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Old 07-09-2018, 10:27 PM
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I come to realize i dont know what model of old tractor i need. I do need a full size someday but for now i need to cut about 5 acres grounds and maintain 1/2 mile of gravel road, scrape/fill potholes and clear snow if needed. A tiller would be a plus, besides a cub i am open to sugestions, seen a sutoh 18hp that looks interesting, anyhow seems to be lots of cubs around here, i just don’t know what models are still well built but also have a pressurized oil lube system for the hills. Thanks for any ideas.
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Old 07-09-2018, 10:43 PM
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If I had to mow that much ground I would definitely want something with Twin cylinder. An older Cub with a single cylinder would get the job done but would be awfully slow compared to a twin. I would look for an 1811, 1812, 1872, 2072 or a cyclops tractor. I'm not overly familiar with which model cyclops tractors would be desirable but i'm sure someone will be along shortly with that info.
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Nothing less than a 60 inch for that 5 acres if you are not using a Zero Turn is my suggestion...
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Go with a diesel "super", period.
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Old 07-10-2018, 10:51 AM
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If you need to cut 5 acres and maintain a 1/2 mile of road, you need a tractor, not a garden tractor. Honestly, you need a ZTR and a tractor. You won't get anything but mowing and blading done if you get a GT. Go look for a good used zero turn and a 30- 45 hp tractor.
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What he said
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This is my answer for mowing large acreage and doing dirt work. The mower is for sale. I now have a farmer cut the 14 acres I used to mow for hay.
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If you need to cut 5 acres and maintain a 1/2 mile of road, you need a tractor, not a garden tractor. Honestly, you need a ZTR and a tractor. You won't get anything but mowing and blading done if you get a GT. Go look for a good used zero turn and a 30- 45 hp tractor.
Jonathan at the risk of damaging our new found friendship I am going to way in here. I also agree with what everyone said about a zturn and a larger tractor if there are unlimited funds and we are in a perfect world. I mow around 5 acres and maintain 400 ft of stone driveway myself. Even though I have a zero turn and a TC33D I did all the cutting and driveway maintenance with my 1572 and it worked great. The mowing was no problem and I prefer the 50C deck over the 60". The key to the driveway was the DR power grader also well worth the money. The TC33D is too big with the loader to maneuver when conditioning the driveway even with the loader off it's too big. The 1572 is the perfect size and the diesel has plenty of power. Now my dilemma is now that I have decided to sell my supers what will I use to condition the drive. I have sold the 1772 already but I think I am going to have to keep the 1572. So to answer your original question about what cub to get I would say a Super diesel would handle the work just fine as it did for me for years. I did buy a new zturn with a 60" deck and it did cut own on the cutting time but after a month now I must say I really prefer cutting with the tractor. I find it more comfortable and I don't mind the time as it is my thinking time. I find cutting the grass is my time to relax. The super would also handle any gardening or tilling you need. The only issue I would have is if you need to do snow removal. Even though I have a plow for the 1572 I never used it. I know plenty of you plow a lot of snow with these supers and smaller tractors it's not for me. I don't even use the TC33D. Any plowing I do is in my F250.
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