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re: Looking to a purchase used compact tractor to use at my hunting club.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 2:57 pm to cgrand
Posted on 9/8/25 at 2:57 pm to cgrand
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bobcat/kioti and it’s been great
They have an EXTENSIVE dealer and repair shop network, not the norm for "off brand" tractors. I looked at them when I bought my TYM but for what I needed it was $10k more than the TYM.
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Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:05 pm to AwgustaDawg
quote:Yeah I definitely don’t need a backhoe.
Almost no one needs a backhoe
Really just need a bushog and a set of disc/tiller. To manage trails and foodplots. The largest foodplot on the property might be 1acre, but the rest are .5 or smaller. About 15 foodplots in total.
I’m pretty young(about to turn 30), so just looking for something I can reliably use for the next 15-20 years up at my camp. Camp is in timber land property with hardwood bottoms. No so open fields. Honestly most of the bigger models that have been recommended wouldn’t event for down half the trails
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:08 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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I found a 2024 Mahindra 1635 for 16.9K, which I thought was a pretty decent deal.
Just wasn’t sure how good some of the none JD/Kubota brands are
I know and have known people who own just about every brand of tractor one can buy in the US and some of them cuss their JDs and Kubotas and others love their Summit (sold at Home Depot in some markets). If any of them are maintained and not abused they all seem to function pretty well. re sale value is a big difference but initial cost is about the same from what I have seen. There is a caveat...if you ain't comfortable doing maintenance and repairs and doing the latter by finding stuff that will work stick with a name brand. There are others with extensive dealer networks - New Holland, Massey Furguson, Bobcat....but none will come close to what JD and Kubota can offer in the way of service. That comes with a steep price tag though, as is the case with most things in life.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:12 pm to AwgustaDawg
quote:I’m man enough to admit that isn’t exactly my forte
There is a caveat...if you ain't comfortable doing maintenance and repairs and doing the latter by finding stuff that will work stick with a name brand.
. I’m a CPA who just wants to live out his childhood dreams on the weekends playing around on a tractor at my camp doing food plots, cleans trails, and other small camp projects Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:14 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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I’m pretty young(about to turn 30),
If I were 30 I would definitely buy a tractor with the idea in mind that I was going to keep it 30 years or so....which most likely means a JD or Kubota. You won't go wrong with either. I am 60...I don't plan on using mine more than a couple of years or so unless I bite the bullet and buy a real sawmill and not the hobby mill I have now...which will mean I am buying a tracked skid steer dammit....
Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:21 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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I’m man enough to admit that isn’t exactly my forte . I’m a CPA who just wants to live out his childhood dreams on the weekends playing around on a tractor at my camp doing food plots, cleans trails, and other small camp projects
I would stick with a known name brand in that case. Low hour used Kubota or JD....they are high but will fit the bill perfectly. Or if you can afford it new...nothing beats new LOL....
if you are like most tractor owners about 90 days in you will wonder how you ever got anything done with out the damn thing. I am like a Larry McMurtry cowhand on mine...it makes me madder than hell to have to climb down off my pony to do menial labor on foot LOL....
This brings up another issue and one the Kubota folks will know more about. JD attachments are proprietary, in my understanding. Or mostly so. Kubotas are skid steer quick attach unless I am mistaken which means you can buy almost any attachment other than a JD....and attachments are where the true joy in owning a tractor shows up. It also shows up on the bank statement LOL....but who doesn't need forks, a post hole digger, a clam shell bucket, a third function....it never ends....
Posted on 9/8/25 at 3:35 pm to AwgustaDawg
quote:That’s the goal. From my own research and advice I’ve gotten on here it’s seems JD or Kubota are best for me. Kubota seems to get the edge by having a heavier framed tractor which will come in handy with the soil work I want to do. The JD E series is much lighter and I’ve read that people say the E series isn’t worth it
If I were 30 I would definitely buy a tractor with the idea in mind that I was going to keep it 30 years or so....which most likely means a JD or Kubota.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:07 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
I have a Kubota 3901. You can come test drive mine around and also see what the grapple can do. It does wonders for me in wooded areas. It bush hogs fine too.
The next step up to the 47 was $10 grand. I just couldn’t do it. The lift capacity went from 1150 to 1600. Which would have been nice but oh well. 3 years going and it’s been great.
The next step up to the 47 was $10 grand. I just couldn’t do it. The lift capacity went from 1150 to 1600. Which would have been nice but oh well. 3 years going and it’s been great.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:50 am to HeadedToTheWoods
Man I appreciate the offer!
The L3901 is the dream right now. How is the DPF/regen process?
Is it really as annoying as I’ve read online?
The L3901 is the dream right now. How is the DPF/regen process?
Is it really as annoying as I’ve read online?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:58 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
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a front end loader and 4wd are non-negotiables
Cannot upvote this enough. You may get by without it, but you can really achieve your property's potential when you can go almost anywhere and move anything out of your way. You can easily develop a Par 4 food plot in the middle of the woods if you want. Also, it's a gamechanger to build stands in the camp yard with real power tools and then just "drive them" into the woods.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:20 am to Bayou_Tiger_225
The regen is a little bit agitating. Not that mad. Takes several minutes
I’m an hour north of Baton Rouge
I’m an hour north of Baton Rouge
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:27 am to HeadedToTheWoods
quote:That’s not bad at all.
The regen is a little bit agitating. Not that mad. Takes several minutes
My buddy has a bad boy with the grapple that I’ve seen in action. It’s awesome when it comes to moving brush around and getting the area ready to clear
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