Haven't bought yet, however probably going with the Massey 1740M. There is one about 4.5 hours away at a dealer. They seem great, easy to work with. Seems the MF 1700 series M's are hard to come by as the new 1800's are in production. Still haven't heard back from my local dealer (15 minutes away), very surprising as they have such a good reputation. Our property will close by the end of the month so I'm just about ready to move forward on this 1740M. Will call this week and put some money down so they hold it for me...
Another "what tractor to buy" question....sorry, I'm new a this!
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Haven't bought yet, however probably going with the Massey 1740M. There is one about 4.5 hours away at a dealer. They seem great, easy to work with. Seems the MF 1700 series M's are hard to come by as the new 1800's are in production. Still haven't heard back from my local dealer (15 minutes away), very surprising as they have such a good reputation. Our property will close by the end of the month so I'm just about ready to move forward on this 1740M. Will call this week and put some money down so they hold it for me...
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4.5 hours away is a fair distance. When we bought our last tractor we put right on the sales contract who was responsible for transporting the tractor for any warranty work.
Yes, transportation.........and sales tax is also something I need to deal with (I pay up front, then get reimbursed at the end of the year). Then there is servicing the tractor too.....do I go to my local dealer I didn't buy from or drive 4.5 hours every time? These 3 reasons are why I'm dragging my feet. The deal is totally fair, just not as easy as I'd like. I might lob an offer at the dealer as a "I need to justify the 3 hurdles I need to deal with" offer. Then see what happens. I guess it's always doable to overlook some of the hurdles if the price is right. The good thing is I'm not in a huge hurry, however I'd like to get this figured out so I have something to use with my immediate chores.
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The most compelling reason to get a gear tractor from my perspective was that I could get a much bigger tractor for a much lower price. What someone said about resale is true. Gear tractors don't sell nearly as easy as HST. Find a dealer that is stuck with a left over gear tractor and you can get one heck of a deal. And while not as convenient as HST for many task, I find snow removal with the hydraulic reverser to be much more fun!
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I spent 6 hrs cuttingbrush and tall grass on my sons 6 acrerocky steep hillside with my shuttle shift tractor, by the end of the day my legs and hips were aching. i wish i had my hst there it would have been a much easier and quicker job. go hst.
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It sounds like part of the confusion is that different tractors have different types of shuttle shifting transmissions.
I thought shuttle shift means going from forward to reverse in the same gear just by moving a reversing lever. Some transmissions require stopping and foot clutching for a shuttle, while others have an automatic hydraulic clutch actuated by the reversing lever. Those you can shift on the fly.
I thought shuttle shift means going from forward to reverse in the same gear just by moving a reversing lever. Some transmissions require stopping and foot clutching for a shuttle, while others have an automatic hydraulic clutch actuated by the reversing lever. Those you can shift on the fly.
The Massey 菟ower shuttle seems like an awesome shuttle. Doesn稚 get any easier than flipping the switch!
Well.....I did it. Just bought the 1740M (power shuttle) with the Woods BB60XC (60 inch) rotary cutter. Tractor will be here this week via dealer transfer and cutter will be a couple weeks. Looking forward to seeing what it can do! Will post photos after delivery!
And I must say, thanks for all the input....super helpful.
And I must say, thanks for all the input....super helpful.
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A few years ago I did a ton of research for my first tractor. In fact, I went so overboard on the research and finally went out and made visits to 5 different dealers and finally started to sit on the different models and test operated them. I ended up with a Kubota L3200 and loved it. I had the backhoe, 4-in-1 bucket, box blade and fully adjustable grader blade to work my 12 acres of 1/3 cleared and 2/3 wooded land here in NC.
I worked this tractor on everything from stump removal, tree felling and moving to running post hole auger. The tractor did everything I asked of it with no problems at all. I had one bad cylinder on backhoe when the tractor first arrived. I called the dealer and they came right back and picked up the tractor and tore it down same day to find it had a defect in the cylinder. It took two weeks to get it replaced and back to me but it was right in the height of tractor repair season. Tractor ran perfect ever since. I finally got rid of the tractor because it was getting a little too big to maneuver in the woods between all the pine trees so the dealer helped me find a buyer for it within two weeks. Right now I have a new Kubota B2601 with backhoe, belly mower and front bucket with QA on order and it will arrive in September. It is a little smaller and will allow me to get done all the things I want to complete now. This tractor will never be sold from me like the last one did. I cannot say enough good things about the dealer. All the other dealers seemed to not have time for me when I said I was looking for a smaller tractor. I am so looking forward to taking delivery of my new B series tractor.
I worked this tractor on everything from stump removal, tree felling and moving to running post hole auger. The tractor did everything I asked of it with no problems at all. I had one bad cylinder on backhoe when the tractor first arrived. I called the dealer and they came right back and picked up the tractor and tore it down same day to find it had a defect in the cylinder. It took two weeks to get it replaced and back to me but it was right in the height of tractor repair season. Tractor ran perfect ever since. I finally got rid of the tractor because it was getting a little too big to maneuver in the woods between all the pine trees so the dealer helped me find a buyer for it within two weeks. Right now I have a new Kubota B2601 with backhoe, belly mower and front bucket with QA on order and it will arrive in September. It is a little smaller and will allow me to get done all the things I want to complete now. This tractor will never be sold from me like the last one did. I cannot say enough good things about the dealer. All the other dealers seemed to not have time for me when I said I was looking for a smaller tractor. I am so looking forward to taking delivery of my new B series tractor.
