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Posted by paul on April 26, 2004 at 19:51:14 from (66.60.197.241):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Tractor/In-Law Help posted by bo on April 26, 2004 at 16:17:10:
There is a difference between your _compact_ tractor and the even smaller _sub-compact_ tractors the original message asked about. I like your machine or the equivelent in Blue, Orange, or a couple other colors; but the sub-compacts are only 1/2 the tractor yours is. Gets a little harder to decide if a backhoe on such a small unit is worthwhile - really need to know if there are enough small jobs to bother with. Here in Minnesota, a sub-compact that can only dig 5.5' deep is worthless - water lines need to be 6' deep. And those short & narrow category 1 'subcompact' 3pt hitches don't work well with many regular implements like post hole diggers or even landscape rakes - not long enough arms to do the job. Heck, I have a NH 1720, about the same as your machine, love it. My brother in law's 15 hp Kubota was neat & niffty, but not sure it would accomplish much with a backhoe & loader. Since he only paid $2500 for a beater of sorts, it's a fine little tractor, mow lawn, run grain augers, ran a side rake even (put me in the dust tho!) did all sorts of odd jobs around the farm. If I were going to spend $20,000 for a whole outfit, then I'd be thinking the money would be better spent on a ~25hp unit. That would have more oomph, more veristility, and more stability for the obvious dirt-moving chores. In fact, it would be just like yours..... Does that help? --->Paul
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