PowerTrom425
Silver Member
Back for a second Commish..It dawned on me that I didn't specifically address your ground clearance question...and now I see that Bob and I must have been typing at the same time! and he spoke a little about it.
I cannot see ground clearance becoming an issue in woods work. As Bob said, because of the oscillating body sections, a PT will literally climb over an obstacle that would stop a CUT in its tracks. And because each of the four wheels has its own hydraulic drive motor, the wheel that needs more traction than another gets it.
A PowerTrac is not a pretty, bells and whistles type of machine. It is a gutsy, well-built, reliable tractor, tank-wanna-be!! The whole under belly is solid plate steel, so even if you do come down on a stump or rock, there are no lines to break or joints to snap.
You should check out the PowerTrac forum here on TBN. On that forum there is a state by state list of PT owners. There might very well be an PT owner close to you. If there is, more than likely he'd be happy to let you check it out. I know that I have done that for a couple of folks in my neck of the woods (pun intended /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )
Again, good luck in your search.....Tom
I cannot see ground clearance becoming an issue in woods work. As Bob said, because of the oscillating body sections, a PT will literally climb over an obstacle that would stop a CUT in its tracks. And because each of the four wheels has its own hydraulic drive motor, the wheel that needs more traction than another gets it.
A PowerTrac is not a pretty, bells and whistles type of machine. It is a gutsy, well-built, reliable tractor, tank-wanna-be!! The whole under belly is solid plate steel, so even if you do come down on a stump or rock, there are no lines to break or joints to snap.
You should check out the PowerTrac forum here on TBN. On that forum there is a state by state list of PT owners. There might very well be an PT owner close to you. If there is, more than likely he'd be happy to let you check it out. I know that I have done that for a couple of folks in my neck of the woods (pun intended /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif )
Again, good luck in your search.....Tom