Bama67
Silver Member
Hello all,
Been here a while, I bought a Bobcat CT440 years ago and it was completely flawless in the 8 or so years I had it. About a year ago I sold it because I wasn't using it much at all in Alabama.
But now I live in Colorado, and see myself really needing a tractor within a year or so once we stop renting and set-up shop with out own little farm.
My problem is that I don't think I need a tractor quite as beastly (and heavy) as the CT440 was. I wan't something nimble and lighter to tow as well (plan to use it a bit for work here and there)
I wanted something kind of like the Kubota 2601 TLB, or maybe Kioti CK2510, LS, etc, but I live at 9,000 feet and some math quickly figures up a naturally aspirated 25hp engine becomes more like 18ish.
I want a turbo because much like my Ecoboost truck they will be relatively unaffected at this altitude. But I am having trouble finding anything under around 40hp that is turbod, and I'd really rather not have a bigger 40 hp tractor if I don't need one.
My Bobcat for example needed all the power it had for its heavy weight and the power-sucking hydrostatic. I would rather stay with the hydro but I don't want to have to leave my tractor in low gear and crawl around at 2mph all the time.
What all is turbocharged out there, or should I just buy a mid 30s horsepower tractor and use it as a 25 hp tractor?
Thanks!
Been here a while, I bought a Bobcat CT440 years ago and it was completely flawless in the 8 or so years I had it. About a year ago I sold it because I wasn't using it much at all in Alabama.
But now I live in Colorado, and see myself really needing a tractor within a year or so once we stop renting and set-up shop with out own little farm.
My problem is that I don't think I need a tractor quite as beastly (and heavy) as the CT440 was. I wan't something nimble and lighter to tow as well (plan to use it a bit for work here and there)
I wanted something kind of like the Kubota 2601 TLB, or maybe Kioti CK2510, LS, etc, but I live at 9,000 feet and some math quickly figures up a naturally aspirated 25hp engine becomes more like 18ish.
I want a turbo because much like my Ecoboost truck they will be relatively unaffected at this altitude. But I am having trouble finding anything under around 40hp that is turbod, and I'd really rather not have a bigger 40 hp tractor if I don't need one.
My Bobcat for example needed all the power it had for its heavy weight and the power-sucking hydrostatic. I would rather stay with the hydro but I don't want to have to leave my tractor in low gear and crawl around at 2mph all the time.
What all is turbocharged out there, or should I just buy a mid 30s horsepower tractor and use it as a 25 hp tractor?
Thanks!