4wd L&G tractor

[ParadiseCity821]

If you had $8,000 to $10,000 to spend on a tractor (and you absolutely needed to have 4wd because of the slopes) and it would be used primarily, 95% of the time, to mow 2 acres, what would you buy?

 

[Shughes717]

If you had $8,000 to $10,000 to spend on a tractor (and you absolutely needed to have 4wd because of the slopes) and it would be used primarily, 95% of the time, to mow 2 acres, what would you buy?

If the slopes were steep I would go with a used deweze slope mower. Awesome mower. I use one to mow around the pond banks at my grandmother's house. Husqvarna makes an articulating 4 wheel drive mower (R322t). The deck can be changed out for a number of other implements as well. You can purchase one of them new for about $5500. Ventrac makes a nice slope mower as well.

 

[eric102]

If you had $8,000 to $10,000 to spend on a tractor (and you absolutely needed to have 4wd because of the slopes) and it would be used primarily, 95% of the time, to mow 2 acres, what would you buy?

Since you are requesting a tractor I think the John Deere AWD X700 series is your only choice but will cost a bit more than your budget if buying new, used ones will fall right in you price range though. John Deere always has the 0 down 0% interest for 60 months deal going on plus you get a 4 year bumper to bumper warranty on a new rig also.

 

[Shughes717]

Since you are requesting a tractor I think the John Deere AWD X700 series is your only choice but will cost a bit more than your budget if buying new, used ones will fall right in you price range though. John Deere always has the 0 down 0% interest for 60 months deal going on plus you get a 4 year bumper to bumper warranty on a new rig also.

There are other options than John Deere. The Kubota BX series is one example of a 4wd lawn tractor. The Simplicity prestige is another 4wd lawn tractor. That's just off the top of my head, not to mention the three brands I brought up in my first post. The Simplicity, and the Husqvarna are probably the only two that the op could purchase brand new for the budget mentioned.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Any of the articulated 4WD's are good provided you do not let the grass grow too high.
I love the Rider Pros, a beautiful piece of kit.
The Stiga Park will handle tall grass better than either the Husqvarna or the Jhonsored.

But there are a lot of other things that need consideration like the type of grass, roughness of the terrain, amount of the debris

 

[eric102]

Any of the articulated 4WD's are good provided you do not let the grass grow too high.

I've noticed that with a neighbors Husqvarna articulated, it will leave a lot of clumps if he doesn't mow every week which is hard to do here in the wet Pacific Northwest.

 

[bertsmobile1]

Yes the bio clip mulching deck is the best mulcher I have ever seen but it chokes if you try to cut much more than 2" because they really chop up the grass almost into a pulp.
The other nice thing is they are quiet, by lawnmower standards.
Down side is it gets really slippery on the back tyres.
The Stiga parks will handle a lot taller grass but I don't know if they are available over there.
Murray used to make some mowers for Stiga I assume because Murray has a colour code for Stiga yellow and Stiga White.

You can get a rear discharge deck for the Rider Pros , but they leave a windrow behind them

 

[ParadiseCity821]

Yes the bio clip mulching deck is the best mulcher I have ever seen but it chokes if you try to cut much more than 2" because they really chop up the grass almost into a pulp.
The other nice thing is they are quiet, by lawnmower standards.
Down side is it gets really slippery on the back tyres.
The Stiga parks will handle a lot taller grass but I don't know if they are available over there.
Murray used to make some mowers for Stiga I assume because Murray has a colour code for Stiga yellow and Stiga White.

You can get a rear discharge deck for the Rider Pros , but they leave a windrow behind them

Thanks for all the replies. Shughes...I really like the Simplicity Prestiges but I've heard that they have a lot of issues with their 4wd's. Anyone have any actual experience with them?

 

[Shughes717]

Thanks for all the replies. Shughes...I really like the Simplicity Prestiges but I've heard that they have a lot of issues with their 4wd's. Anyone have any actual experience with them?

I must admit, I cannot give an informed opinion on the Prestige. I have never owned one. I do have extensive experience on the John Deere, Kubota, and the Deweze. I like the design of the Husqvarna, but I haven't put enough hours in the seat on it, or the Pretige to know how well they hold up over time. I would like to read some reviews from members on both machines as well.

 

[John R]

Look around for a good used Kubota BX.