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It's been a while since I've been on the forum and I've missed it. I left Idaho after some life changes and landed in south-central Oklahoma. I sold my 2038R before moving as I knew I wouldn't be needing it as much as I needed money for the move and new place to live.
Well, fast forward 2.5 years. My wife and I just moved into a new place (new to us) on nearly 20 acres. We knew we'd be needing a tractor. After the 2038R I was spoiled having all the bells and whistles and a backhoe. But, we don't have that kind of budget any longer since we're both retired. So, I started looking at alternatives.
I won't go into all the boring details...but I wound up with a 2022 3025E package deal. I was skeptical about the power of the 3025E. I wasn't sure it would be able to run a decent size brush mower, or pull a box blade, etc... I also wasn't sure about the package deal...I didn't know if they're just gimmicks or if I'd actually save money. Well, I can tell you with certainty, I'm a believer now.
We made a deal on our new tractor/loader and chose the following Frontier implements to customize our package: 60" box blade, 60" brush mower, 42" pallet forks, iMatch hitch and an 18' trailer. I was very pleased with the price after comparing buying the items separately.
The tractor was delivered the same day and I put it right to work. The dealer had installed the iMatch and mower. I needed to make some slight adjustments and it was ready to go. The first thing I did was mow the ditch in front of the place along the country road. Some of the grass was 7 or 8 feet tall with various weeds and brush. Granted, I took it slowly because I didn't know what was under that mess and I didn't know where the ditch was. I didn't want to roll over into the ditch on my first day of ownership! But, I couldn't be more pleased with the results. The tractor/mower combo handled it quite well and the little diesel didn't bog down a bit. I had the same results when I drug the box blade up and down our 650' driveway. I was worried about the tractor being underpowered for nothing. It's actually a very capable machine and I couldn't be more pleased.
I ultimately decided I could live with the 3025E due to fewer emissions parts/functions on the smaller diesel. It wouldn't have been a deal breaker for me to go with one of the higher-powered machines and dealing with that but I figured going simpler had advantages, too. At any rate, I happy with the 3025E.
I'm looking forward to hanging out here again and talking about tractors and such. I couldn't figure out how to change my poster name from ID to OK Corgi Ranch, though.
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Well, fast forward 2.5 years. My wife and I just moved into a new place (new to us) on nearly 20 acres. We knew we'd be needing a tractor. After the 2038R I was spoiled having all the bells and whistles and a backhoe. But, we don't have that kind of budget any longer since we're both retired. So, I started looking at alternatives.
I won't go into all the boring details...but I wound up with a 2022 3025E package deal. I was skeptical about the power of the 3025E. I wasn't sure it would be able to run a decent size brush mower, or pull a box blade, etc... I also wasn't sure about the package deal...I didn't know if they're just gimmicks or if I'd actually save money. Well, I can tell you with certainty, I'm a believer now.
We made a deal on our new tractor/loader and chose the following Frontier implements to customize our package: 60" box blade, 60" brush mower, 42" pallet forks, iMatch hitch and an 18' trailer. I was very pleased with the price after comparing buying the items separately.
The tractor was delivered the same day and I put it right to work. The dealer had installed the iMatch and mower. I needed to make some slight adjustments and it was ready to go. The first thing I did was mow the ditch in front of the place along the country road. Some of the grass was 7 or 8 feet tall with various weeds and brush. Granted, I took it slowly because I didn't know what was under that mess and I didn't know where the ditch was. I didn't want to roll over into the ditch on my first day of ownership! But, I couldn't be more pleased with the results. The tractor/mower combo handled it quite well and the little diesel didn't bog down a bit. I had the same results when I drug the box blade up and down our 650' driveway. I was worried about the tractor being underpowered for nothing. It's actually a very capable machine and I couldn't be more pleased.
I ultimately decided I could live with the 3025E due to fewer emissions parts/functions on the smaller diesel. It wouldn't have been a deal breaker for me to go with one of the higher-powered machines and dealing with that but I figured going simpler had advantages, too. At any rate, I happy with the 3025E.
I'm looking forward to hanging out here again and talking about tractors and such. I couldn't figure out how to change my poster name from ID to OK Corgi Ranch, though.
