It's been a good while since we've had a good tractor thread.
why the fuck are MF135s so expensive these days?
I am looking for all purpose medium tractor and i've came up with Case XL 956/1056. I have experience with Case tractors, i've worked with Magnum 7120 for a long time but XL series is completely new to me. Is any good? Could you guys tell me if there is any specific stuff that is prone to breaking?
>>2857258>medium tractor>in line 6what are you planning to do? What size fields and how wide are your tools?
>>2857266Tools would be mostly 3,5 - 4 m wide. And fields would be mostly 2,5 to 4 ha max, i'll see, i plan on getting around 20 ha max and splitting it in half, 10 for cattle farming and other 10 for grain cultivation. I'd like to slap a front loader on it.>medium tractorYeah, kind of. Compared in size to 7120 or JDs my neighbours roll in it seems closer to MTZ 1221 than to Magnum.
>>2857275>3,5 - 4 m wide>4 ha to 20 hajeez hobbyists really love pissing away money.Mate who ever clowned you into that never heard of working economical.You could easily size down to 2.5 - 3m and do everything with a 70-100 hp 4 cyl, which is also a better size for loader work, get everything done in nearly the identical time frame and save a shitton on consumables, tires and fuel. For reverence, full time Farmers here do between 100 and 400 ha (field shape depending) on 3m 180hp (4 ha heavy work per hour is easily doable) everything else is a pissing contest.If i were in your Situation, trying to get all that done with just one tractor, i would probably go that rout and priorities getting air conditioning and a gearbox with full reverse gear set on steering column and a power shift group. basically what was state of the art of the mid 90s
>>2857258That's an international painted in caseih colours
>>2857258Anything with with a cat 2 hitch or smaller is small.
>>2857291Alright, thanks
>>2857043I need this. Dragging logs around. Working in steep terrain.
>>2857532same but with reverse control mainly for mowing.
Is it still possible to put custom firmware in a John Deere? Apparently that used to come from hackers in Ukraine but they're probably busy with other matters now. Has Deere used this as an opportunity to lock everything down unopposed?
>>2857535>but with reverse controlThen this. Seat and controls can be rotated.
>>2857051brother I've been looking for a reasonably priced fendt 280 s since ages
FergusonEverything else is shit
>>2857043I just did a tour of the Farm Museum out in Fort Langley and they have an extremely impressive collection of old tractors. Diesel gas and even a few Steam and boilerless ones as well.Case, Massey, Deere and a few others.My dad worked for the Canadian government occasionally as a Russian translator and one of his jobs was to translate a farm equipment manuals into Russian so that peasants could understand these machines and not accidentally fill up a gas tank with water.In my stuff I still have a couple of boxes of these old manuals that he had. Most of them are nearly new and have never been touched by Greasy hands. Also some really good repair guides for some of the rare ones.
>>2857559John Deere half the once were stolen by the Russians and brick the firmware on them
>>2857291Depending on situation you can quite often get bigger cultivation kit relatively cheaper than smaller. For example 5-furrow, semi-mounted reversibe ploughs are ofter cheaper than 4-furrow mounted ploughs. And talking about economics, the only thing matter is cost per hectare and it's usually smaller with bigger, used kit versus small, new one. However like you said you should look at the big pucture and make choices based on that, there's no definite answer of what kit is the right choice.And for the tractor in question, I'd go for a 5100 or MX series Case rather than those old IH based models. Former are much nicer with loader thanks for reverse shuttle versus latter with ZF's expensive-as-hell-to-repair manual gearbox. Or if you live in Europe, CS/CVX-branded Cases are still somewhat hidden gems.
>>2857615>Ferguson>Everything else is shitYou misspelled International Good ol tractors.
>>2857615Nobody tell him about the 1080
>>2857532Articulated tractor. Noice.
Anyone know if the Kubota v4300-2A (tractor: m6950) is direct or indirect injected?
