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Compact Tractors #6279664
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My wife and I are looking for a compact tractor in the 35 hp range. If you have one, what brand do you have? What implements do you have? Any brands to stay away from.

I want the good, bad, and ugly.

Thanks!!


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279667
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ZETOR is one to run from. We had a dealer near hear years ago. I bought one as the dealer was close and the sails pitch good. The little diesel engine is great, but everything hydrollic including brakes, clutch, steering, and the main pump for 3pt have given me problems after the warranty ran out. Oh, and the parts are near impossible to find after the dealer went out of business.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279668
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Start with a good dealer if buying new. If buying used, the old Ford 2000 and MF 35 are tried and true with parts readily available for reasonable prices.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279669
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i have a 35 horse kubota i can't complain about except it's toooo small.









Re: Compact Tractors [Re: M.Magis] #6279671
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Originally Posted By: M.Magis
Start with a good dealer if buying new. If buying used, the old Ford 2000 and MF 35 are tried and true with parts readily available for reasonable prices.



We went to the Kioti dealer yesterday, and if I would have know the Mahindra dealer was only a few miles down the road, we would have stopped there too.


Theres plenty of dealers around here carrying other brands as well John deere, Kubota, and New Holland.


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279686
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I have a 3240 Kubota. Great tractor. Run a cultivator and a 6' disc behind it with no issues. Has a loader and backblade also.


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279688
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I've owned a Kubota L35 (35 hp) 4WD for about fifteen years. Its a rugged little machine. It has a 5.5 ft., 11 cu. ft. front loader that will lift 1,600 lbs up to nine feet. It has a BT 900 backhoe with a 2 ft. bucket that will dig to nine feet with a digging force of 5,000 lbs.

I use it for everything imaginable, trenching (digging footers), plowing snow, grading driveways, digging out stumps, gathering firewood, spreading and grading topsoil, hanging deer to butcher, moving large rocks...

I've got around 1,400 hours on it and it's been trouble free other than normal maintenance.

I also have a ten-ton dump truck. I can load it with the L35 and have been for fifteen years but an extra foot or two of front loader lift height would be nice. My next one will be a size up.

Did I mention it just sips diesel fuel?

Edited to add: I have two good dealers within 20 miles.




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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279689
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I have a Ford 3000 and absolutely no complaints. 3 point, live pto and runs my 5' reverse tine tiller and 6' brushhog just fine. I also rake all my hay and pull a 273 new holland square baler with it just fine. It is too small to run a disk mower but would run a sickle mower just fine. I do not have a loader on it as I have a John Deere 4020 with a loader but if I just had a single tractor, I'd probably step up around a 55-60 hp model with a loader.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279692
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Brands I would look for - John Deere,Case International (Farmall), Massey Ferguson, Ford/New Holland, and Kubota - which ever bigger dealer is close by can usually still get parts for older stuff. I would look at models under tractordata and see how many of each model were made and read about each. A good old tractor today will bring more than what it was brand new off the line.....

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279695
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If only the old 2000 Ford had enough power for a tiller, or low gear ran slow enough for a tiller. Their only fault.


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279718
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I have always owned Ford and New Holland tractors of different sizes. They have been very good for me.

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Tractors are made in a series. There are usually 3 that have the same body size and weight, but different horsepower. So the relative power to weight ratio, usability, fuel economy, versatility, traction, useful load capacity, and sense of being “light on its feet” vary greatly.

I have a compact tractor that is just like you are asking about. New Holland 1520 4wd 35hp. This is the middle power in a 3 tractor series. 1510 has 25hp. 1530 45hp. If buying new, I would have bought either this model or the 1530. However, I found this tractor for sale in showroom condition with only 22 hours of easy use - it was in the garage and had never been dirty. It is extremely powerful, has excellent traction and incredibly versatile. I like everything about it. It has the versatile industrial tires. The rear tires are loaded with beet juice. It has a NH 110 loader. The loader is the quick-tach style for easy removal. The main frame stays on the tractor. It has a 4 way joystick control. It has skid steer style connection for easy bucket removal and other tool use. It is very easy on fuel. This Tractor is not for sale, ha.

In my opinion, stay away from John Deere anything. Avoid Deutz-Allis.

There is a guy on YouTube who gives good advice. Ask Tractor Mike.

The NH dealer is about 8 miles from home.

Be careful that the dealer does not over or under sell you. Buy what is useful to you. Get more than you think you need. Have you heard complaints of too much horsepower?

Implement choice depends on your use and location. Lighting also is something to consider - front, rear, side, roll bar, led, flood work lights?


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279723
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I have the same problem as pcr2 . My Kubota is an L4400, it's done everything I've asked it to do .. I agree about the too small.. When I was looking I asked a farmer .. He said "It's real hard to find a job you're tractor is too big for, But It's real easy to find a job It's too small for.. Buy all the tractor you can afford".. Kubota has never let me down , on performance or company repairs and maintenance. Good Luck in your search.
I have a box blade and a flat blade bush hog and rock rake , also a roto tiller and a post hole digger.. No complaints yet, well except size matters.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279728
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I bought a new 40 hp Kioti 4 years ago. No issues so far. Used mostly for moving hay and road grading.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279731
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John Deere should have their stuff painted gold.


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279735
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Green is good, green is expensive. Green also has excellent resale value.

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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279778
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2120 Ford front wheel assist. Really like the tractor. It is border line on what I need though. We use it for baling hay and misc. stuff. Flat land is a great baling tractor but in the hills it is not big enough.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279786
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At my hunting club we have a Yanmar three cylinder Diesel.

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With the dealers you have listed , It would be between Kubota and NH IMO. I have both and they have served me well. See whoppers opinion above for JD. Theres a cpl older ones on the farm I wouldn't get rid of for the world, but the new ones are not worth the price difference against other brands. As also mentioned above, if you think you need a 35 horse, get a 50. With anything, parts availability is key as they will all need some at some point. Good luck and happy tractoring.

Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279801
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Been running John Deer equipment all my life. Yes it is expensive, but you can find the parts you need & not have to cross 3 states to get them. They also hold value better than most of the others.


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Re: Compact Tractors [Re: rednecktrapper] #6279862
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I have a couple of JD 950’s. They are simple geared tractors with enough weight to get the power to the ground. If you have any interest in a used tractor check out the Deere 850, 950 or 1050.

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