Hi all, I just purchased 21 acres and have a half mile driveway in the Hudson Valley area of NY. I am the rookie of all rookies when it comes to tractors. I have read almost every thread on here, and have seen over 100 videos on youtube of all things Kubota related.
I must get the proper tractor for my property. Needs are snow removal for the half mile driveway, cleanup of the grounds of dead limbs/logs/brush, and all the other things that will pop up. My driveway has a shale base. Not sure if I am going to pave it.
Im heavily leaning toward the B2650 with cab, grapple, 63" front snowblower, and FEL. Im not on the tightest budget, so I could swing a larger tractor If I had to, but don't want to just because I can. I have read a million times on here to go bigger if possible and there are rarely regrets. If I went bigger I guess I would get the Grand L 4060 with cab. It then introduces tier 4 drama into the equation. Like I said before, Im inexperienced with all this stuff. I often wonder how the b2650 might let me down besides taking a bit longer. Perhaps if I had a grapple on it and went to lift a large log that... it would just wimper and not lift it, whereas the 4060 would effortlessly do so? Or maybe on my 15% grade on a stretch of the driveway I might not be able to plow up the hill?
Im not sure what I will be mowing with. I thought maybe I could use the B2650 with a MMM because I made sure the excavator carefully sculpted the land so it would be easy to mow. Then sometimes I think I will just get a zero turn, then I realize they don't have AC and go back to the Kubota. Vicious circles.
I'm tired of watching youtube videos of all the fun Kubota stuff. I need my own orange juice! Thank you
I must get the proper tractor for my property. Needs are snow removal for the half mile driveway, cleanup of the grounds of dead limbs/logs/brush, and all the other things that will pop up. My driveway has a shale base. Not sure if I am going to pave it.
Im heavily leaning toward the B2650 with cab, grapple, 63" front snowblower, and FEL. Im not on the tightest budget, so I could swing a larger tractor If I had to, but don't want to just because I can. I have read a million times on here to go bigger if possible and there are rarely regrets. If I went bigger I guess I would get the Grand L 4060 with cab. It then introduces tier 4 drama into the equation. Like I said before, Im inexperienced with all this stuff. I often wonder how the b2650 might let me down besides taking a bit longer. Perhaps if I had a grapple on it and went to lift a large log that... it would just wimper and not lift it, whereas the 4060 would effortlessly do so? Or maybe on my 15% grade on a stretch of the driveway I might not be able to plow up the hill?
Im not sure what I will be mowing with. I thought maybe I could use the B2650 with a MMM because I made sure the excavator carefully sculpted the land so it would be easy to mow. Then sometimes I think I will just get a zero turn, then I realize they don't have AC and go back to the Kubota. Vicious circles.
I'm tired of watching youtube videos of all the fun Kubota stuff. I need my own orange juice! Thank you