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Very little as the buyer can't check to see if anything else is wrong with it. You are better off getting it fixed.

IMHO it is just the nature of gasoline engines. Think of your fuel consumption to get 25 hp and compare to what my PT1460 uses (<10 gallons in 10 hours) for 60 hp. It is waste heat going out the exhaust.

You will love it. I use my grapple a lot. Just make sure you have a little clearance between the upper "dog bone" ball joint and the quick attach plate during ALL phases of movement and load. You don't want the quick attach plate putting load directly on the outside of the ball joint as it...

The boom linkage has it's own 3 spool control valve and needs hyd power. So the one aux circuit from the quick disconnect control converts to 3 circuits of the mower.

I will take a look. The 1460 has a lot more room between the "dash" and the valve and the angle is not a direct shot, more like pushing forward more then down. I was hoping that it should have came with a device to hold it and I was missing it. thanks for your input!

I just bought the used boom mower that was on the PT site. Can anyone shed light on how the aux hyd circuit (quick attach control) is held permanently in the on position? Any other advice on the attachment?

I just bought the used PT1460 boom mower that was on the site. In doing the maintenance before use, it has a standard "off the shelf" flange bearing on the hydraulic motor output shaft, between the motor and the blade and it has a grease fitting. Easily overlooked and camouflaged with debris.

I don't have one, but usually it is shown in the parts book. If not maybe someone can post of pic of theirs for all of history

Bad electrical connection. Put it all back together and as you do, clean all connections until bright (then protect with film of oil or grease or a product like Copper Shield). Then report back if it isn't normal.

You could look for a local AUTO ELECTRIC shop. That is a place that rebuilds starters and alternators and everything else electric that can be rebuild in vehicles. They will replace the bushings, brushes, and elect contacts in the starter and it is usually inexpensive. They usually are...

As far as oil, I have 20 gallons of AW hydraulic fluid ISO46 to use in something. It is designed for hydraulic excavators. It seems to me that everything a hyd excavator has and does is identical to the Power trac. I am tempted to use it.

On my PT1430 when using a hyd flail mulcher, I have to let it rest after a few hours in hot weather. I notice it first in the lack of torque in the wheel motors. I haven't changed the extra large fittings for the PTO on my PT1460 to fit the mower yet. Looks like I won't get to try the flail...

Did you find the problem? If one intake valve is leaking, it would presurize the intake on that cylinders power stroke.

Sorry for the delay, I didn't know that you now have click watch to monitor post that you authored. It is the Subrau Wisconsin Robin (can't see the emblem on the back and haven't thought about it in a few years). Runs like a top and a lot of torque but sucks down a lot of fuel. I also have 2...

Is it possible to secure the wires right after they exit the motor? Zip tie to fan cage or so they dont flex as hood vibrates.

The short answer is yes, 8 amps is too much for an aux cooling fan.

And after you add in the headlights, you need some more to charge the battery and don't forget any other electric draws (PTO toggle switch controlling electromagnetic hydraulic valve). AND if it is 15 amp charging system, that makes the 15 amps at 3/4 to full throttle with the alternator cool...

I just did the 2nd hydraulic filter change on my PT180 and cut it open to see how it looked. Not too bad, some flakes as expected. This is in combination with a (regularly cleaned) magnet hanging in the hyd tank. (You probably shouldn't use a hacksaw to cut it open as it will generate a lot...

So that chart indicates they all turn to water like consistency when hot. And if they end up being all the same when at operating tempreature, why not just use the 5w-30 and make it easier to start? I don't see any bennifit in having thick oil for that short period of time until it warms up.

It is weird. PT is a small company and appears not to have a proof reader. You could call Terry and ask him. IMHO, what do you use your tractor for and what time of year? If you mostly use it in the warmer weather, then go for the 10w-40. If you use it only to snow blow your driveway, use...

I did that on mine to, it is a great upgrade and doesn't tax the charging system like those antique incandescent bulbs. I put an extra set hanging down from the roof.

WOW! I guess voting does have consequences. They updated the prices, but still show pics of the 1430 only with a diesel.

I might have missed it, but how many hours was on the worn engine? New/replace is the way to go.

My PT180 does the same thing without full throttle. Think of the funny cars at the dragway with the open header single exhaust and you see fire coming out of each pipe.