>>2857660>so that peasants could understanddude what are you 60?
Oh yeah, tractors rock!
this soviet bad boy goes hard
>>2857043Thinking about getting one of these for my smallholding. Roast me.
>>2860955I've played enough spintires to know that's miserable work.
>>2861130the engine on that would rattle itself apart.
>>2857043woke my ferguson tef 20 from a deep 2 decade sleep this summeronly some minor stuff remainingfreeze caps leakingcooler belt to be replacedanyone have a good picture of where all the gears are?there are 4 forward gears and one reverse, i know where they are but i dont know which forward gears are which
>>2861160Nah not really, rarely are locks even needed. Might be because there recently was a logging, and the forestry machine sunk some wood from thinnings a feet down in the clay for traction and... buyoancy? Increased shear strength for the clay anyway, so the machine doesnt sink. Also without the chains it would be absolutely impossible. The trailer can also get drive train power from the tractor, but so far it hasnt been necessary. Say what you want about russians but Belarus tractors are absolutely indestructible.
>>2861188>The trailer can also get drive train power from the tractor,Pto power to an old truck axle?
>>2861191Yeah, exactly. Grandfather built the trailer from an old truck, transmission included. As far as I'm aware most tractors from the late 70s didnt have drive power output to PTO or an air compressor, but somehow these absolute commie beasts do.
>>2861401Yeah ground speed pto isn't that common.
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>>2857043i just want a 5020 kinze repower with a screaming 8v71 jimmy to mow the backyard with. modern shit is so soulless
>>2862621>Boomer mowing the lawn memebut instead of>brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrit goes>EAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAE
>>2857043Got done doing some wrenching on my mf35. Replaced the leaking waterpump and got two new rear tires. The old had real bad dry rot and punctured one tube.
>>2863419First job was to tidy up my overgrown dirt road
>>2862621Old stuff was the old equivalent of soulless You're retarded
>>2863420Looks nice.
>>2863420comfy
>79 engine hp made 96-02So about 10-20k I don't know if fendts command a premium just because they are a fendt.
>>2865090>>2857611Forgot reply link
>>2857043im wanting something i can use on undeveloped land that will help clear it and build a house. i have a truck that can tow a gooseneck but no trailer. my thoughts:case 580's - extremely cheap 2wd backhoes and seem to be everywhere - but i have to buy/rent a big ass trailer some sort of skidsteer - they're all expensive and look like hell to work on, but retain value and dont need a 26' trailer to be hauled we used a 35hp kubota to build a pole barn and do yard work, at times it felt small and we had to call someone else out here to dig anything up are there more perspectives i should be pondering?
>>2865100what's the terrain?
how often do you guys change or sharpen blades? I bought some generic ones off Amazon and after like 2 mows they're dented.
>work gets a brand new Kubota M5>to lift pallets
>>2865163loader or forklift
>>2865156>after like 2 mows they're dentedpart and parceli "sharpen" at most once a year, that means establish an edge and take my time deburring. mower blades are horrendous steel.dents dont matter, another part of the blade will take the cut next revolution.
>>2865163>1995's tech for loader workthats just trolling
>>2865242Loader...also came with a bucket that we use roughly once every two years to fill holes in the parking lot lmaoThe one we got rid of was a 20 year old JD 5320 with 600 hours on it...if you're in Washington state check out the government auctions and it could be yours
>>2862621Build what you want to drive. In the US custom pulling and modified tractors are common. My respect to those fabricators (serious farmers can fix much of what they own)https://www.farmshow.com/ showcases many self-built tractors, self-made or modded equipment and much more.
>>2865391I wonder if kit tractors would become a thing?Buy an engine, drivetrain, hydraulic pump and what other off the shelf components you'll need then Fabricate the chassis from specced steel stock and Viola a tractor that if needed you could customise during construction to suit you requirements.
