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    Best tractor for snow moving in gravel lots

    The John Deere im looking at does have a reverser. It’s 200 miles from me or id have already seen it. If it hasnt sold after thanksgiving I plan to go see it and it seems to be real theres so many fake ads and scams on used tractors. But hes ready for me to come see it and I dont have to send...
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    Best tractor for snow moving in gravel lots

    Thanks I need to go run that John Deere around and see if I even like it. Parking lots where im doing a lot of direction changes most likely I will only use one or two gears. So it's not like I will be shifting all the time and from what I understand the shift forward to reverse is actually...
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    Best tractor for snow moving in gravel lots

    As the tractor wheels roll round and round my quest continues to spin in many directions. My local dealer has an MX6000 with cab but its there demo for plowing snow this winter I wont get it until April I bet. Not a huge hurdle but id really like my current tractor headed west by mid January...
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    Best tractor for snow moving in gravel lots

    Ok follow up to my first post same subject different direction. If I focus on one thing that seems to be the biggest task I do with my tractors its snow relocation. While some of its plowing the bulk of this are two gravel lots in two commercial settings while one of these has a 300 foot long...
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    New here first post

    Im south of Hilo in Keaau we call it Orchidland. Im at 900 feet of elevations and it’s wet here. Pure jungle I think theres places in the rain forest of Kauai thats drier :). But it’s nice. Im also a diver. I hope to just retire here but I have way too many fish in the fryer to do it soon...
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    New here first post

    yes it’s The Big Island of Hawaii. It’s funny i remember my first tractor purchase I was so happy dead broke 1/2 into the build of one of my shops. Then I figured a few things out. There’s some things. tractor dealers three months later it’s ready you know the day the last snow of the year was...
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    New here first post

    i live a complex life. It’s not even that exciting. This tractor is needed on the big island of Hawaii. There are very few used tractors, while a new tractor is an option it’s a very slow process and about 20% more money for the same thing back in the states. And i need a third tractor so just...
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    New here first post

    I keep running into the gutter it seems. I may re think the whole event ship my L4701 over here and buy a used tractor to replace the L4701 back home when I find something with the right implements and the right price. I seem to think I need at least 30 plus HP even though a smaller tractor is...
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    New here first post

    I own two Kubotas now. A B7800 30 Hp and a L4701 40HP both with what im calling quick disconnect backhoes. I need another tractor. Thought I wanted an excavator but I rented a B26 tractor from Home Depot for a month and figured out I have more need of a tractor then the size excavator Id end...