If that is a low light picture, it is normal for gasoline engine working at max HP, if that is taken in sunlight, it is not so good.

Beats working. Nice pic

With Carraro even after the crazy price, there is always the specter of a mechanical failure that could break the bank. Before I found Power Trac's, I was searching for reversible Antonio Carraro's and found a few with hydrostatic drive problems and got astronomical quotes for repair. They are...

love automatic brakes??? How about just having a brake?

Yes. By memory they are the PT True trac.

Looks real clean for the demo. If it wasn't for the tire manufacturer you would think it was a brand new one.

Why won't your 1430 drive up/over like the other tractors? Do the wheels spin or motors stall?

I have a 1430 and a 1460. If the 1460 is in your range, try it out. It can tackle hills and roll over rocks without a grunt. The 1430 feels the hills and rocks, but I don't run mine at full throttle either, but same as the 1460.

Does the cutter have a case drain hose? (a 3rd hose to the tractor)

Sometime you gotta do what you gotta do if you want the job done. That is why they get paid the big bucks. It is nice knowing the PT has side hill capabilities superior to most if not all farm tractors even if you don't need them.

I use my Titan tree puller a lot for pulling out brush and small trees (just be careful that when you lift the large ones and tilt it back it will go into the hyd cooler fan). It will pull fence post with easy and speed.

I think with the hydraulic purge issue, there are two areas, the 3rd valve and the PTO. When I purchase Titan attachments (China made), I would always purge out the hydraulic cylinder in the 3rd valve circuit. For those that may have not thought about this, when a hydraulic cylinder is full...

Call Terry and ask him. The very early ones had Kubota diesels. I think those tractors are longer to make room for the extra cylinders and radiator etc.

I would just get the 54" grapple bucket and not the 4 in 1, teeth, and 60" bucket. The grapple bucket comes with teeth, and it is far superior for handling brush compared to the 4 in 1 with is really only good for getting higher dump height. Try out the stump cutter to see if it works like you...

I don't know if you are aware, but Power Trac uses commerically available off-the-shelf hydraulic components. Motors can be brand X, pumps brand Y, valves brand Z. I would think for all the different manufacturers to agree on the exact same types of oil, that being only 15w-40 motor oil is...

I have the same problem. I only change implements between Power Tracs. My Kubota has ultra expensive synthetic hyd oil. But if I had to interchange implements, I would change the hyd oil in the Power Trac to match the Kubota. I can't believe that the oil used in a high performance tractor...

To me it appears that the picture of the Antonio Carraro with the guy pulling on the ROPS has the topside chained to the tilted bed as you can see the chain in place. A great feature of the Power Trac 14XX series is it's ability to operate on side hills if you intend to do so or not, some day...

IMO it is the tipping load with the machine articulated which shortens the effective length of the machine and brings the counterweight (engine) closer to the load. The big advantage of the 14XX series is they can work on side slopes, the other machines need relatively flat ground.

Try it on a machine without a tilt seat!

If you are going to look at this 2445 make sure you try all the hydraulics. Power Trac will not sell a hyd mower with the 24XX series tractor because they don't have a large enough oil cooler and will overheat. So there is a chance this machine will have ongoing problems with the hydraulic...

I recently bought a 1460 and prior to, I looked at Giant. One thing with those that was a deal killer for me is their extremely limited ability to operate on a side slope. I loved the paint quality and the ability to lock all the hyd motors mimicking a differential lock. But I have mostly...

Some smart guy once said "take care of your equipment and it will take care of you", or something along those lines. Good job.

You have to use ear protection, period. The engine noise comes out of the cylinder area and is common with all non-water cooled diesels. The Deutz being oil cooled doesn't have the thick water jackets surrounding the cylinders that absorbs noise. The engine compartments are mostly open to...

Clark Trapmaster, probably larger then your 422, but pretty flimsy and no front hoe

It shouldn't need one on the other side of the filter. It would be the same theory as putting a straw in your drink and when you cap off the top of the straw, you can lift it out without loosing any liquid. Obviously the fuel tank side needs one (or a clamp) because the tank is vented, like...

Diesels are not the best application to put fuel shut off valves in, unless you are using it to only help with a fuel filter change. If you put it in to stop a leak, it only cuts off the supply and the leak may continue. Then when you try to start it, there will be a slug of air which can...

