Garden Tractors

[m1garand762]

Wheel horse tractors are readily available and have remained very similar since the 70s they will outwork and loot live there owners. Many attachments are available. Or look for an old gravely

 

[GeneV]

I guess it depends on the attachments you want. That determines size, capability and especially cost. Sure there's Subcompact sized versions. None of them are cheap.

That's just it, what attachments are required by the o/p? I had a Craftsman Proseries 27048 garden tractor, carbon copy of Cub's XT2, awesome garden tractor. Had a 26hp Kohler, a Tuff Torq K62 trans, and a locking differential. Accepted a sleeve hitch with all the usual attachments which could mount on there. A snow/dozer blade could mount on the front, I would plow snow with it, and also would [somewhat] level out the paddock where I rotated my pigs. With tires loaded with windshield washer fluid, that thing was a beast for it's size. And, it mowed great, too.

BUT, can't mount a loader on it. Best case scenario is a front scoop. And even if you fabricobble a loader on there, there's still the front axle to beef up...coz with the one on there now, it's a nope (unless you're talking a very light duty loader).

Personally, I needed a loader, and was searching far and wide for a small tractor w/ loader the size of the Craftsmen, found none that are currently manufactured. The closest in size were the old Case 400 and 600 series, later mfg'ed by Ingersoll. But A), they're fairly old machines with all the usual issues associated with buying old machines, and B) most of them are 2wd only with no power steering. With a loader, that's good to have. Only Ingersoll's 6000 series had all that, but looking at size it's about that of a SCUT, and again it's an older machine.

So to sum it up, if the o/p is needing a loader, he's probably going to be needing a SCUT. I believe the smallest one out there is Kubota's BX1880.

 

[Yander]

Here is a simplicity with a diesel, loader and 1,400 hours. You can buy a SCUT for this price but you are paying a premium for the compact size in these models. Also, simplicity is arguably one of the best GT's you can buy so you are paying for quality too. This would be a very capable little machine in probably a sub 1,000lb machine.

 

[Death Row Dave]

I have owned 3 hearty garden tractors :
JD 400
Simplicity 9020 Power Max
Case 440

They were part of America , same as my 32 Ford and my old Harleys , a thing of the past .

They were all built by an American , going to work to earn a wage to raise a family .

They were proud of the quality products they produced .

Sorry but those days are memories .

 

[Death Row Dave]

Case made some that looked very much like shrunken versions of their ag tractors. I almost want one just for the novelty

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I have one , that you can purchase if you want one . Case 440

 

[coobie]

Does anyone make the Garden Tractors anymore. The ones you can add attachments . The ones smaller than a subcompact but bigger than lawn tractors.

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[ruffdog]

The Deere X700 series are made at the Horicon WI USA plant.

TractorData.com John Deere X700 tractor information

 

[tacticalturnip]

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Unfortunately Ingersoll has been out of production for a while now; they were purchased by a company here in Maine, they even moved production here, it didn't last long.

Their website hasn't been updated in over a decade.

INGERSOLL

 

[coobie]

Unfortunately Ingersoll has been out of production for a while now; they were purchased by a company here in Maine, they even moved production here, it didn't last long.

Their website hasn't been updated in over a decade.

INGERSOLL

Yes I know they have but there are some pretty decent older 4020 ingersolls out there for around $3500 bucks.Just have to be patient and find a good one.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Yes I know they have but there are some pretty decent older 4020 ingersolls out there for around $3500 bucks.Just have to be patient and find a good one.

Oh absolutely; the Hydriv's are among the best garden tractors ever made, arguably the best.