Re: Tractor shopping... need help
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04/01/20 10:33 PM
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Has anyone ever said: My tractor has just too much horsepower! Nahhh, go up a hp size. Who are you buying it for anyhow?
I always had Ford tractors, then Ford-New Holland. Now New Holland. I am probably on my last 2 tractors, they will last the rest of my time. Both have loaders - A 35hp and a 70hp Turbocharged 😎. Wife says the 70 is a babe magnet but too bad because nobody sees it. I like to think it is possible.
I disagree that any brand or tractor will be fine. They can be very different and for different purposes. I would be very cautious buying used because there are way too many guys who should never be permitted near a tractor who run them terribly and the tractor takes a beating, so they trade it in!
Get the largest/heaviest body size in your hp for mass and momentum. Then get the largest hp in the body size - see how that keeps you going up? Load the rears. I have beet juice in the 35hp and windshield washer fluid in the 70. I wanted the extra density to offset the loader. I switched the front wheels left for right and mounted inside out for a bit more width and stability. Rears are not adjustable = 60” wide front and rear. On the 70hp I had them adjust front and rears so the outside edges are the same at 80”. This gives excellent stability with the rears filled 55%. I need the center of gravity low for mowing a lake dam. The brush hog is 84” and i get excellent coverage of the tire tracks.
if you get a loader, be sure it has the skidsteer loader quick attach for other buckets and pallet forks.
Definitely look at 4wd and check out the new R14 hybrid tires. I have industrial tires on the 35hp and they are fine in the summer, good on lawn, good not great in mud, but lousy in snow. I will get a set of chains for the rear. Agricultural tires on the big one.
FRAC LIVES MATTER
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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04/01/20 11:21 PM
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RockCrick
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Anybody have any experience with Bransons? Dealer near me. But I also have JD and New Holland dealers near by. I have a 24 horse Branson. Pretty happy with it, price for the HP it’s hard to beat , $13,200 brand new from Trailer World, probably the same dealer you are talking about. They make bigger models but I didn’t need anything bigger. It pushes over 8 inch trees, root wad and all. I even dug a 30x30 stock pond with the front end loader in about 4 hours. You probably won’t get 0% financing like you will with other brands but the equivalent JD was almost 20k so a little interest and you still come out ahead. My only complaint is that it’s a little light and easy to spin out with on gravel when pushing on something. 6 year power train warranty. 2 year B to B and no fancy electronics. The engine is a cummins just not branded by them. Reminds me of the old kubotas in design, easy to maintain, and so simple not much can go wrong. I don’t have many hours on it so can’t speak to longevity but I’ve not heard many complaints.
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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04/02/20 12:36 AM
04/02/20 12:36 AM
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Wylee
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Man I’d love to have that old Massey. Any chance you’ll be headed up my way over the summer?
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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04/02/20 06:30 AM
04/02/20 06:30 AM
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I would choose a brand name dealer that is closest to me. JD, Kubota etc.If all within the same reasonable distance I would shop the best deal including intrest rates.
It is what it is.
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
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04/02/20 07:29 AM
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is your 135 gas or diesel?? had a 35 d growing up that thing would run a long day mowing hay and only use 5 gallons It's a gas, can't you read? Lol.
wanna be goat farmer.
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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04/02/20 07:46 AM
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i just sold a 35 horse kubota cause it was either too big,or not big enough.
was a tippy sun bum--
disclaimer--i have others
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
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04/02/20 08:58 AM
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TreedaBlackdog
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Personally, I would steer clear of Branson. Only becaue it does not have a 30 year history with proven results. I expect at least 30 years from a tractor and expect the dealer to still be around. I have Ford and John Deere. Around here you could buy another MF135 for 6-7000. Massey parts should still be around. Have you found a small tractor shop or mechanic around and actually asked them what it would take to fix it?
Things I look for - reliability, proven history value in 20 years,ease of repair, dealer support within 50 miles, common issues, a diesel, no plastic
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
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04/02/20 09:51 AM
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M.Magis
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Personally, I would steer clear of Branson. Only becaue it does not have a 30 year history with proven results. I expect at least 30 years from a tractor and expect the dealer to still be around. I have Ford and John Deere. Around here you could buy another MF135 for 6-7000. Massey parts should still be around. Have you found a small tractor shop or mechanic around and actually asked them what it would take to fix it?
Things I look for - reliability, proven history value in 20 years,ease of repair, dealer support within 50 miles, common issues, a diesel, no plastic The Branson name has only been around for 22 years, but they've been making tractors a lot longer. The parent company still supplies engines to Cummins and tractors to Deere. I've never owned one or even seen one, but they're far from a "new" tractor company. But as with any brand, dealer support is key.
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Re: Tractor shopping... need help
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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04/02/20 11:59 AM
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I have a brother who has a compact Mahindra and it has broke down twice with major repair issues. So that is one brand I'm definitely steering clear of.
The new Holland dealership is just 7 miles away but it is a fairly new dealership. The sales guy says they have 3 top grade A techs in the service dept. The Branson dealership is held by a long time outfit called "The Tractor Store". I know the folks there and bought my first tractor from them about 34 years ago; a used International B414. However, whenever I have anything to get worked on these days they are always 6 weeks out because they don't have enough techs.
I haven't looked closely at Kubotas yet, but I loaned a piece of farm equipment to a neighbor with one and his three point hitch didn't have arms long enough to hook up very well with it. And it was a mid-size tractor!
Last edited by beaverpeeler; 04/02/20 12:00 PM.
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