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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Well that didnt last long. 20hrs on machine and its back at the dealer. Fuel tank split, gauge cluster rpm needle readin random rpm, pto sounds like a can of marbles when you engage it, bucket stops on the loader arms arnt welded equal on each side causing the tilt cylinders to rack and twist...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Should be able to fix it. Just ordered a 72"x4"x1/2" cutting edge. This is the root ripper i made with scrap i had laying around. Yeah its just stupid little stuff for the most part. A comparable kubota was almost 10g more
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    So after looking high and low for used then looking at new. I ended with a new tym t25 with loader and backhoe. 23,400 otd. I like it, heavy built. But you get what you pay for thats for sure. Just alot of small issues ive found. Wiring routing, some minor fit and finish that i adjusted, had to...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    2017 25hst
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Well we just moved from rual upstate NY to KY. Got sick of the weather and liberal bs. No way i was towing a 1960 somthing tractor 800+ miles to ky. Plus it didnt have a loader or backhoe , i used it for brush hogging and fire wood up home. Where i am at its hilly, the hills arnt as big height...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Found a dealer not to far away that can get me a tym t254 for 20,900 with the loader and back hoe. But just not to sure on that brand. Then found a local used mahindra 2017 emax25 with loader back hoe back blade and box blade for 16,500. Might be able to get it less if paying cash. Still not...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    I burnt up some pto time today and took the family out to look at tractors. First stop was a kioti dealer that i drive past every day. They could get me in a cx2510 manual trans with a loader and backhoe for 23,500 cash or 26,500 @ 0% finance. Local john deere place was 30g for a comparable...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    So i want a back hoe on the machine for many reasons. Mostly because from what little i have used these smaller compacts , i found it very hard for the front bucket to break ground. Old rotten stump removal is just a small idea of what i will be using the machine for
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Ive looked at every thing from old 1980s ford 1910 units to these newer sub and compacts. Found that bx23s in my price range and figured id ask what they can do. Im in ky so snow isnt an issue. I dont want nothing to big as it will be a pain on the trails. I was thinking a 4ft brush hog would be...
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Also id like to stay around 10-15g.
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    Tractor advice for 40+ acers

    Hello all. I just purchased a new home with 47 acers. I am looking for a compact tractor with a back hoe to help manage it. Its purposes will be tearing out rotten stumps in the yard. Brush hogging a 1.5 acer field, and tilling a half acer in the same field for a food plot. Tilling a small...