Talk to me like I'm stupid

[majorwager]

D2cat
Possible misunderstanding. Larger than postage stamp infers that most members live on parcel larger than a city of urban lot. In other words acreage.

Sorry your interpretation was different. Was by no means a criticism.

Here is the other point. If the thread is started under a large tractor or hay producing heading, then fine.

But when the OP begins a thread totally removed from 100 hp tractors and thread is hijacked into the world of farming, hay production equipment or chastising smaller tractors because they are inadequate to perform large Ag tasks, then, at that point, I sought a time out.

It is showing respect for the OP when the replies focus upon the thread title and intent. This very thread is about two 47 hp COMPACT , not Ag tractors. Just thought the focus should be aimed at that subject.


WFM, sorry that you also misunderstood my intention.

 

[WFM]

I'm currently looking for a 50" driveover belly mount 50" mower deck for my 4 acre postage stamp parcel that I live on to mow with my puny little L3800 lawn mower.

 

[D2Cat]

Major, no problem. I'm back to trying to learn something from someone else. I won't live long enough to learn it on my own!!

 

[Cathy Liebchen]

We like the more compact size of the L3901. We started with an L2501 and it didn't have the PTO horsepower we needed for bush hogging. Considered a 4701 and an MX- cost was not an issue. We have a lot of trees and woods trails winding through them, at least 15 feed plots and small fields interspersed in the acreage. And we have 2 farms about 200 miles apart so need to trailer the tractor back and forth. The best advice I got was figure out what I am trying to do with the tractor, and buy accordingly. There was a lot of static about going bigger and heavier than we really needed. If our needs change, we would just sell it and get a different one. They are easy to sell

 

[Chucktin]

Whoa, maybe chill a bit?

Flipper, in a single post you have managed to disparage 90+ percent of the OTT membership.

The L series is a VERY capable compact tractor and your "oversized lawn tractor" remark is out of bounds. Since many members possess a class of tractor below the L, not sure how you would label that equipment?

The two tractors noted by the OP, the 4800 and 4701 are almost identical in size and capacity. The L is slightly lighter and the CAT 2 MX has about the same lift capacity as the L.

I own an MX. It is not a "baby farm tractor" per your label. It is, as Kubota correctly classifies, the largest of the compact series. It is NOT intended as an Ag machine, baby or otherwise !!.


You are a farmer w/ larger Ag tractors who seems to turn his nose upward at every machine under 100 hp . I too grow hay, but my avatar does not reflect the equipment used in my horse hay operation. Why? Because most of these folks are just property owners of parcels larger that a postage stamp who utilize their tractor to maintain and improve their property. Rarely note anyone earning their living w/ their tractor. You have used the term "hobbyist" under negative light in other posts. Do you post simply to demean?

There is an audience on that other site, about which you seem an "expert", where the forum is wholly about hay farming operations.

The other stuff like std draft control and included remotes is totally inaccuracte.

The point of the forum should be assisting the OP in a quest for verified product information. Sarcastic remarks about the size or misinformation concerning the specifications is of NO benefit to anyone.

 

[GataDOh]

Yall dang confused me now