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Jonathan, In the landscaping business we experience a wide variety of ground conditions, at different times of the year. The many tractors I've used have had all three types of tire; R1 Ag, R3 Turf, and R4 Industrial/Construction. Not all tires are created equal, to underscore this I can tell you that an R4 Titan (as the type normally found on the new Deeres) and an R4 Galaxy (a Deere option) are different. How much so, I couldn't say unless two identical machines were working side by side in the same conditions.

All three types will work over a lawn pretty good if the tractor is in mfwd. Usually the action of the front wheels help keep the ground from becoming compacted. Turn too tightly in mfwd and you stand a good chance of ripping the lawn.

As long as the turf isn't rain soaked or just coming off the spring thaw, R4's work well and won't tear up your lawn. They are not perfect, but they do offer greater width than the typical R1. I use the R4's on all of my machines because they shed mud and compacted dirt better than R3's do. Around here landscapers must clean up after the job if they leave any dirt shed by the tires on a public road. Turf tires in dirt clog the tread and then shed once they hit a hard surface. In the high class neighborhoods I work, the locals complain about almost anything, dirt from tires is just one of the many ones I have to deal with.

If I understand your post, you are doubting the 35hp machine is right for you. One way to find out, try one. See if you can get a demo on your property from several makers' dealers. Use the FEL to lift the heaviest object you have a need to lift, that may give you some insight into what you want, or need.

Weight confusion
Kubota Tractors
Replies 19 Post by Abbeywoods

In Connecticut, arsenic based pressure treated wood is not to be sold, SYP is Southern Yellow Pine.

railroad ties
Garden and Landscape
Replies 12 Post by Abbeywoods

KW's advice is solid, and you'll find many posts regarding this subject if you do a search here. This subject reminds me of an old Irish joke, when Paddy was about to be hanged, he complained about the rope being new, the hangman's reply was, don't worry, new or old it will get the job done. Most CUT manufacturers today offer great machines, very capable of doing a wide variety of tasks very well. Find the one that suits you, for your reasons, and make your best deal. I've owned Cub Cadet, I own Deere and Kubota, they are different but they all do the job remarkably well within their designed limits.

Deere vs Kubota vs New Holland
Kubota Tractors
Replies 13 Post by Abbeywoods

Your owner's manual should have an illustrated parts breakdown (IPB) showing the locations of each component. Early manuals, like the one for the 650 and 750 had assembly and repair instructions. Contact Woods via e-mail from their web site and they will tell you how to get a manual if you don't have one.

WOODS 7500 SWING CYLINDER REMOVAL
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 4 Post by Abbeywoods

You could do a lot worse than Landpride, they make excellent products. I have a York, which was for years the industry standard - I swear by it, not at it. If you are a legal business, licensed and all that good stuff, you should be well aware that the purchase price of the best rake can be written off, either in your first year of use or over several years. You'll get depreciation value too. The IRS just revised its rules for equipment purchases for businesses, actually in our favor for a change. So, being a business has financial advantages over the average buyer. Check with your accountant, it probably will be extra money up front, but you'll get almost half of it back either in the form of refund or lower taxes.

Anyone familiar with Landpride rake
Operating and Attachments
Replies 14 Post by Abbeywoods

Yes, the early 80's Mitsubishi's had over heating problems also. Generally caused by the radiator being undersized. If this isn't a new problem, but one that has been from the beginning of your ownership, then you may benefit from looking into the later model radiators - these have more cooling capacity and may be a simple bolt-in replacement. As I stated earlier, a good Case or Cub Cadet dealer may be willing to help you sort things out.

Radiator-Cooling system
Mitsubishi
Replies 7 Post by Abbeywoods

Here in this part of New England, and having owned several 7000 series Cubs, with just the equipment you list the going price would be around $7500 to $8000.

