Would you buy another PT?

   / Would you buy another PT? #23  
It does the tasks we need it to do better than anything else for the price. Please find us something that will outwork it in the same size, weight, price category and we'll lower our guns. :punch:
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #24  
I didn't know we were "shooting" at each other. I simply responded to your formidable comments. It's a perfect tool for what it's made for. Nothing more than that. Certainly doesn't instill fear. As Brin said, it would be fun to have.
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #25  
The cramped engine compartment is a P.I.T.A. I don't weld but I finally found some one who said he could install a detachable floor plate in the engine box for clean out & maintenance and stifle the loud muffler. These are my two biggest complaints.

An interesting idea...how about some pics? How did doing this stifle the muffler?
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #26  
As mentioned, this machine is great at doing what it was designed to do. I bought it since most of the time I don't need a large tractor and it was in my price range. For those time I need more grunt power I run down the road and rent something. So, yes I would buy another PT but it would be at least the 425 with a fuel injected engine.
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #27  
I've always looked at PT's as kids toys.....or fun toys for city folks playing farmer....;)

Its definitely not an ag machine. Doesn't have the pulling power to pull dirt plows or stumps. Its hardly a kids toy. Many are sold to landscapers for professional use. It will plain and simple run circles around other machines its size when it comes to moving landscaping material, snow plowing, mowing, tiller, etc.... Its quicker and more nimble with a heavier lift capacity. Its also simple to work on and highly customizable. And.... its made right here in America. :united-states:
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #28  
Its definitely not an ag machine. Doesn't have the pulling power to pull dirt plows or stumps. Its hardly a kids toy. Many are sold to landscapers for professional use. It will plain and simple run circles around other machines its size when it comes to moving landscaping material, snow plowing, mowing, tiller, etc.... Its quicker and more nimble with a heavier lift capacity. Its also simple to work on and highly customizable. And.... its made right here in America. :united-states:

See now, that's what you should have said earlier, without the "formidable" part... :D
 
   / Would you buy another PT? #30  
Pound for pound, the PT425 is pretty formidable. Yeah. Formidable :)

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adjective
adjective: formidable
1. inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

After a chest thumping proclaimation like this post I had no choice but click on the little tractor for video proof. Yep handy "little" implement. Nimble. Practical for light work. Variable in it's abilities. Formidable,,,, nope. Does just what it's designed to do with no fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. :confused: :rolleyes:
If you like being nit picky... you should note the two "or's" in MossRoad's definition. By your own admission it looks "handy", "nimble", "practical" and "variable in it's abilities". That sounds like a machine that could "inspire respect through being impressively capable". :rolleyes:

It sounded to me like much of your opinion was based around the PT4xx's size. They actually do weigh quite a bit, and when matched up against the average person's home tractor they could be considered "impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable" in comparison. The work-to-size ratio is probably very high when compared other tractors. I'm curious though... do you consider your tractor "formidable"? How about when it's up against a D10? :p Point being... everything looks small when next to something bigger, and its all relative to what it is being compared against.

That all being said, formidable is the not first word that I would pick to describe the PT4xx, but IMHO the average person would not be crazy for thinking it was. ;)
 

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