My son wants a tractor, you could sell yours to him. Really
I have someone that has wanted since I bought it, I'll know this week if he wants it and will let you know.
Call me and we can talk, I've done so much research on this crap I can give you some good suggestions and then you can make a more educated decision.
I will, however I flying out again today.
In the meantime I will comment on everyone else's.
First part; tractors are like garages, they only come in one size, to small. Then you get the big ones and realize the benefits of the smaller ones
It's like a 3 saw plan; you should have one for each job you need to do, or the most versatile one for all jobs, but you will have to sacrifice something somewhere there is no perfect 1 saw/tractor plan.
I could pick up the belly mower when I bring
@Wood Nazi his trolling motor, when do the fish start bitting(fish on
).
Thanks for the offer, however I think I'll be going john deere or kubota.
Unless you know you will be keeping it forever buying an off brand will net you a loss
in the end in comparison to a big name brand which will hold it's value and may even increase in value with inflation and when people want another one like it because the new ones are junk.
Agreed, and is my plan. However the wife may be saying this is my last tractor. I will be buying parts/service/support as much as the tractor.
My BIL always says in regards to the mini Kubota excavators that "everyone needs one, they just don't know it yet", I agree.
This I disagree on. For the 3-4 for a used backhoe, I could rent one along time.
I can't tell you how many times I would like to have one for trenching, mainly for drainage.
Why no option on the deck, zeroturn mower kicks butt. I sold a 52" Exmark turf tracer last spring for $1850 and it would mow anything a belly mower could and it would do it faster and left no tracks like a tractor would.
Be patient and pay cash if possible. The zero percent has been around for many yrs for tractors and the dealers love it(because it makes them more money). If you negotiate a cash deal you can get financing through someone else for less total cost then write the interest off on your business taxes.
Not a business unfortunately, and I plan to look at cost between mmm and zero turn.
Agreed, maybe not today, but you can buy them slightly used for 3-5k for a like new one if you want one down the rd.
I have not done a lot of purchases through Canada, but would be interested in starting to. I would be willing to help research it and I'm sure
@cantoo would help on that front as well.
Almost always agreed, and don't forget that the above statement is coming from a guy who just bought the complete package deal, listen closely to him and his reasons why when shared.
Another thing in cantoo's post at the top is the fact that to go bigger, you must go bigger with everything. Attachments, trailer, truck,and so on. When you have separate it works out nice to be able to have them in multiple places and being used on multiple jobs at the same time.
I agree, however I am already running a newer 3/4 ton and 14k trailer. So those are not issues.
The bill being the cost, or working for the job/jobs.
Hope this helps you or someone else.
It's a lot to chew on, but so is a payment on 20-30k on top of anything else you have to pay for in a month.
Especially if there are other options.
Take your time and weigh some of the options, as doing so may save you 5-10k or more, lots of cash in my eyes