VALUE OF CUB CADET 7235
Cub Cadet
Replies 3 Post by Abbeywoods

You can find out all about your warranty right online at the Deere homepage. I don't think that there is any slight of hand going on, but to be sure, you can always e-mail Deere and ask customer service what's up? In clude your model, serial number, date of purchase, dealer's name, and see if they make a response. I've had good results with the Deere Customer Service, online.

John Deere CUT Warranty
John Deere Tractors
Replies 12 Post by Abbeywoods

My 4610 usually clunks within five seconds of hitting the switch to "off." I tried the bucket thing and my front wheels stop after a brief coast down. They spin with just a slight drag when out of MFWD. Sounds like it may be time to talk to the dealer.

Disengaging 4WD on JD4310 HST
John Deere Tractors
Replies 18 Post by Abbeywoods

Dear Matt, it is refreshing to hear that you understand the limits of the little Kubota, some people would never admit that they underestimated their needs. While you have said you used a larger skid steer machine before, be well advised that there is no substitute for a full-size machine when doing full-size work.

Although I have dug out hundreds of stumps using CUT's, for my demanding customers I usually grind out the big ones. Using a Vermeer SC252 I can reduce a four ft. dia. stump to chips in about a half hour or so. I blow the chips into my loader bucket (to be dumped into my truck), then fill the socket left after grinding with soil. Remember, digging out a stump leaves quite a mess, and if you are determined to dig rather than grind, then a mid-size (10,000 lb) excavator on tracks will out dig a Bobcat any day.

You may want to consider layering or staging your work. First comes the heavy equipment like excavator work, then the skid steer, then go smaller. You might find this approach the most economical in the long run.

BX23-BETTER THAN A SHOVEL
Kubota Tractors
Replies 16 Post by Abbeywoods

Everyone who responded here has a valid point. Money drives technology as much as technology advances society. Many American's who think of the man who owns a tractor, thinks of that man as a stereotype. Perhaps, at best, a hayseed, lacking in intellect and earning his pay through drudgery. As those who posted here prove, that image is false. I am proud to tell my friends about this site because of the depth of the discourse, and the quality of the people who share this forum.

Education of the buying public will, I am afraid, come too late. So long as the products that are sub-standard, shoddy, ill-fitting, or just plain wrong continue to be purchased in sufficient quanities, the cycle will continue.

The suffering brought home by the events of Setember 11, 2001, should have been sufficient to awaken America's resolve. But it has not. ENRON, and the others that failed, should have been sufficient to put into motion the wheel of change. That has not happened to any great extent that I am aware of. So the public keeps on spending that shrinking paycheck on, well, for lack of a better word, garbage.

It is always dangerous to speak for others, however, the others I am speaking for now have gone on record in this forum as being dollar wise, acutely aware of the work required to earn a day's pay, and how easy it is to lose that pay if not careful. Our fellow North American's included, it is the person who wants to be an educated buyer, a person who wants to be efficient in work, a person who want's to be safe, that is the person who comes here. A far more enlightened bunch than the porker filling up on super-size meals or the latte slurping narcisus who thinks freedom is free for the taking.

I'd much rather spend my time on a tractor, or talking to you guys, then spend a night at Planet Hollywood. You guys are for real!

one theory on Jobs
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 64 Post by Abbeywoods

Paul, would you use a car for a boat, use a pistol for a hammer or a chain saw to open a can of paint? Probably not because there are other things that were designed to do the intended task much better. So the answer is as the others have said; NO, No, and no. Respect your purchase by using it as it was intended and both you and the Bota will last a long time.

Backhoe as a plow
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Abbeywoods

Ken, from what I'm told by the dealer the 4000 Ten series is the first Deere to have composites to such an extent. The hood and side panels are net molded of a plastic generically known as Zytel (around since the early 90's), which has its color molded through the entire part for scratch and dent resistance. The fenders are a fiberglass like layup that requires finish trimming in a trim and drill bonnet after the resin has cured (look at the outside edge of the fender through a magnifier and you'll see the plys). I think they use a water jet to trim the part, but I admit I could be wrong. As far as the fit argument goes I pretty much think it is a learning curve at the factory. Early models may suffer until everyone gets up to speed. In defense of Deere, my 4610 has exemplary workmanship.

