Well, after many, many, many sleepless nights researching, watching, reading and comparing, I finally bit the bullet. Big thanks to this forum for helping me choose - There's lots of great information here.
We just got 20 acres of completely overrun bush and have big plans to work it. We want to have some gardens, plant some food, clear areas for outbuildings/sheds, process our own firewood, have trails throughout the property, and create a space wildlife enjoys. Currently it's so overgrown you seldom see animals except for racoons. The deer all but skirt it because it's SO thick and thorny.
We purchased a MX4900, and take delivery at the end of the month. I don't really have a goal with this post, I'm just kind of opening a conversation about what we got, and any helpful hints/tips/tricks for good ownership habits from day 1. We are new to tractor ownership and are totally open to helpful comment. My father owned a BX25-something-or-other and I have years of use on that thing but that was a long time ago and I wasn't the owner so I just used the thing - He took care of it. We wanted to buy local, so most of our attachments are made within 1-2 hours of here, in Ontario.
With our tractor we purchased;
Quick Hitch - QH20
Wallenstein Chipper (made local)- https://www.wallensteinequipment.com/in/en/model/bx52r
AgroTrend 7378 (made local) - https://www.agrotrend.ca/copy-3-of-1000-2000-series
HLA RRG66 Rote Rake (made local) - https://hlaattachments.com/item.php?prod=112
Mapleside 7ft Box Blade (made locally) - https://www.maplesidemfg.ca/products/grader-box-blades/3-point-hitch-land-plane-7ft
Mapleside 5500lb forks (made locally) - https://www.maplesidemfg.ca/products/pallet-forks/5500lb-pallet-fork-ss-q-tach
I hope I got an ok deal on the thing. Got them to extend 0 percent from 60mnths, to 72 (inclusive of ALL attachments, including 3rd party.) Free was:
Right-handle door kit
Rod-level indicator
Arm rest kit
Delivery 2 hours away
Hydraulic top-link
Workshop manual
Filled tires
First service kit
Again, no real ppurpose to the post. Just postin'!
We just got 20 acres of completely overrun bush and have big plans to work it. We want to have some gardens, plant some food, clear areas for outbuildings/sheds, process our own firewood, have trails throughout the property, and create a space wildlife enjoys. Currently it's so overgrown you seldom see animals except for racoons. The deer all but skirt it because it's SO thick and thorny.
We purchased a MX4900, and take delivery at the end of the month. I don't really have a goal with this post, I'm just kind of opening a conversation about what we got, and any helpful hints/tips/tricks for good ownership habits from day 1. We are new to tractor ownership and are totally open to helpful comment. My father owned a BX25-something-or-other and I have years of use on that thing but that was a long time ago and I wasn't the owner so I just used the thing - He took care of it. We wanted to buy local, so most of our attachments are made within 1-2 hours of here, in Ontario.
With our tractor we purchased;
Quick Hitch - QH20
Wallenstein Chipper (made local)- https://www.wallensteinequipment.com/in/en/model/bx52r
AgroTrend 7378 (made local) - https://www.agrotrend.ca/copy-3-of-1000-2000-series
HLA RRG66 Rote Rake (made local) - https://hlaattachments.com/item.php?prod=112
Mapleside 7ft Box Blade (made locally) - https://www.maplesidemfg.ca/products/grader-box-blades/3-point-hitch-land-plane-7ft
Mapleside 5500lb forks (made locally) - https://www.maplesidemfg.ca/products/pallet-forks/5500lb-pallet-fork-ss-q-tach
I hope I got an ok deal on the thing. Got them to extend 0 percent from 60mnths, to 72 (inclusive of ALL attachments, including 3rd party.) Free was:
Right-handle door kit
Rod-level indicator
Arm rest kit
Delivery 2 hours away
Hydraulic top-link
Workshop manual
Filled tires
First service kit
Again, no real ppurpose to the post. Just postin'!
on your new addiction! 
. That being said I would offer that mine was about helpless without ballast when trying to use the loader. And first time I unloaded an implement I lifted a tire. That machine can do a lot but it is also front heavy until it’s ballasted. JMHO.
