Re: my new tractor manual vs hydro
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but n.h. doesnt offer the 35 manual with the "d" package" bummer"(i love the seat,folding rops,ect)
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The Deluxe 3pt hitch & Folding ROPS can, in fact, be ordered with the 12x12 tranny and many dealers order them this way for their lots. The seat can also be retrofitted as an aftermarket part, I'm told.
The best prices I got for 40hp 'botas and NHs were(35hp are a little less$):
Kubota
L3830DT
8x8 shuttleshift
Loader
Model #: la723
Bucket size:72"
Single Rear Remote
R4
Filled Rear
Grill Guard
Folding ROPS
Extendable Link Ends
$19520
New Holland
TC40/FWD
12x12 gear
Loader
Model #:16LA
Bucket size:72
Single Rear Remote
R4 tires
Filled Rear
Grill Guard
Folding ROPS
Extendable Link Ends DLX 3pt
$19479
I really wanted a shutteshift tractor - I couldnt get used to NOT using a clutch (in fact the TC35D/40D dont HAVE a clutch.) The Kubota HST is the best I drove, but I didnt like the pedal, but it has a clutch. The NH HST classIII has a much nicer pedal system, but it's not as smooth and has no clutch. The gear drive shuttles on both of them are smooth and easy to shift.
Hope this info helps.
Mark
PS I ended up with a barely used TC40D - so much for my biases against the HST. My biases can be changed for the right $!