I would like to hear about your accumulator issue when you figure it out. Someday I am sure I will be doing the same.

Wish I had a hyd schematic to see where possible leaks may occur. For a rough guess, I would cap each wheel motor brake line off one at a time and see if the leakdown goes away when you isolate the leaking brake. I was wondering how the park brakes worked. By your description, they are held...

What happens when your accumulator wears out? I would recommend putting a wrench on everything you could get to easily. Then determine if you want to do the harder stuff by how much you find loose (seat bolts, cooler bolts, wheel lug nuts, etc). Of course you have to check the center pin as...

Now the way I understand it, the upper forward is a 50 hour grease interval, correct?

The only problem with the "convenience" theroy is you still have to walk around to the other side to grease the upper pin. And like Henery Ford and the model T, Power Trac doesn't put to many convenient only features on the tractors, I mumble every time I carry a chain in my lap.

A rainy day here in CT so doing the 8 hr interval greasing on my 1460 and checking the center pin torque (pic attached if you have never seen yours). It has 24 hrs on it and it is the first time I noticed it has grease fittings on both sides of the lower center pin boss (and only on the right...

And there is a reason for that. The pre-emissions diesels were supposed to be good for close to 10,000 with proper maintenance. Doubt that will get that on a air cooled aluminum block gas engine. Then there is the fuel consumption issue. My 65 hp Deutz gets about 1 gal per hour for general...

That would seem to be the engine. At 132 lbs for the Kohler and Deutz at 400 lbs (adding in 14 lbs for a starter, alt and cooler), they may start adding a counterweight. Or tire ballast. Other questions, will it now be green, the gas tractor color. With no instrumentation (since that came...

The PT site now list a gas engine. :(

The tanks now come with a max fill line warning, which is about 3" down from the top. If you take the hood off and weld up the hole, you won't need another tank. If you buy one of those aluminum tanks, please let us know the cost, bet they are pricey. I am sure you know, but just to be sure...

If the machine is left out in the weather and you seldom use the park brake, it could be getting rusted and that would cause it to not fully release, or, If you force it to release instead of finding that sweet spot where it will fall out, you might have stretched the cable or caused it to pull...

Throw 2 new spark plugs in and try it ( you could make sure it has spark before you do). You can never have enough Power Trac tractors! I have what I think are the same bar tread tires on my PT180. One good thing is they are more mild on the lawn.

Here is a pic of the joystick and the bent up lever to lower it.

It was a pricy grapple, but when I see them for sale they seem to hold their value. It works nice to be able to spin the load for whatever reason - getting around trees or loading to keep in certain direction. Also when picking stuff up, you can approach from any angle. I ended up buying it...

Same as my 1430, I installed a diverter valve in the hoist (loader raise/lower) circuit. Then a Scorpion joy stick that has a trigger and 2 push buttons. The trigger switch changes from hoist up/down to implement, so that closes/opens the grapple. Rayan's log grapple comes with it's own...

Have 19.5 hours on the new 1460 and almost time to refill the fuel tank for the 2nd time. It seems like it can get 10 hours of use per tank. This is light to medium work, pulling small trees, stacking them, then grabbing the pile and carrying about 1/4 mile and cutting firewood like in the...

Would you mind giving us an insight on what the replacement engine cost?

Definitely, I think of that every time I am driving over someone's lawn when they told me there is no septic tank.

Sometimes I wonder if everyone gets a different story. If you look at the specs the 1460 is 3" wider and the engine, which is the heaviest part, I was told sits lower. Those to facts usually add up to greater side stability. I always had a hard time telling which tractor I was looking at...

I thought hard about the 1445, especially since there is a low hour used on about 2 hrs away. I figured the price was so close 30k vs 27k between the 1460 and 1445. If your going to spend that much, why not go another $3,000 and get substantially more lift ability, AND A FOOT HIGHER LIFT, more...

The only neg on the brake system is what to do if the engine is inop? You need to have some kind of very hi pressure pump and connect into the brake block to release them. Not to bad if on your property, but I sometimes use the tractor to pick up stuff offsite, it would be a problem if in a...