When did JD start using composite body panels
John Deere Tractors
Replies 11 Post by Abbeywoods

Dear M.Young, Having had several Cub Cadets in the family business I can tell you that one could do much worse. But be advised, the current Cub Cadets have absolutely NOTHING to do with International the manufacturer. Today's Cubs are manufactured for MTD by various foreign and domestic suppliers like Mitsubishi and Kioti. When the time came to buy another, I looked hard at the new 8000 series Cubs (re. Kioti DK40 & DK45) and decided on a Deere, mainly because of better features and dealer support.

cub cadets v s john deere
Garden Tractors
Replies 22 Post by Abbeywoods

So how long do you think you are going to live? A century, maybe two centuries? Or are you like the rest of us and don't know. The clock is ticking my friend, how much is the personal satisfaction of self-reliance and the fun of running your own machine worth to you? Hadn't you better get on with it now, instead of thinking it was something you wanted to do, when down the road you are wearing your pampers and laying in some old duffer's home?

I'm way over double nickles, I've had one heart attack and just started to recover from surgery on my spine. I work a ten hour day for an aerospace company, and run my own landscaping business after 3:30pm and on weekends. Why? Simply because I'm having too much fun, I enjoy my life to the max. Dont' you think you deserve to enjoy your life, no one is going to do that for you.

Do I really need a tractor
Kubota Tractors
Replies 17 Post by Abbeywoods

I have a York rake with gauge wheels, scarifier, and grader blade. It has no hydraulics, only manual settings, and it has never failed to give excellent results. It is one of the few multi-use tools that I've tried that actually works. The issue of only having a 5ft scarifier is actually in your favor if you intend to make gradual turns, as you would in making a walking path. The scarifier is intended for basic straight line work, no drastic turns. If it was wider in length, and you made a tight turn, you would find yourself with a bar full of bent or missing points. But being that it is only 5ft., you can make a gradual turn without harming the implement. But be advised, if you really need a box blade, the York rake isn't what you need.

Implement choice question
Operating and Attachments
Replies 18 Post by Abbeywoods

Here we go again with a subject near and dear to my heart, the DOT. On one stop I had the transport lock out of the boom so I could lower the bucket on the "A" frame of the tongue. The DOT guy told me it was O.K. so long as the swing lock was in place, which of course it wasn't, sooooo...you get the idea.

BX23 Backhoe boom creeps
Kubota Tractors
Replies 9 Post by Abbeywoods

"D" you are correct. My dealer, a very patient and cooperative family owned business, took the time to physically compare the 46/47 and 48 hoe buckets. They are very different. The only way they could give me a 9" for the 47 was to take a larger bucket, plasma cut off the sides, trim, and re-weld. It just isn't worth it.

Backhoe Bucket sizes
Loaders Back Hoes
Replies 28 Post by Abbeywoods

Dennis, I found that trying to clear clogged jets was akin to what Mark Twain said about, "...teaching a pig to sing is a waste of time, and it annoys the pig...!" I have a better solution, I use my old printers as wheel chocks, it's cheaper than repairing them and they work good as chocks.

Cleaning an Inkjet Printer
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 11 Post by Abbeywoods

Another source for an economy priced 3pt hitch PTO unit would be Northern Hydraulics. PTO driven units work for most soil applications, but for hardpan and rocky soil your augers should have replaceable cutting edges, and the lead screw should be replaced with a fish tail tip. I'm not certain that the less expensive units offer these features, or if they offer single or double flight augers. Single flight augers work best in hard soil, double flights bring soil up from the hole faster but work best in moderate hard to sandy soil. To penetrate really hard ground, you may have to invest in a "down pressure" kit for your 3pt hitch. This will give the auger the extra force needed to get through the hard stuff.

Post Hole Auger
Operating and Attachments
Replies 13 Post by Abbeywoods