>>2866928tractors are consumables, no point in hyper specializing one if it will be worn out within 10 years anyway.>just fix it brotheres a million splined shafts, bearings, seals and welds that could all fail at the worst possible time making worn out gear a liability for anything but small scale hobbyist work. certain tasks have narrow time windows
>>2867193>just get excited for new product and consumeTractors are a tool, wear parts are consumables and the kit would allow you to make the tractor more or less complicated depending on your wants and needs.
>>2867236>wear parts are consumablesat some point the whole frame and every cast is a worn part, Thats just how it is in an environment of abrasive dust and high dynamic loads.Now either buy a new more fuel efficient one and write it off, or consoooooooom upwards of 10k yearly in obsolete spares for your lemon.
>>2867193>>2867242>t. never heard of caterpillar certified rebuild
>>2867257>he thinks they do it for free
>>2867242Why the fuck would I put bad parts into a custom tractor besides being cheap?
Although making a new bell housing, mounts and getting new accessories if unsupported by the new choice when an engine/transmission is eventually no longer supported would be a minor pain.
One of these is not like the others
>>2867242>at some point the whole frame and every cast is a worn part, Thats just how it is in an environment of abrasive dust and high dynamic loads.>Now either buy a new more fuel efficient one and write it off, or consoooooooom upwards of 10k yearly in obsolete spares for your lemon.This is bullshit. A lot of the parts in a tractor are not wear items, and apart from a ridiculous catastrophic failure would be fine for multiple lifetimes of use. Some parts are definitely wear items and replaceable.
>>2868756FS is way more entertaining than it has any right to be.
>>2868789>peak male fantasy
>>2868764>and apart from a ridiculous catastrophic failurehave you never heard of fatigue?We've had every fail there is either ourself or in the village.broken frame, worn spline on the hitch links, cracked rim, exploded planetary gearset, multiple inch thick shafts (especially on combines) juts shearing off along a rusty fault line, multiple 1000€ each pcb's breaking due to fatiqued solder joints (no chance fixing, thanks to epoxy coating) And thats just the catastrophic breakdowns, not the expected seals, bearings and bushings.Like the repair budged for our combine is literally 5k per year, above that trading it in for a newer would be paid off in 5 years, or cheaper to hire a contractoryou know what fucks farmers in the ass? the time window for a task like sowing, spraying pesticides or fertilizer is the same for everyone in ones area, no difference between doing just a single acre or 1000. Guess who can afford a week or two of breakdown time
If you're thinking about getting your first tractor, avoid anything with a DPF system. They are annoying af, they make your tractor anemic and they're expensive to delete.
>>2868924yea rather get something ancient with mechanical fuel injection that blows 1/5th the diesel straight out of the pipe when slightly bogged down
>>2868927Kubota, Massey and John Deere all have modern tractors with no DPF system
>>2868915>broken frame, worn spline on the hitch links, cracked rim, exploded planetary gearset, multiple inch thick shafts (especially on combines) juts shearing off along a rusty fault line, multiple 1000€ each pcb's breaking due to fatiqued solder joints (no chance fixing, thanks to epoxy coating)>And thats just the catastrophic breakdowns, not the expected seals, bearings and bushings.Those are all easily replaceable parts except for maybe the cracked frame, and that is repairable. Maybe you just suck at maintenance? New equipment is nice at times, but saying the old stuff is not useful and completely worn out when it needs a bit of service is peak consooooooooooomerism. Go get another loan from Mr. Shekelburg and buy that new tractor, so I can get a sweet deal on your old perfectly serviceable equipment...
>>2868957bet you would also buy a 10k hour 900 series vario
>>2868957>for maybe the cracked frameThe argument started from proposing a kit tractor made with a ladder chassis to allow multiple engines and transmission options so just get the stock the chassis was made from and make a new one.
