I love the Ventrac for tree work. I own the 31hp turbo diesel which weighs about 1500lbs. It is lite enough to put it the back of my box truck and will do just about everything you need from a small machine.
I originally bought it for the turf work that I do, lawn aeration and seeding. Most tree jobs I go to also have a turf aspect which is a great up sell. I also get a lot of pruning jobs from customers that call me trying to grow grass in the shade.
So, the reason to buy it was the turf. Since I own it, it is a great all-wheel drive tractor with a lite footprint that will go anywhere.
On tree jobs I built an oversize bucket that will lift 500lbs, have a stump grinder, debris rake, and it will pull our bc1000 chipper on level ground. Chipper 4500lbs vs. Ventrac 1500lbs, LEVEL GROUND, only!
They are $25,000+ just for the tractor. Not worth it for an overgrown wheelbarrow unless you can make money with the other attachments. The biggest advantage is being able to show up at a tree removal job, haul off the wood, grind the stump, seed the yard, get paid, and leave in one trip.
I forgot to mention the V-blade for snow, brush mower, landscape rake, and another 20 or so attachments you can put on it. I am almost done building a log arch that it will pull, and a grapple bucket.
Biggest down side for tree work, it is too small to use like a skid steer and expensive.
Advantages...ONE trip to job site!
I originally bought it for the turf work that I do, lawn aeration and seeding. Most tree jobs I go to also have a turf aspect which is a great up sell. I also get a lot of pruning jobs from customers that call me trying to grow grass in the shade.
So, the reason to buy it was the turf. Since I own it, it is a great all-wheel drive tractor with a lite footprint that will go anywhere.
On tree jobs I built an oversize bucket that will lift 500lbs, have a stump grinder, debris rake, and it will pull our bc1000 chipper on level ground. Chipper 4500lbs vs. Ventrac 1500lbs, LEVEL GROUND, only!
They are $25,000+ just for the tractor. Not worth it for an overgrown wheelbarrow unless you can make money with the other attachments. The biggest advantage is being able to show up at a tree removal job, haul off the wood, grind the stump, seed the yard, get paid, and leave in one trip.
I forgot to mention the V-blade for snow, brush mower, landscape rake, and another 20 or so attachments you can put on it. I am almost done building a log arch that it will pull, and a grapple bucket.
Biggest down side for tree work, it is too small to use like a skid steer and expensive.
Advantages...ONE trip to job site!
