow snow, a block heater, and a Heathouser.

Dumbass.

Here. Don't say I didn't try to help...

When I get a new tractor, I'm going to store it at Rockinbbar's house. If it even gets one speck of sparrow chidt on it, he'll be out there with the windex! lol