I need an intro to tractors.New land owner here, I have a few acers of a dead lake that's overgrowing with invasive cattails. It's a low spot that stays wet 8 months out of the year. I want to cut them back a hundred feet, they are creeping into my backyard. Looking ok CL I've seen a few cheaply priced Farmall and Ford tractors that go for around $3,000.I want to use it as a brush cutter and as a cultivator.I have minimal knowledge on these guys, looking for advice on where to strat.
>>2868976>bet you would also buy a 10k hour 900 series vario>FendtNo thanks.
>>2869232Super dexta? in the US?Anyway a European utility like that super dexta would be a good start.
>>2857043Are chinese tractors any good? Excluding the import costs.
>>2869310If you pay them enough to make a good tractor
>>2869310the ones ive seen reviewed are at least 45 years behind technology vise, i would keep that in mind when looking at prices
If they made tractors faster they could plant and harvest faster which is more efficient to get the products to market for just in time eating.
>>2871266>which is more efficientakshually wear and fuel consumption increases quadratic with speed, wide and slow is way more efficient than narrow and fast. not even talking about headland time loss
>>2871266The concern is getting the crop in and out on specific time windows rather than turn around.
Or is it turn over?
>>2871266>t. never bounced in a tractor seat pulling a turbotill at 12mph
>>2871504Smooth your field out
I was in PA last year just driving around. I was relatively deep in the mountains and saw a fuck ton of cars parked in this massive field. Stopped, bought a ticket, it was a farming expo. These farmers all brought their antique tractors, steam tractors, these massive grain cultivators from 200 years ago. Amish, white mountain dwellers, it was a wild place. If I had pics on this phone I'd upload them for you guys, you would get a kick out of what I saw. You farmers LOVE your machines.
I've been looking to buy a used tractor for tilling a garden and moving logs out of my woods for a little while and I'm torn between getting a Wheel Horse D200 and a Magnatrac Jr. with a loader bucket. The D200 doesn't come with a tiller but has a Cat 0 hitch and the Magnatrac doesn't have a rear pto at all but I figure I could plumb one in. Any thoughts or better options I should look into? I will say I'm not looking to get anything much bigger than these. Wouldn't have a place to store it.
>>2873201If you want to keep that small then get both other wise would something the size of a grey Ferguson be too big?
>>2873201>AnonymousSmall tractors are surprisingly capable but I absolutely wouldn't buy one without a loader already installed. It will change how you approach everything. Ironically the same could be said about having a proper, hydraulic 3 point hitch. Rear PTO is super handy too, I fabbed up a wood chipper that is so much fucking better than a standalone unit. Another thing, try to buy a tractor as a package, ie get one that already has all the shit you need. Finding specific attachments for a tractor that is already 30 years old is a fucking hassle. Also, Cat 0 is a pain in the ass to work with. If I was buying again, I'd be looking for something hydrostatic, 4wd, and cat 1. Look on CL/FB for grandpa died kind of deals where the kids don't want anything to do with any of it. That Magnatrac will rip the shit out of the ground with those tracks. Even my rubber tracked chinese mini ex does.
Opinions on Massey Ferguson?
>>2861188how often do you have to use the directional/split brakes? I don't get into mud often, but every time I do I start playing the tokyo drift theme in my head while steering with the pedals
>>2857043We have a Mahindra 4540. Been a good tractor so far.