They only slow you down

Great, probably one of the best features. Brakes on all four wheels, so it holds the tractor on steep hills, easy on and off with just a click of a toggle switch. And if you leave it in the off position, when you shut down the engine, it comes on anyway (and when you restart, it shuts off)...

Thanks for the suggestion. I would love radial tires, but until they come with them from the factory, I don't think I will wear out the originals. My problem was severely over inflated tires, problem corrected and it works like it should. Power Trac has the engine in the back so it doesn't...

IMO Loader or loaded tires, you would still want the tire to flex to match the ground contour. Mine are loader tires too, with 40 psi you could drive over a baseball and the tire wouldn't deform.

"Can you post a photo of "good" squat?" I looked and it is hardly noticeable and would not show well in a picture. If your tires are over inflated, I would take the valve core out and just watch close as it deflates, when you see any bulge, put the valve core back in and measure what you...

Best thing to look for is a hydraulic winch, then your duty cycle will be close to 100% (you could also install a circuit relief and limit the amount of pull). With all winch operations, you should always pull straight (forward or back) off the tractor. Not only can you bend the loader arms...

Good, that is in the range I thought, except for the 10 ply tires. As the air was coming out and the pitch was slowing, I started to wonder if the tires would squat if they had no air, but they eventually did.

Well I started a job on a fairly steep hill and was very disappointed in how easily the 1460 spun the wheels and soon couldn't move up the hill. Went to get a tractor with a log winch and ran out of fuel, gage doesn't go below 1/4, guess it was one of those days. Anyway when I got the 1460 back...

Nice flat ground. The other day I did basically the same thing, only it was to pull a trailer backward up a steep hill. Everything went fine and when I went to change the implement, I noticed THAT I FORGOT TO LOCK THE IMPLEMENT ON. That was because I put the tow adapter on by hand with the...

I have the 180 which uses a smaller deck then the 425. I think it does great for brush cutting. To me it is the most maneuverable tractor I ever operated. I was down at Tazewell 2 weeks back and bought a second articulated blade rotary cutter. Now I have a beater for brush and one with sharp...

Going to have to get me a Azuno couple too.

I was using the 1430 to get a steel safe that a friend bought out of the house cellar. The turf to get to the cellar hatchway door was soft and I have the chevron bar tires. Well the bars sank in to make a perfect pattern of the tire tread but that was about it, even with the weight of the...

So Peter, since you lube yours well and often, do you or have you ever noticed a color change (if you use colored grease to start with) with the grease as it exits out around the sides of the center Z link?

I just starting building a table top splitter using what looks like the same splitter only with a different name. It must move pretty quick powered by the PT as the specs are much higher then farm tractors.

I noticed that too. I use green John Deere and it comes out black. And that pivot Z is not repairable. With the color change thought, I am going to wonder if I put enough grease in? It makes a big mess as it works out and gets all over the hoses.

I see no problem with changing the pin/bolts, or just drilling out the factory one and then cross drill it. But the question is, why? The PT engineering says just the spray lube is sufficient and nobody here has worn them out (that I know of). The spray keeps the tractor much cleaner...

Kool. You have a grease fitting on the upper link at attachment plate, did you install that?

It is just that welding is so....permanent

nice work. Does it crush down to sand-like material where the vehicle wheels travel over time?

That doesn't look bad to me from the pic. You may want to snap a side view showing how much lower the tooth is. Most brands are a little lower then the edge. Some brands like the ones PT (and others) sell are bolt on. So if you dont need them you can remove them. The only problem would be...

Ha, mine are the same way. But they seem to only leak in cold weather. Terry said I can send them back, but considering all the labor the leak seldom even goes to the tire.

Sounds 19th century. Gaskets has to swell up. Will hope for the best.

I will have to start saving money to replace my plastic tank.

It also has a few minor leaks in the hydraulics. I have tighten up a few fittings and will keep an eye out. One leak is at the mounting gasket between the tram and hyd pumps. Very minor if it is just a gasket and not some high pressure seal in the tram. It is leaving drops in the tub. Looks...

At the factory, the lift capacity seemed low when I filled the bucket heaping and it was sluggish when raising. Terry said it had to wear in. I am not totally sure yet. I was unloading a generator that I loaded offsite with the 1430 and a towing adapter (basically no attachment weight). The...

