I spoke with Terry in Tazwell today about the 1430. He considers the engine to be one of the better ones. The hydraulics are 12 gpm @ 2500 PSI.
He wasn't sure if it had auxiliary hydraulics, but mentioned they did make a few with the old 3 pt connection that had it. His recommendation was to...
I haven't been out to look at or operate it. It is a little bit of drive (6+ hours) so I'm getting my ducks in a row before I decide if I want to take a trip. Thanks for your insights!
I contacted PT today and the tractor is a 1996 and they will be getting me more info on the engine and hydraulics. Apparently the older connection limitation is there is no auxiliary hydraulics so a grapple is not an option down the road. I'm getting more interested in this one, but I worry...
Thanks for the info. My needs are mowing and loading, not much else in the near future. I have done some welding but am not a fabricator, more of a patch it back together guy.
This might not be the item for me given the older connection point.
BW,
I started looking for a PT a few weeks ago and came across the same one you started this post with. Did you look at the unit, or does the age and uniqueness of it scare you away?
I'm interested, apparently it only has around 600 hrs.
Thanks,