TC18 Add-Ons

[RobS]

JimB, I know exactly what you mean about dealers not knowing how to deal with informed customers. The dealer I mentioned in Schoolcraft was that way as was an Orange dealer outside of Detroit (I frequently tractor shop on business trips, is that playing Hookey?). Both of these dealers tried so hard to sell me HST when my mind was already made up to have gears. Neither could comprehend why I'd want gears and got downright insulting when I wanted more info on the gear tractors available. We know we're in the minority, but both my wife and I prefer gears in everything we drive. Amazing how few dealers (car and tractor) can deal with this, and it's even more amazing to hear a salesperson try to convince an informed consumer that he/she is wrong. Oh well, enough of this rant...

Rob

[Blu21]

Got 12 plus of the white stuff overnight,N.E.Ohio right in the good ol' lake effect area.Got to use the tractor with my backblade this morning,turf tires no chains no problem.Then again this stuff is light powder,but I'm sure the heavier stuff wouldn't be so bad either.Going out to play on the four wheeler with the boys,they sit on a saucer sled backwards and I pull them all over the place.I have more fun than the kids!!! Guess if you have to live in this enviroment you must adapt>Tom

[Thomas]

Okay...you guys and ladies out there who got to play in the surprise snowstorm [img]/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif[/img] with your tractors,[img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img] for show little more mercy on us folk up here who also want to play with our tractors in the snow. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

Have fun and stay dry

Thomas..NH [img]/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[JimBinMI]

Guys,

Well, I couldn't stand it, snow in the drive, tractor up on jackstands, tires filled and waiting for me only 35 miles away. Drove down to Coldwater last night! Hooked up my trailer, visited with my folks, then my older brother when he stopped by, didn't leave until after 10:00. Got home, mounted the filled tires, service guy estimated that they each now weigh about 150 lbs...felt like it when I mounted them. Drove out to the barn, hooked up the rear blade and plowed snow! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif[/img]

It feels like better traction to me, pushed snow until it came over the top of the blade and was pilling it up pretty good and still had traction with my turf tires, 4x4 and no chains. That was fun! Rear flood light works so good, nice to see when hooking up and plowing in reverse.

Finished up about 12:30 a.m., can't figure out why I was so tired at work today! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

JimBinMI

[gordon]

Jim how many inches did you get?
On the back of my tractor I've got two floods and one trap light makes a big difference this time of year.
I was thinking about you and a tractor with no rear tires man that must have been driving you crazy. Guess that question was already answered by you going to pick up the tires early!!!
Shame your tractor got painted the wrong color at the factory should have been orange in color by the way it pushes snow. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Gordon

[JimBinMI]

Gordon,

We got like 6-8" of the white stuff. Since they called school off on Tuesday my son and I got the old snowmobile going and played on it for awhile. The snowmobile is an old '79 John Deere 340 free air, too bad New Holland didn't make a snowmobile! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

I had posted that my 12 year old son didn't pay much attention to the tractor, that all changed when he was helping me pick up leaves with the pull behind leaf collector. I kind of tricked him into driving the TC out of the barn and when he realized how easy it was to drive the hydro I couldn't get him off of it! Had him wearing the seatbelt of course! When driving the old Allis Chalmers hydro, he almost ran into the house, but that was the lever hydro, the kind that goes forward neutral reverse and it could get tricky. Hope he lets me do most of the snow removal but I'll let him when he wants to! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif[/img]

Have a great Thanksgiving All!

JimBinMI

[Thomas]

Jim,
Reading a sentence like that was grand!!
Sounds like your going to be sharing the hour meter with your son.[img]/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Maybe your son will join the board, [img]/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif[/img]and who knows we all might convince your son to get a Kubota. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]


Thomas..NH [img]/w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[JimBinMI]

Thomas,

I recall reading that your 1st choice was a New Holland...if you had found a better dealer by you like I did, we'd be full blood brothers right now! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

My son would NEVER want a Kubota, his school colors are Royal BLUE and white! [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

JimBinMI