I'm a fairly tall wide body senior citizen who is just getting too old to be constantly working on my well used tractors. (Ford 640 and JD 301A) I'm considering buying a new Kubota L series with hydrostat transmission and a FEL.
I've got 120 + acres of (somewhat) reclaimed strip mining land in SW Indiana. I presently keep about 3 or 4 acres finish mowed and rough mow another few acres once or twice a year just to keep the brush at bay. In addition, my wife likes me to mow about a mile of trails for her on the back of the property.
Because the finish mowed area isn't horribly flat, I can only use about a 5 foot mower without scalping a lot of high spots. I really can't justify more than a 5 foot rough cut mower.
I would use a FEL for moving snow, dirt, gravel, mulch etc on a fairly infrequent basis. It just would be handy to have one.
I'm guess that about any of the L series would have sufficient horsepower for my needs. The smaller models would save a few dollars on purchase price, but the larger models would seem to be more comfortable for my 6' 350# frame.
Does anyone have any idea about the difference in fuel consumption between the L3200, L3800, and L4600 when used for mowing with a 5' mower?
Are there any other disadvantage to having a larger tractor (other than price) when using 5' cutters?
Are there any other things to consider for a 350# senior who isn't getting amy more agile with age?
I've got 120 + acres of (somewhat) reclaimed strip mining land in SW Indiana. I presently keep about 3 or 4 acres finish mowed and rough mow another few acres once or twice a year just to keep the brush at bay. In addition, my wife likes me to mow about a mile of trails for her on the back of the property.
Because the finish mowed area isn't horribly flat, I can only use about a 5 foot mower without scalping a lot of high spots. I really can't justify more than a 5 foot rough cut mower.
I would use a FEL for moving snow, dirt, gravel, mulch etc on a fairly infrequent basis. It just would be handy to have one.
I'm guess that about any of the L series would have sufficient horsepower for my needs. The smaller models would save a few dollars on purchase price, but the larger models would seem to be more comfortable for my 6' 350# frame.
Does anyone have any idea about the difference in fuel consumption between the L3200, L3800, and L4600 when used for mowing with a 5' mower?
Are there any other disadvantage to having a larger tractor (other than price) when using 5' cutters?
Are there any other things to consider for a 350# senior who isn't getting amy more agile with age?
