Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and new to needing/owning a tractor. My husband and I recently bought 5 acres. Only mow about 2 acres and it's hilly...worst spot we measured was 30% grade. Have been using old riding mowers, which are getting the job done. Problem lies with the driveway. Paved, about 1/10th of a mile long with three hills, each about 19% grade at their worst. No 4 WD vehicles, so we've been salting/shoveling the hills each time it snows, which isn't good with our health problems.
Anyway, now looking to buy a used tractor to use for mowing and snow plowing. Only get 3-5 inches at a time here usually but driveway has still been a bear. Local tractor dealer has two used Kubotas we are looking at...B2100 with around 600 hrs with 60 in belly mower for $4500 or BX2200 with about 800 hrs with same belly mower for $3500. I've been doing research and it seems the BX would be sufficient for our needs, but I want to make sure. Price is an issue, so we'd rather not pay an extra $1k if we don't really need the bigger machine, especially if the BX will be better for mowing our hills and mowing around our many trees. Don't plan on using FEL or anything else at this point and don't see where we will need to in the future.
Can anyone tell me if the BX will be sufficient for our needs or if the B is a much better option? Also, those prices seem lower than what I can find online for other used ones, so I don't know yet if something is wrong with them or dealer just wants to get rid of them. Plan on trying them out later this week. Thanks so much!
Anyway, now looking to buy a used tractor to use for mowing and snow plowing. Only get 3-5 inches at a time here usually but driveway has still been a bear. Local tractor dealer has two used Kubotas we are looking at...B2100 with around 600 hrs with 60 in belly mower for $4500 or BX2200 with about 800 hrs with same belly mower for $3500. I've been doing research and it seems the BX would be sufficient for our needs, but I want to make sure. Price is an issue, so we'd rather not pay an extra $1k if we don't really need the bigger machine, especially if the BX will be better for mowing our hills and mowing around our many trees. Don't plan on using FEL or anything else at this point and don't see where we will need to in the future.
Can anyone tell me if the BX will be sufficient for our needs or if the B is a much better option? Also, those prices seem lower than what I can find online for other used ones, so I don't know yet if something is wrong with them or dealer just wants to get rid of them. Plan on trying them out later this week. Thanks so much!