I've had a life goal of having a few acres and a tractor. I found a woman that shares that same life goal. I don't yet have a tractor, but we have 2 paid off houses. Wish me luck tractor bros, hopefully she and I will get there some day. I have nothing to add other than a quick youtube video about the land speed records for tractors. Interesting enough because the narrator is good. Plus historical footage, photos, and how tractor tires were basically invented. I'm not affiliated with this channel in any way, just think its good content. https://youtu.be/PvQ60OX2Xts
>>2874178Dude speaks so well that I had to check that it wasn't text to speech
>>2874033Love how easy Perkins engines start
Reposting my stupid question here:I want to buy a hobby tractor to move dirt piles and gravel around my yard. The idiots on FB want $20k for the tiniest shittiest 15 hp kubota or john deere. Meanwhile you can get giant machines for the same price. Specifically theres probably a dozen Case 580 backhoes for $20k, some of them have fairly low hours.Is there any major pitfall to just buying a bigger tractor / loader / backhoe? Ive worked on cars and trucks pretty extensively but this would be my first heavy machinery
>>2874502aside from turn radius and weight? i guess not.On the flipside as a farm boy i dont understand the weird fascination with these tiny cabless asian shitboxes. They aint cheap, they offer the bare minimum features. Like for the price of pic i could right now buy a 100hp with ac, big boy hydraulics and electronic draft control.If turn radius is of concern i would look for a 4 or better 3 cylinder without 4WD, it does make a big difference
>>2874645and i forgot, small wheel diameter especially on a powered wheel is cancer for traction and ground pressure, that might be of concern if you dont want to turn your backyard into a mud pit
>>2874645I can't speak on asian tractors, but I do have perspective on american compact utility tractors from mexico.Hydrostatic transmission, once you use a good one you'll love it for loader work or tighter spaces, but there are only three ranges, one for driving down the road, one for loader work or mowing, and the last for anything going into the ground, which is extremely slow, but imagine the smoothest clutch you have ever felt and multiply the smoothness by ten and then imagine all that you have to do is touch one pedal to speed up, and let off to slow down. I have used the brakes maybe a handful of times, and it is all to prevent rolling down a pretty steep hill. The bad part is that you need to set the hand brake if you aren't dead level, otherwise it will slowly roll down the hill without you knowing. The rops folds down so you can fit into tighter spaces, whereas a cab can't, but god damn when I'm mowing in the summer I want even an unconditioned cab. The dirt and dust is fucking ridiculous.Really, they're a niche product for hobby farming or livestock operations, mainly poultry farming where the chicken huts are open enough for a tractor, but not tight enough to require a skid steer or when the user will need to use pto driven implements and doesn't want to use hydraulic implements on a skid steer.As for turn radius, it turns about as tight as a 2wd tractor if you lightly use the split brake and it is out of 4wd. once you go into 4wd, the thing doesn't turn worth a shit unless you are in really thick mud.Again, niche product for small acreages, and the lack of a cab when doing anything that creates dust is a nightmare, but they can be pretty capable and are extremely useful if you need them.
>>2874645>$20k>i could right now buy a 100hp with ac, big boy hydraulics and electronic draft controlpost link
dont even think about buying an ls/small nh tractor. biggest pieces of shit ever made
>>2874681>>$20k>>i could right now buy a 100hp with ac, big boy hydraulics and electronic draft controlNot that anon, but I can buy a 130ish hp 1086 for $9000 locally. Not electronic draft control but still it's a full size tractor. Can also buy a 966 for $7000 which is a 90hp tractor. And those are just two that I have been eyeballing lately because I'm an IH guy. I bought a 4366 last year for $3000. Lol. Small tractors have a high retard tax on them... Probably because they are easier to haul and fit into tight back yards much easier.
>>2874681>>2874684gonna fact check myself. could be plausible. 4 listings on tractorhouse less than 25 yrs old, but all are probably used car lot basket cases thoughhttps://www.tractorhouse.com/listings/search?Category=1109&ListingType=For%20Retail&Price=17400%2A22555&Year=2000%2A&Country=178&ActivationUTCDateTime=40%2A
>>2874681you can buy crazy big shit for peanuts. I saw a combine for $20K not too long ago
>>2874681i admit sub 6k hours is cutting it down, but even then its not really what anon is interesteed in. 2wd with loader is generally cheaper at the cost of age>>2874701>you can buy a smol hobbyist combine for 1k here. 10 years ago we sold ours for ~20k
>>2874781>you can buy a smol hobbyist combine for 1k herelike a Massey Ferguson 87?
