terryknight
Veteran Member
my father was out cutting the fields (15 acres of old horse pasture) when he came in to the shop he said he's getting too old and thinks he'd like a cab tractor. So here we go looking for a tractor. The tractor will be used for the basic, cutting the pastures, maintaining the driveway (1/2 long), moving some dirt, moving some firewood, maybe pushing some snow if/when it comes (not a priority). Now my father is old school, prefers gear drive (we'll come back to this later), is nervous about final tier 4. likes to let his tractor idle as he does things off the tractor, and doesn't like to run the engine any faster than needed. That being said he and I won't be the only ones using this tractor and while some of the others can operate gear maybe hydrostatic is a better option. He currently has a MF 1045 from 1989 he would sell it outright or trade it in. His female companion has a Kubota 4310 Hydro also could be traded in. SO with the back story out of the way here is what is a
NEED:
-4x4
-FEL
-Cab with Heat/AC
-30 PTO hp
-tractor with FEL weighs ~5500 or less (to fit on the current trailer)
- lift height on the FEL of 100" (this maybe downgraded to a want)
WANTS:
-R4 tires these can be changed
-SSQA, but this can be added
-Tier 4 interim, this most likely puts us into used territory
So far I have found TYM 433, MF1643/1648, and Kioti DK40 and the JD 4x20 series, though the JD is much more expensive. We are looking used, both he and I are very mechanically inclined. Are there any other tractors that fit those criteria? I have not done an exhaustive search and I realize it's a small group of tractor that will have both a great enough reach and a light enough weight.
NEED:
-4x4
-FEL
-Cab with Heat/AC
-30 PTO hp
-tractor with FEL weighs ~5500 or less (to fit on the current trailer)
- lift height on the FEL of 100" (this maybe downgraded to a want)
WANTS:
-R4 tires these can be changed
-SSQA, but this can be added
-Tier 4 interim, this most likely puts us into used territory
So far I have found TYM 433, MF1643/1648, and Kioti DK40 and the JD 4x20 series, though the JD is much more expensive. We are looking used, both he and I are very mechanically inclined. Are there any other tractors that fit those criteria? I have not done an exhaustive search and I realize it's a small group of tractor that will have both a great enough reach and a light enough weight.
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