Landscaping and question on small utility tractors

[sniper7]

Just an update but I went ahead and got a tractor. With my schedule there are times I could work on the house and still be on call for work so owning a tractor and having it in the garage available to use and get landscaping done made sense instead of setting aside full days and only on my off days to rent one and make sure I got the use out of the rental.

I drove and compared the Massey ferguson, Kubota, mahindra and John Deere. All in the 25hp range.
I like the price and package of the Massey if I were going to buy it with cash but if you finance the price goes up and they get you for 3.99%...

I didn't really like the Mahindra and I felt the value would not stay up over time like the other 3.

Kubota makes a nice tractor and their new model I think 2370s was really nice and had all the features of the John Deere. I wanted a backhoe for trenching and this model comes with it from the factory. The tractor I drove didn't have a quick detach bucket which is an option at ordering.

The John Deere 1025R TLB was really nice, had all the features of the Kubota, and same financing options. The backhoe was easy for me to operate, the only thing that was a pain is swiveling the seat around but I think with a little practice it will be much easier.

So I went between the Kubota and John Deere as price was pretty much the same and financing was the same. I might have bought the Kubota but they charge an additional $26/month for "loan insurance" which put them even more expensive than John Deere.

So the new John Deere 1025R TLB ended up coming home with me. Once the ground dries up a bit more my first project will probably be a retaining wall on the side of the house and using a lot of that dirt to fill in the back and get the grade I want before doing grass and rock back there.

Going off the other thread I'll be looking for a lot of retaining wall materials!

[00tec]

Can I borrow it?

[sniper7]

lol I know how borrowing things on here works out. Anybody got a chainsaw?

I pulled up in the driveway and got it unloaded, within 5 minutes I had 3 neighbors swarm over talking about "projects"! I think I'll start doing a rental as long as I'm operating it!

[68Charger]

lol I know how borrowing things on here works out. Anybody got a chainsaw?

I pulled up in the driveway and got it unloaded, within 5 minutes I had 3 neighbors swarm over talking about "projects"! I think I'll start doing a rental as long as I'm operating it!

yeah, even out in the country people want to borrow equipment like a tractor- a TLB is even more useful... they usually don't have what's needed to transport it, and don't have the means to fix it if they break it, either... and don't realize the costs of maintaining that equipment... filters, hydraulic and engine oil, etc... last time I changed all the filters and fluids (it's a HST, so 10gallons of hydraulic fluid alone) on my 45hp Kioti it was over $300... and that's every 100 hours.. add fuel costs, and $8-15/hr is the cost just to operate it- depending on the task.... that doesn't even include wear and tear or capital cost to buy it.

[00tec]

yeah, even out in the country people want to borrow equipment like a tractor- a TLB is even more useful... they usually don't have what's needed to transport it, and don't have the means to fix it if they break it, either... and don't realize the costs of maintaining that equipment... filters, hydraulic and engine oil, etc... last time I changed all the filters and fluids (it's a HST, so 10gallons of hydraulic fluid alone) on my 45hp Kioti it was over $300... and that's every 100 hours.. add fuel costs, and $8-15/hr is the cost just to operate it- depending on the task.... that doesn't even include wear and tear or capital cost to buy it.

Like the dude that used my dad's Bobcat without permission (was sitting on the job site). At least he was nice enough to fill the hydro tank with diesel.

[68Charger]

Like the dude that used my dad's Bobcat without permission (was sitting on the job site). At least he was nice enough to fill the hydro tank with diesel.

yeah, sounds like the previous owner of the property we bought in Canton had someone refill his Diesel tractor with gasoline... and then probably asked him to take a look at it when it quit working in the the middle of them using it...