>>2874782no exactly kekbut a self propelled version exists too and is super common on the used market.The reason these are so cheap is only hobbyist with a hand full of acres can make use o them, the chute is not high enough for a modern tipping trailer. The thing looks ancient but 90% of the innards are probably still present in a 2024 SDF combine, minus a meter width and the 3rd drum
>>2874783Closest to a m66t we got is a Massey Ferguson sunshine (I saw an Allis Chalmers all crop going to my cousins wedding might look for that instead), only problem is that they're a stripper instead of an open front which limits it to what can the comb can pick up.
>>2874786Oh and said comb is ~13 ft for broad ache work rather than for less than 40 hectares.
I bought a 1480 international combine for $3000 last year too. Only has around 1600 hours on it or something like that. Thinking about building it into a sprayer. Mount some wide as hell booms to the front of it and remove all the grain stuff. Relocate the engine and hydro pumps right behind the cab and install a 1000 gallon tank behind that over the rear axle... Just dunno if I really want to invest that much time into building it. Could have nabbed a john deere spray rig for $24 k with 90' booms and a stainless main tank. I dunno man, I don't like spraying much, but I'm going to have to do it more often, and my 30' boom 3 point sprayer is not much fun.
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Can grab a 2470 case for $3150. Kinda tempted to. Has 9k hours on it and definitely needs some work. Might go fire it up and drive it around the lot to see how bad it really is. My gut instinct is saying the axles alone are worth more than that! Even if i threw a little dozer blade on the front and winch on the back and only used it for skidding trees it would be worth it.
>>2877221I reckon you are going to have to spend the remaining value to make it nice.
>>2863420you should add one of those post-ww2 German checkpoint gates and a little guard shack with the stripes
>>2863420Real jealous. Comfy etc.
can a telehandler work as a tractor why are some of these so cheap whats a general purpose workshop machine other than a forklift
>>2877881Not sure what you mean by "work as a tractor". But telehandlers sometimes have auxiliary outputs for certain machinery, but telehandlers are basically designed to be forklifts with boom arms instead of driving right up to where the cargo is going. Spider lifts are a similar machine, but a little more versatile as well. A skid-steer (wheels or tracks) can work as a fork lift and cart specific things around. The downside is they have very limited lift and aren't as suited to be a fork lift. The good thing is they can have a multitude of attachments on the front. Most equipment like this is left outside, and hydraulic work is never cheap. Neither is diesel engine repairs as commonly found on these machines. Do you spend $20,000 repairing hydraulics and engine, or do you just buy a new unit for $40,000?What are you needing for a regular work process?
>>2877881>can a telehandler work as a tractor>why are some of these so cheap>whats a general purpose workshop machine other than a forkliftGive links to the cheap telehandlers! Around here they are more expensive than forklifts, skid steers, and tractors.
>>2877891idk lifting logs stones etcdesu i wanted to know what kinda tractor is suitable for a rough inclined side of a mountain probably no tractor like that though>>2877962it was the size of a small car price almost unbelievable but then for a few thousand they do send you a whole mini digger with auger and whatnot from china
>>2877881Merlo thinks so.
>>2877996also meant to add hauling loads that's what i see most farm tractors doing in an urban environment since they're a little more maneuverable than a full on tipper truck
>>2878019yep and manitou heard they don't provide any service and their shit is special snowflake specd maybe that's why they have cheap shitcan you even diy on an equipment like that like tractors
>>2857660Any chance of scanning them and posting?
>>2877881merlo has some shit with 3pt and pto
>>2874122It wasnt too bad but yeah sometimes. Since the trail I was on had grooves, unless they got really bad and i was afraid of high centering the transmission apart to some rock, i just kept on truckin.
Has anyone bought a tractor online ie. from tractorhouse? I was reading their terms regarding payment and pickup and it seemed sketchy as fuck. I would need to have it shipped. Can I trust some meth head hot shotter to pick up my tractor without fucking something up?