Something for you to think about. On the smaller fittings I reversed one side. This means you would have to buy extra fittings (for the other attachments), but then you could connect them all together when not in use, but the big advantage is you always connect them up the right way. I wasn't...

Sounds similar to mine. I never left Tazewell with it. I figured I would work it for awhile and check for leaks before I brought it home. It wouldn't climb up the pile of process they have to play with, so the big shots got involved and figured out about the missing check ball. I never tried...

Yes, I think the 1460 is a perfect match for most skid steer attachments, both weight and hydraulic flow/pressure. One thing about my 1430 when I picked it up at Tazewell, It could not spin the tires in the dirt, can yours? I complained and they found a missing check ball in the draft...

When you are jealous of me having it, just think of the checkbook and you will feel better. The little I got to see of the used one (operation) it seemed ok. Tires were about 60-70%.They repainted it (red/black, not wheels) and now even the bucket. The old pic of the bucket made me think the...

Yes, with great power comes great responsibility not to break stuff.

If you find a cure, let me know, PLEASE

I only got a PT grapple bucket and a blank plate with it, so I spent the day fabricating a PT to Bobcat quick attach adapter to use all my attachments that don't bend. I had a real heavy 3 pt hitch to SSQA adapter that I cut up and welded the PT plate to. Will try it out tomorrow if I get time.

Thanks, I put 1.5 hours on it and already bent the grapple fork trying to pickup a big stump. Oh well, doesn't look to hard to straighten. Over a year with the 1430 and never bent it. They seem busy as usual. I called about a month ago (wanted to look at the used one and a new one) and they...

I bought a new one after looking at the used one. They repainted it all up pretty nice. No offer was made to try it out, seemed like look at it and decide. Maybe I could have drove it around. It is stored inside and didn't seem easy to get out, and was packed in so tight I couldn't even...

Looks very well built.

I thought the equip carried over from the old system, but now I updated mine. Thanks. Any chance you can post a pic of your modified Titan adapter?

This new format doesn't list your machines anymore. What is yours? If it is a 1430 or larger, I would get a blank PT plate and adapt it to a skid steer quick attach. Then you will have a vast choice of cheap implements that you can more easily resell when the time comes. The attachment pic...

The one area that may be confusing is the draft control. It is the only place I believe that the hyd controls interface with the tram. (maybe the park brake too). The variable pressure that drives the wheel motors also (when daft control is switched on) applies drive pressure to the loader...

It is not good that they don't proof read the manuals. My 1460 says to remove the floor to get to the hyd filter. Although I haven't removed the floor to look, I do see the hyd filter all the 14XX tractors normally have by the fuel tank. I think they meant the 2460 needs the floor removed.

It followed me home

And with 10" tires, 425 size? (they are same diameter, just wider)

First off, there are old versions with a cable controlled and new versions with pilot control. Either way I would run it around for 1/2 hour to heat it up and get rid of any air. Then see if it is better.

Yeah, you can't do without having extra pallets around when you have a Power Trac with forks. Moves everything and you can see the forks to slide them right into the fork pockets.

Glitch? I was trying to get my stat numbers up. LOL

PowertracManiac, Is there any chance you could measure the width of your loader arms? I would like to know if a Titan 3pt hitch/SSQA adapter might pin on. They would need to fit between 25.25 and 29.25".

Just a guess, but either to joint more valves in series or to enable you to attach the new joystick to the old lever?

And as far as you worrying about the forks not having a guard. That is nothing compared to how bad the loader bucket is. As you raise the loader arms from ground level to full height, the bucket angle tips back and will dump the load off the back toward the operator IF YOU DON'T MANUALLY...

In my opinion all the PTs are light on their feet (at least from the 1430 down). My 180 never sinks in. I believe it is 1200lbs. That would be 300 lbs per tire (unloaded machine). Pretty much what is on a persons shoe as they walk. You should be able to use the tires off a 425 if you were...

I am 6'2" 210lbs and don't have a problem once I get on the 180. The worse part was getting my boots into the foot well without hitting the go-pedal (tram). The 180 has shallow foot wells which makes it a little easier. One thing I did that helped and made it more comfortable was making a...

I made my own fork attachment out of an old masons walk behind. It can lift until the rear end comes off the ground, which most likely happens when you turn the machine because it effectively gets shorter-causing the counterweight (engine) to get closer to the loade.

