So, now that I get to sit and think about this again, as it was deleted by the little one (he loves to get his hands on anything), Ill make it a bit shorter!
We recently moved, and have 5.5 acres to maintain/improve.
Heavily wooded lot with about 1/2 acre lawn and 400' gravel drive.
Ill be clearing some to make the lawn about 1-1.5 acres. Most trees Ill be clearing will be 12" diameter or less.
I will NOT be mowing with it.
Area is mostly flat, but the woods likes to hide roots, old stumps and the like.
Ive compared several models/makes, and have a spreadsheet I made comparing about 15-20 different specs like weight, height, width, loader capacity, loader max height, backhoe power, etc.
I need something that can get through the woods ok, which means its got to be somewhat narrow. 2 series from Deere at the biggest I think.
Right now Im borrowing a 955. Its about as big as Id want. No backhoe on it though, and the bucket is annoyingly short (depth wise), just about 6" more would be great. I think theres a joke in there somewhere....
Anyway, Ive looked at the 1025R TLB, and its seems that it would work fine for future stuff after the clearing work is done, as its hoe is great for digging trenches, drainage, etc. Not sure how it would handle the stumps. Dont care much if it will take longer, as Ive got the time, we arent going anywhere any time soon, but if I can get something bigger, for not much more, that will work faster, all the better.
In the SCUT, the 1025R seems to be the one to beat.
In the next size up, it gets a bit cloudier.
I love Deere. I generally bleed green. But I also dont want to put money into just having the right color either.
The 2025R compares favorably to the Kubota B2301, but things go downhill after that. The B2601 has more capacity on the loader and hoe.
The Kioti CK2510 HST and CK2610 HST both best the Deere and Kubota.
Now, Ive not looked at too many others as these are the "local" dealers to me.
Every other dealer is an hour or better away.
Plus, Orange is actually my favorite color for things Deere doesnt make, so that makes it easier to own that color tractor....lol.
Any thoughts on all that?
My thought on the 1025R and similar sized tractors is that they look too small. I know they work hard, but I wonder about stability. I generally run the 955 through the woods with the bucket up to clear crap near ground level, and wonder how the little ones would take to being rocked back and forth by an unseen stump or root. Gets iffy on the 955 sometimes.
Plus, the others have higher dump heights too, which would be nice.
Not too interested in too much with the PTO I guess, as at best Id run a tiller or bush hog, and then sparingly. We will have a decent sized garden, but even then, tilling twice a year isnt much, and its not breaking new ground either.
This would be mostly for loader work and backhoe work, and pulling a box blade or the like.
We recently moved, and have 5.5 acres to maintain/improve.
Heavily wooded lot with about 1/2 acre lawn and 400' gravel drive.
Ill be clearing some to make the lawn about 1-1.5 acres. Most trees Ill be clearing will be 12" diameter or less.
I will NOT be mowing with it.
Area is mostly flat, but the woods likes to hide roots, old stumps and the like.
Ive compared several models/makes, and have a spreadsheet I made comparing about 15-20 different specs like weight, height, width, loader capacity, loader max height, backhoe power, etc.
I need something that can get through the woods ok, which means its got to be somewhat narrow. 2 series from Deere at the biggest I think.
Right now Im borrowing a 955. Its about as big as Id want. No backhoe on it though, and the bucket is annoyingly short (depth wise), just about 6" more would be great. I think theres a joke in there somewhere....
Anyway, Ive looked at the 1025R TLB, and its seems that it would work fine for future stuff after the clearing work is done, as its hoe is great for digging trenches, drainage, etc. Not sure how it would handle the stumps. Dont care much if it will take longer, as Ive got the time, we arent going anywhere any time soon, but if I can get something bigger, for not much more, that will work faster, all the better.
In the SCUT, the 1025R seems to be the one to beat.
In the next size up, it gets a bit cloudier.
I love Deere. I generally bleed green. But I also dont want to put money into just having the right color either.
The 2025R compares favorably to the Kubota B2301, but things go downhill after that. The B2601 has more capacity on the loader and hoe.
The Kioti CK2510 HST and CK2610 HST both best the Deere and Kubota.
Now, Ive not looked at too many others as these are the "local" dealers to me.
Every other dealer is an hour or better away.
Plus, Orange is actually my favorite color for things Deere doesnt make, so that makes it easier to own that color tractor....lol.
Any thoughts on all that?
My thought on the 1025R and similar sized tractors is that they look too small. I know they work hard, but I wonder about stability. I generally run the 955 through the woods with the bucket up to clear crap near ground level, and wonder how the little ones would take to being rocked back and forth by an unseen stump or root. Gets iffy on the 955 sometimes.
Plus, the others have higher dump heights too, which would be nice.
Not too interested in too much with the PTO I guess, as at best Id run a tiller or bush hog, and then sparingly. We will have a decent sized garden, but even then, tilling twice a year isnt much, and its not breaking new ground either.
This would be mostly for loader work and backhoe work, and pulling a box blade or the like.