>>2878950i would never buy a tractor from a dealer without testing it on site for a week.
>>2878959well its either this or a new gook tractor for 2-3x the price. A new green or orange would be 5x + tip for ukraine. Everything local is 70 year old rusted out dogshit
>>2857559this looks like a hotel now someplace where they make tractors
mike festiva built an articulated small truck out of a honda type engine and few hydraulic parts for a couple thousand bucks should i learn steel fabrication and give it a go
>>2879458>plow co>make tractors
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Used to have this
Tractor thread?Tractor thread.
We are saving for a 3rd function now. We need to be able to run a auger and hydraulic driver, all skid steer. One problem I have run into is our hydraulic GPM is only 10GPM and finding a driver that is even close to that is not easy. We are not trying to drive 4 inch pipe or anything just tpost and maybe some 2 inch pipe.
ive got to replace the starter motor on a ferguson tef 20do i need to drain the oil first?
>>2882311no the starter should just unbolt off the bell housing
>>2882343ok thanks. got worried when i saw some oil on one of the through going bolts
I thought a hobby tractor would be ideal for my property, I just want something with a bucket on the front to build jumps and be able to put a slasher on the back to cut 10 acres but the few videos I've seen they seem pretty gutless, do you need a 30hp at least?
>>2882508that would be a leak
>>28825132.5 litre engine with at least 40 engine hpwith toque figures not being easy to find engine size is going to be the yard stick for draft work capacity.
>>2882517on a second thought 30 draft horse power might be a bit big for 10 acres
>>2882513equipment manufacturers provide a horsepower rating, look up what your slasher of choice and others in that size are rated for and buy something in that region. Yes you can fuck up equipment by greatly exceeding that rating (and being a retard). Obviously the Equipment width has to match whatever track width and tire set you plan on running, hacking up grass youve driven over two times already is superb retarded, thats also why slashers are unknown here
Is there a reliable source for schematics? Cub Cadet GT2148, suspecting a blown relay in the electrical system
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>>2857043I like the tractors with tracks
And although it may not look quite as cool.One set of tracks is obviously the best possible tractor configuration, due to it having a turning radius of zero.All other tractors bow before the king.
Just bought a 1944 Model B for $1K. Runs and drives good, will be a good project to repaint. Grabbing it this weekend, don’t have any decent pictures
>>2883553this heavily fucks the top soil, the number one thing a driver with a brain wants to avoid
>>2882513Buy the biggest tractor you can afford. Very few cases where someone says they wish their tractor was smaller. Tons of cases in the reverse though.
>>2883565>this heavily fucks the top soil, the number one thing a driver with a brain wants to avoidYou talking about the tracks or the spinning around on a dime to turn? >>2883590>Buy the biggest tractor you can afford. Very few cases where someone says they wish their tractor was smaller. Tons of cases in the reverse though.Done and done. >>2874684Maybe not the biggest I could afford, but big enough...
>>2883627Ag tractors. All I have is a 40hp utility tractor. But I need buckets, pallet forks/hay spears. Couldnt use and AG tractor even if I wanted to here in hill country.
>>288251325hp is fine if you're just going to be mowing and moving dirt around from time to time. You'll be limited on mower size but it may not matter depending on what the property is like.
>>2883939>25 pto power is finethought I would tack that on as that's the output of a te20
>>2883630Lol. You think I don't have a need for buckets, pallet forks, and hay spears? Those are just my ground work tractors.
Let me guess, you need more?
>>2883948Never said you didnt just stating the fact that those tractors would be 100% useless where I live. >>2884104Yes need MFWD.