I have a 180, it was my first PT and love it. The mower or any powered attachment runs off the PTO circuit. A grapple would run off a 3rd function to the 2 function loader control. As purchased it would have up/down and curl/uncurl. The other machines have a 3rd valve that normally is needed...

Great to hear. I love using my grapple when cleaning up after cutting down a tree or clearing land or moving rocks. Seems to be no end of things to do with it. Nice color on the wheels. I have had plans to do that for awhile now but never get around to it.

I would make a lift boom utilizing the forks. It will end up being a little heavier but with the money you save I would look at a grapple bucket instead of just a plain bucket. Then you could move logs and brush without leaving the seat. All depends on how willing to compromise with the...

I just went through a lot of post on logging winches for 3pt hitch tractors. I found that nobody really has anything bad to say about whichever brand they went with, so it appears no wrong answers. After I reviewed the prices and found Igland the most economical, I then asked for reasons to...

Does anyone know if you can run hydraulic driven implements (like skid steer brush hog rotary cutters) from the loader quick attach on the Kubota loader backhoes? I am thinking that the factory plumbed hydraulics are just for lift cylinders and not motors and the machine probably does not have...

I for one would like to see pictures of PTs in action working or what work you did on it. Here it makes it easy not to run your saw into the dirt.

Try to get it off the trailer before it happens

Over the weekend I went to see a Kubota L45 TLB for sale for a cheap price. On the pre run check, I found the radiator below the tubes, owner said no problem it has enough, he just had a new radiator put in. Test operated the machine, temp gauge came up so figured it was at least up to the...

Power Trac 1460 with blade - YouTube

I have a few tractors but would like to get one with a front diff lock for a job on some steep ground. I know some of the older high HP kubota tractors have them. Can anyone chime in on tractors that have the diff locks on both axles? Thanks

Had a large oak kill by the caterpillars on a hillside boxed in by a lot of other trees. Cut it down and needed a way to carry the larger the better pieces out. I have a Kubota L2850 with 2400 lbs lift at the 3pt and 1800 lbs 24" out from lift ends. So I figure the Kubota has better/even...

Needed a boom and had a 3pt hitch type. So PT to skid steer adapter, then from skid steer to 3pt hitch, then the boom. Get er dun I was only lifter a sump pump to fill a mil water buffalo, so no real weight.

Went to check the torque of the blade mounting bolts, but I don't remember installing shredder blades on my 180 mower.

Yesterday while operating my PT180 driving over a long distance, I stumbled onto a method of a sort of cruise control. Now if you guys already know about this you can make me feel better by saying thats cool or something because it is so easy that I wonder why I didn't think about it earlier...

My PT180 doesn't have arm rest (it wasn't listed as an option). If anyone has a set that they don't like, please send me a PM and maybe we can make a deal. Hope this doesn't violate and posting policies.

Since we have a new PT180 owner on the site I would like to bring up a topic that all of us could benefit from. I have mentioned it before but I think it is important, so here it goes again. The Power Trac tractor uses hydraulics to do a lot of things and each feature generates heat especially...

Did my first 50 hr hydraulic filter change and while I had it off, I drilled and tapped the suction side of the filter housing for a restriction indicator. Kind of a disappointment because it is just about out of the green (acceptable) area with the brand new filter, 70 deg oil and engine at...

Sorry to be so vague, but what info I got from my local dealer was that engines with S/N greater then 119xxxxx are subject to the recall. I bought my PT1430 in late summer (2019) and my engine S/N starts with 113. I would think all the power tracs will not be in the problem range. Might want...

What do you guys think about a Ryan's grapple for the 1430? If you follow the link they list the 4240 as 308lbs (about the same as the grapple bucket PT sells). It is on the pricey side for these log grapples at $3675 (+shipping), but if you consider it comes with a hydraulic rotator and a...

I posted a pic on a different tread but it might be better to have a dedicated one. Anyway I like using flail mowers for light brush clearing because of the way they operate with the blades being in closer relation to the roller preventing contact with foreign objects (rocks). The minimum flow...

Who here thinks the parking brake on the Power Trac can be a little quirky to release? As you may know and for those that don't the parking brake consist of a cog wheel (like a gear on your bicycle chain, only big) and when you apply the parking brake, a pin moves between two teeth. The...

