EldoNixon
Bronze Member
I'll admit that I’m obsessed with creating the ultimate tractor for my needs. To that end I am looking at either a 1430 or 1845. I’m wrestling with the idea of moving up to the 1845, but I feel that the 1430 is a better size for my land and budget. In any event, I must be destined for a PT since I’m contemplating modifying it before even purchasing.
My main reason for looking at the 1845 is the 72" deck (and who wouldn’t want 45hp). I have heard various concerns about scalping with this deck. When I demo'd the Ventrac, it had the best deck that I have ever used. I didn't like the tractor as a loader, but loved the deck. So how feasible would it be to put the ventrac deck on the PT. Did I mention that I know nothing of hydraulics or motors or anything?
What I know: It should be easy to attach the ventrac to the PT. They sell a 3n1 adapter for 3pt use that has the attachment arms that their tractors use. That could be attached to the appropriate quick attach plate. So far so good.
The ventrac uses a pulley system that powers the mower. The pulley from the tractor runs at 3650 rpms. If I wanted to simulate the 3650 RPM main PTO of the tractor I would need to run a hydraulic motor capable of 3650 RPM with sufficient torque to use to run attachments. This would allow me to create a hook-up to use all ventrac attachments. The local ventrac dealer rents attachments. Is this feasible with the a 1430 w/2500psi & 12 gpm be able to power a motor strong enough to run at 2500 rpm to power a 72" mower? Or would I need the higher 15 gpm and 3000 psi of the 1845?
The easier way to do it would be to attach a hydraulic motor to the deck itself. The guy at Ventrac (actually one of the Steiner brothers) said to use an 8-9" pulley attached to the hydraulic motor attached to the jackshaft running at 2500 rpm. w/ a larger 8-9" pulley. Would a 1430 w/2500psi & 12 gpm be able to power a motor strong enough to run at 2500 rpm to power a 72" mower? Or would I need the higher 15 gpm and 3000 psi of the 1845?
Ventrac actually offers this mower for their 25hp gas model. I just don't know enough to compare hydraulically powered attachments to their non-hydraulic counterparts.
I hope this makes sense.
My main reason for looking at the 1845 is the 72" deck (and who wouldn’t want 45hp). I have heard various concerns about scalping with this deck. When I demo'd the Ventrac, it had the best deck that I have ever used. I didn't like the tractor as a loader, but loved the deck. So how feasible would it be to put the ventrac deck on the PT. Did I mention that I know nothing of hydraulics or motors or anything?
What I know: It should be easy to attach the ventrac to the PT. They sell a 3n1 adapter for 3pt use that has the attachment arms that their tractors use. That could be attached to the appropriate quick attach plate. So far so good.
The ventrac uses a pulley system that powers the mower. The pulley from the tractor runs at 3650 rpms. If I wanted to simulate the 3650 RPM main PTO of the tractor I would need to run a hydraulic motor capable of 3650 RPM with sufficient torque to use to run attachments. This would allow me to create a hook-up to use all ventrac attachments. The local ventrac dealer rents attachments. Is this feasible with the a 1430 w/2500psi & 12 gpm be able to power a motor strong enough to run at 2500 rpm to power a 72" mower? Or would I need the higher 15 gpm and 3000 psi of the 1845?
The easier way to do it would be to attach a hydraulic motor to the deck itself. The guy at Ventrac (actually one of the Steiner brothers) said to use an 8-9" pulley attached to the hydraulic motor attached to the jackshaft running at 2500 rpm. w/ a larger 8-9" pulley. Would a 1430 w/2500psi & 12 gpm be able to power a motor strong enough to run at 2500 rpm to power a 72" mower? Or would I need the higher 15 gpm and 3000 psi of the 1845?
Ventrac actually offers this mower for their 25hp gas model. I just don't know enough to compare hydraulically powered attachments to their non-hydraulic counterparts.
I hope this makes sense.