>>2884104those frame series jds should have never come with loaders. the wimpy front end just couldnt handle it then the trans would start having issues from people speed shifting fwd/rev doing loader workand the hyd systems were shitshows that would leak internally and make the 3pt do wacky shit. even minor repair required a full 4 way case split. and the parking brake would get left on and get trashed along with the service brakes. and the electrical under the little hood in front of the gauges was always fucked. amd servicing anything on the front of the engine was a giant assache in tight quarters. plus people wouldnt get the side screens latched just right and theyd pop off and get driven over because the brakes were fuckedyah those 70s/80s jds sucked. the german build quality was a detriment because they far outlasted their welcome
>>2857043Why even bother with tractors that can't hit 70kph?If your tractor can't hit 70 you're just ngmi, simple as.Imagine having slow tractor when you could have FASTRAC™®
>>2884132Favorite from FS22, heard it wasn't included in FS25 so I have no reason to upgrade. I only used the quad steer tractors since they are easier to maneuver with.
>>2884132A shame the 4240 doesn't go 70.
>>2884132Why even bother with tractors that can't do 40km/hr after 1970
>>2884151>doesnt play on pc and with 250 Gb of modswhats even the point then?
>>2884104yeah
>>2884328I do play on PC anon. I got the game for free from epic, just like fs19. Once they give away fs25 I'll have that.
>put grader blade on tractor in anticipation of snow >wake up and no snowI scared it off again guys, sorry.>big storm coming Sunday
>>2885503We use the bucket with edge tamer style skids.
>>2885504With turfs and a 3pt rear im not moving much anyway.
Not technically a tractor but I drug home a 1995 Lull 844b telehandler yesterday... Gonna lift all the shit as high as I can now!
>>2885557Outriggers?
>>2885557No outriggers. She's a heavy girl though! back tires broke through my trailer deck so I pulled it on forward to sit over a crossmember and chained er down. Stopped here to eat and let traffic settle down for a while before driving through the busy part of town and getting on the hwy to head home...
>>2885559>Outriggers?Dammit, I tagged my post instead of yours with my first pic...
>>2885611Nice. I've seen masonry companies work the hell out of these.>running JLG telehandler >1800lb crates of glass to 4th floor line >single stick>electric rocker switches control out riggers>placed exactly where your elbow hits when running single stickEverybody noticed the ¼" my outrigger raised.
>>2885610the dot in my retarded state would give you a complimentary asshole enlargement if they saw that load. i know a guy that caught a $5800 fine just for pulling a 24k gooseneck like that with his pickup unloaded. got nailed for no cdl no weight mile tax plates plus a laundry list of nitpick shit like chaffed wires etc. dumbfuck was out on a road with a low weight limit bridge on blitz week where a shitbag road pirate dot cop was camping outbe careful out there
with a 20ft you can go anywhere
>>2885685except 19 foot gaps
>>2885688>19ftnot a problem
>>2885693I'm giggling to myself from the idea of now replying 14 foot gaps to get you to post a smaller slasher.
>>2881975>>2885534This one here is gasoline>>2885694There are a couple smaller ones around but no photos at the moment.
>>2885688That's a bat-wing mower so it'll fold up. >>2885617>the dot in my retarded state would give you a complimentary asshole enlargement if they saw that load.That's why I wait until dark to do sketchy shit! Lol. Luckily most cops around here look the other way when they see farmers doing stupid stuff.
>>2885705I'm talking about using it in 19 foot gaps
I'm watching uncle Tony and he said that cars changed styles every 5 years.I've noticed the same with tractors but in about 10 year increments starting in about 1945 for example with Massey Fergson following the evolution of the 35 and 65 starting in 1960 going into the 100 series in 1965 to 1975 then it gets hard to track lineage from ~1975 onward but the style stays about the same until the 90s
>>2886905highly depending on the brand. deutz fahr for example didnt change their cab in 30 fucking year by now, only plastic trim
>>2886941I've just noticed that but the style around the cabin changed around ~95, 05, 15 and 20.
>>2865100hey anon you still there?
>>2883544Finnish vs Brazilian?
Need a tractor to be a tractor and to replace a front deck Kubota, recomendations in south east Queensland?
