slimcity9
Bronze Member
So DR recently came out with a PTO trimmer for less than $1000, and apparently it's very popular, with a five- to six-week wait. I'm interested, but the implement is spec'd for a Cat 1 hitch and mine is Cat 2.
I just got off the phone with a nice lady from DR. But maybe it's a case of men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Or else she doesn't know what she's talking about. She's trying to explain why I can't use this implement on my Cat 2 tractor. She quotes the back, outside wheel width spec as "must be equal to" instead of "maximum" of 80 inches. The latter is on their website. Evidently she thinks every Cat 1 tractor measures exactly 80 inches!??!! She says the little test tractor in their youtube video is 80 inches, which I find dubious, since my 55 HP TYM 550 tractor is only 72 inches. Then she starts telling me that the drive shafts are different, even though she reads from her sheet that it's a 1 3/8 inches, six-splined, quick-release shaft, which sounds pretty standard to me.
I could be the one who's misunderstanding. But it seems to me that the main legitimate reason for rejecting use of a Cat 2 tractor for warranty coverage is the greater horsepower. I suppose if I revved up to max speed before engaging the PTO I could do some damage, though I'd think you could do similar damage with a 45-horsepower tractor. Are there other reasons not to use this implement on a Cat 2 tractor--aside from losing a two year warranty, which I must admit is a pretty big deterrent. I know there are a couple heavier-duty fence line trimmers out there, but last I looked they were maybe three times the cost.
Opinions?
I just got off the phone with a nice lady from DR. But maybe it's a case of men are from Mars and women are from Venus. Or else she doesn't know what she's talking about. She's trying to explain why I can't use this implement on my Cat 2 tractor. She quotes the back, outside wheel width spec as "must be equal to" instead of "maximum" of 80 inches. The latter is on their website. Evidently she thinks every Cat 1 tractor measures exactly 80 inches!??!! She says the little test tractor in their youtube video is 80 inches, which I find dubious, since my 55 HP TYM 550 tractor is only 72 inches. Then she starts telling me that the drive shafts are different, even though she reads from her sheet that it's a 1 3/8 inches, six-splined, quick-release shaft, which sounds pretty standard to me.
I could be the one who's misunderstanding. But it seems to me that the main legitimate reason for rejecting use of a Cat 2 tractor for warranty coverage is the greater horsepower. I suppose if I revved up to max speed before engaging the PTO I could do some damage, though I'd think you could do similar damage with a 45-horsepower tractor. Are there other reasons not to use this implement on a Cat 2 tractor--aside from losing a two year warranty, which I must admit is a pretty big deterrent. I know there are a couple heavier-duty fence line trimmers out there, but last I looked they were maybe three times the cost.
Opinions?