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re: Are Sub-Compact Tractors worth it?
Posted on 4/1/25 at 2:02 pm to BayouBengalRubicon
Posted on 4/1/25 at 2:02 pm to BayouBengalRubicon
quote:I can load more weight in my 48” bucket than the tractor can safely handle…on occasion. A full scoop of wet soil for example. You just have to be smart and safe
Every once in a while I encounter things I wish I had a larger tractor
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Posted on 4/1/25 at 2:32 pm to cgrand
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thats a question only you can answer. your question in the OP was whether or not a subcompact tractor is useful...and the answer is absolutely yes
True, as the sole sub compact tractor owner in here with a front end loader, you’re familiar with its benefits and limitations.
quote:This is the type of feedback I was interested in. You seem to be happy with what you got, and don’t have any regret about going with a sub over a compact. Anything else you can add would be appreciated.
I can load more weight in my 48” bucket than the tractor can safely handle…on occasion. A full scoop of wet soil for example. You just have to be smart and safe
Posted on 4/1/25 at 2:57 pm to Citica8
no ragerts
knowing what i know now i would make the exact same purchase. just for lifting and moving its paid for itself. my property is in the best shape its ever been. plus not sure what the cutoff is, but 25hp doesnt use DEF
knowing what i know now i would make the exact same purchase. just for lifting and moving its paid for itself. my property is in the best shape its ever been. plus not sure what the cutoff is, but 25hp doesnt use DEF
Posted on 4/1/25 at 3:25 pm to cgrand
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plus not sure what the cutoff is, but 25hp doesnt use DEF
My 5075e does not use DEF. Does have regen but no DEF.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 3:49 pm to cgrand
I think they all come with more loader than the tractor can handle. The small ones are too light in the arse to do heavy work with the loader. We used to tote this big arse log around on some forks on the back of our little tractor if we were using it for heavy work. Its amazing how much you can do with a compact with a front end loader.
Its a tradeoff of course. You really don't want to be driving an 11,000 pound ballast'd out 4x4 tractor with R2 tires around your front yard to make your wife some flower beds, and you don't want a 3,000 pound turf tire for a 20' batwing chisel plow. The whole "buy more machine than you need" thing doesn't apply to a yard tractor. You can easily add weight to it if you need to.
Its a tradeoff of course. You really don't want to be driving an 11,000 pound ballast'd out 4x4 tractor with R2 tires around your front yard to make your wife some flower beds, and you don't want a 3,000 pound turf tire for a 20' batwing chisel plow. The whole "buy more machine than you need" thing doesn't apply to a yard tractor. You can easily add weight to it if you need to.
Posted on 4/1/25 at 8:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I definitely don't want a 40 horse tractor with an A/C cab that I'm going to pay double for, rutting up the yard to rearrange our raised beds and move some flower bed mulch around. I'd be fine taking half scoops of whatever dirt or limestone I'm potentially moving if it means I don't have to shovel it. We've made out fine the last 5 years getting trees moved around after storms dragging stuff with trucks or even the zero turn, worst case a tree gets cut smaller with the chainsaw for the tractor to handle it if I go that route.
I've got a list of things I'd like to get done that would absolutely be easier with a scoop and grader box, but I also know I can pay someone to take care of that as well. I also know I can rent or borrow one to get all of it done, but long term it would be handy to have around. If I can do that below $20k for something new, I can see the value in it, once I get above that I feel like I'm better off just grabbing one on a need to use basis.
One major benefit to the subcompacts, is you don't need a special trailer for them, a regular 6' utility trailer isn't going to be over loaded with one
This was just a starting point for research before I go check them out in person and get real pricing, if its not possible to get a subcompact for under 20k with minimal attachments/implements, but I can get a used compact for 20k with what I'm looking for that's obviously the route to go, but I figured with as many as I see on lots someone on here had to have some real world experience with them.
I've got a list of things I'd like to get done that would absolutely be easier with a scoop and grader box, but I also know I can pay someone to take care of that as well. I also know I can rent or borrow one to get all of it done, but long term it would be handy to have around. If I can do that below $20k for something new, I can see the value in it, once I get above that I feel like I'm better off just grabbing one on a need to use basis.
One major benefit to the subcompacts, is you don't need a special trailer for them, a regular 6' utility trailer isn't going to be over loaded with one
This was just a starting point for research before I go check them out in person and get real pricing, if its not possible to get a subcompact for under 20k with minimal attachments/implements, but I can get a used compact for 20k with what I'm looking for that's obviously the route to go, but I figured with as many as I see on lots someone on here had to have some real world experience with them.
Posted on 4/2/25 at 12:31 am to way_south
It is worth it if you buy a Kubota!!!
You can thank us later …….
You can thank us later …….
Posted on 4/2/25 at 1:20 am to Citica8
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yanmar
The horse power you’re looking for, the John Deere motor is built by Yanmar.
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