Married into an 1995 955 Deere, 4wd, FEL. That 3 hole Yanmar is the berries.....for 31 hp. Used it for 5' bush hog and misc jobs. Turf tires as they thought the belly mower would do the 2.5 acre yard and woods trails. She is on her 3rd diesel zero turn.
Wife had 17 acres logged 2 yrs ago so tops, branches and normal dead falls are the order of the day.
I needed a grapple, a tractor with more butt and hp for logs etc. After comparing chassis, wgt, regen/DPF, l went w a 2021, 2638, 38hp Mahindra, new old stock. No DPF or regen...they patented their design in '17. Their frame was the heaviest of JD and Kubota. JD has ALUMINUM housing their hind ends on the 30-40hp range. I was very surprised. I really wanted the Kubota but started researching and learned about the regen. Was told "Oh, just set the brake and run it at 2500 for 20 mins to clear it out." I could not get ready for that or a Diesel Particulate filter over $1,000.
I had my rears filled giving me 5k w loader, hooks welded on the bucket, and self installed the 3rd function. By all means get ag tires.....R14 or R16...can't remember which at the least if ags aren't on your unit. The R4s are for pavement. If you get into the 50hp and above, they will usually have ag tires.
I didn't want a cab b/c of the woods trail work. If you be buying a chain saw, the ECHOs are hellacious bang fer the buck. My CS620 is a champ.
Oh yeah, grapples. I did a LOT of research. You will find out about tensile strength vs heavier, cheaper steel. The heavier the grapple, the less it can lift of course. You only need enough width to cover your front tires for general work. No need for extra wgt or expense for another foot of width.
As mentioned, the longer wb and ground speed is nice. Cleaning out stalls, indoor work, short is good.
