I"m new to this forum, and I have found some threads really interesting.
I have a BX2200 that I bought in '03, and it has been a great little worker for me. It has been too small numerous times, but it has been just right for many others. Wife and I are getting old enough to suffer the aches and pains that now interfere in our physical labors. Cleaning up a huge tree that fell over in a storm has convinced us to get a larger tractor.
I have looked at John Deere - too expensive and does not have a skidsteer attach system for the front bucket without paying even more.
Massey Furgeson has not done well in our area, so I looked at the LS tractors. Much better pricing, but the simple features that I am used to or looking for are missing. I cannot raise and curl the front bucket at the same time, and there is no option for a hydraulic thumb for the backhoe.
New Holland prices themselves up with the John Deere.
So, since all my other equipment (RTV900 and ZD331) are all orange, we are going to stay that way. Of course, since the owner of the Kubota dealership is a friend of ours, so much the better.
I've looked at the L-series and the BX series. The BX25D is just smaller than we want to go. The L-series we looked at from 2501 to 4701 with loader and backhoe capabilities do not seem to have what we expect to need if another one of our huge trees falls over.
I recently participated in a cleanup operation after a tornado tore up part of a nearby town, and I saw what some equipment can do and what some can't do. I expect that our next tractor will have to have some heavyweight capability.
We have chosen the MX5800 as our next tractor. I may not need the capacities weekly, but I guess that when I do need it; I'll have it.
And that means our orange lineup with have 4 items rather than 3 - unless I sell off the BX2200.
I have a BX2200 that I bought in '03, and it has been a great little worker for me. It has been too small numerous times, but it has been just right for many others. Wife and I are getting old enough to suffer the aches and pains that now interfere in our physical labors. Cleaning up a huge tree that fell over in a storm has convinced us to get a larger tractor.
I have looked at John Deere - too expensive and does not have a skidsteer attach system for the front bucket without paying even more.
Massey Furgeson has not done well in our area, so I looked at the LS tractors. Much better pricing, but the simple features that I am used to or looking for are missing. I cannot raise and curl the front bucket at the same time, and there is no option for a hydraulic thumb for the backhoe.
New Holland prices themselves up with the John Deere.
So, since all my other equipment (RTV900 and ZD331) are all orange, we are going to stay that way. Of course, since the owner of the Kubota dealership is a friend of ours, so much the better.
I've looked at the L-series and the BX series. The BX25D is just smaller than we want to go. The L-series we looked at from 2501 to 4701 with loader and backhoe capabilities do not seem to have what we expect to need if another one of our huge trees falls over.
I recently participated in a cleanup operation after a tornado tore up part of a nearby town, and I saw what some equipment can do and what some can't do. I expect that our next tractor will have to have some heavyweight capability.
We have chosen the MX5800 as our next tractor. I may not need the capacities weekly, but I guess that when I do need it; I'll have it.
And that means our orange lineup with have 4 items rather than 3 - unless I sell off the BX2200.