I wanted to used SSQA (skid steer quick attachments) that I already have on the 1430, so I orded a 3pt to SSQA adapter off of fleebay. The T12 plate fits in pretty nicely. I measured the PT bucket for the angle they want to use as a neutral starting point and figured it was 30 deg. So I welded...

your right, about 370 lbs

I brought home a 1430 with a grapple bucket. Tried out the mini-hoe. The 2 pics of the tractor on the trailer is mine getting ready to tow home. The one showing the mini hoe is their demo. I stood there looking at it comparing the cost of $1650 with a thumb. Then there is the chineese...

I know others have touched on this in better detail but sometimes putting a project off for someday means it never gets done. Here is a quick thing to do that will only help you in the long run. I used a strong circular magnet and with stainless wire I tied it to the hydraulic oil reservior...

If I buy a new 1430 I would like a grapple and trying to decide between the two. :confused: The cost is $500 more for the 54" grapple bucket but it can be used to dig and move earth products, (and used as small wheel barrel). The utility grapple seems like it will slide under and pick larger...

I would like to fab up a adapter to run tractor 3pt hitch - 540 RPM - attachments. I would think that this should be one of the most used modifications, but a search didn't come up with anything. The motor would be tractor specific as the psi and flows are different. Just looking for a...

Would like to move up to a diesel PT and when watching the available videos on the 1430, it seems like the 2 cyl Deutz is on the loud side when compared to water cooled engines. Can anyone lend some wisdom as to how loud it actually is? Do you where hearing protection for loader work, snow...

Just some work pictures. The PT really comes in handy carrying the logs to the splitter instead of dragging with the winch. The area with the saw stuck was quite a side slope, had to hang on to the engine compartment lift handle or is that the oh-ship handle?

I have a Kubota excavator that doesn't get used all that much and I could sell it to buy a diesel PT w.mini hoe. I know there is no comparison for all out performance when comparing it to a PT, but has anyone that regularly runs construction equipment have a PT mini hoe combination? How do you...

Spoke to a PT owner who has a Kubota diesel powered Power Trac. Paint is all worn off but he says it looks like a model 430. I am thinking it is a 1430 with the one missing? Was PT using Kubota engines at one point and what vintage would this tractor be?

Now I have operated machines from large loaders to small Steiners but not in the tight spaces I use the PT for. My problem is when going forward and trimming grass next to a tree or some object, I can drive in really close which is great if you can drive on through. I get into trouble when I...

I adapted a forklift attachment to the PT180 quick attach plate and went to try it out before a (someday) flat black paint job. It lifted a boulder that I couldn't roll into the bucket. The forks slid under without pushing the boulder away, and the ability to tilt it so far back made it so the...

I believe for vacation this week.

Probably not what you thought. It is a hybrid tractor dump with a gross weight of 10k, and thank goodness it has drop sides. Was looking for a light project to break the engine in slowly and I have been wanting to move these rocks for years. The PT worked great and didn't mess up the lawn...

This probably won't work out and I am not sure how much extra room I will have, but going down and coming back to CT if anyone wants to PM me with needs.

On the gas engine machines (esp PT180), if your operating in slippery conditions or if you raise the front wheels off the ground with the bucket, does the rear axle still drive 100%? Or do you notice a drive reduction when one wheel slips or wheel(s) off ground? I hear the older models where...

Considering a new tractor, thanks to all that have given advice already (on other post). I am looking for feedback from people that own a PT180 and how it has lived up to your expectations. I only need it for rough cutting. But would like any input you can give. When responding please...

With proper maintenance and no abuse, how many hours have people experienced with the gas engine models of PT? What is the weakest link and what to watch out for when looking at used tractors?

Oddly enough I think I want to try to use one on my 3pt hitch reversible tractor. I think it will dig into a pile ok even know there is no down pressure. The bucket opens to dump. Maybe even use the grapple feature to pic and carry debris. The specs seem to list the weights as heavier then...

I am looking for a Steiner pallet mover, prefer in New England area, but if you want to ship, give me a call at 860-301-9637 or e-mail direct at jam0000@yahoo.com Anyone ever use one? How good or bad do they work?