10 Hour review of my HST TC 30

Chris527 · Sep 17, 2004

Hi All,
Took Delivery of a brand spanking new TC 30 HST 4WD
With 7308 FEL HD Bucket, Woods 7500 Back Hoe,
Woods BB60 Brush Bull and a NH64 csr rm snowblower.

First Thing I did was remove the BH and mount the BrushBull. Have a 10 Acre field to cut and that was 1st
priority. Let me say this, If anyone out is going to go
with a tc 30, do yourself a BIG favor and get the HST.
Its well worth the upgrade and made cutting that 10 acre
field a breeze. All those ruts I hit would have been torture
on me and that clutch and drivetrain in a manual Tranny.
The engine and PTO never flinched one bit so I am very
Satified with the ease of operation with a 5' Brush Bull.
Now If you have more than 10 acres to cut I think I would
be looking at a bigger unit with a bigger hog. Leaving the
FEL a few inches above the ground saved my but 2 times
acting as a sentry for large rocks and a few giant ant
kingdoms. I did most of my hogging in the dark because
of time restraints and the standard lighting package with
the TC 30 is a OK system but will be adding a front and
rear work light very soon. Another thing I will do asap is
adding a blade to the FEL before I do to much work with
it. I will also be adding a rear mounted toolbox to keep my
extra pins and things you need to carry. I will be hooking up the backhoe tommorrow after my 10 hour check so I
will keep you all informed on how that works out. BTW, if
anyone is going to get one of these pups, make sure you
load the rears, My Dealer threw it in and I believe most will
to make the deal, I also had him throw in a block heater too.
Just a few points on my adventures so far and Iam more
than pleased.

Chris

dirtwhisperer · Sep 17, 2004

Chris - congrats on your purchase - and don't work(play) too long at night - get some rest /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Question on the 7308 HD loader - does it have more lift capacitiy than the normal 7308 loader and bucket - which has a max of 875 lbs at max height at the pins ?

JayC · Sep 17, 2004

( Question on the 7308 HD loader - does it have more lift capacitiy than the normal 7308 loader and bucket - which has a max of 875 lbs at max height at the pins ? )

New Holland doesn't make a HD 7308 loader. What Chris was referring to above was a heavy duty bucket he got with the loader. He still has a normal 7308 FEL.

Btw, congrats, Chris on the new machine! How about some pics? /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

joes_427_vette · Sep 17, 2004

WOW!!!!! Did you take one of each attachment you saw in the showroom? I was lucky to get a tractor and box blade the first time around. Yes those rocks have a tendency to sneak up. Great idea with the loader acting as a monitor. Your going to be at your 300 hour check up before you know it. Have fun... enjoy.

tillboy2001 · Sep 17, 2004

Good tip on keeping the bucket low to 'probe' for rocks. I was actually thinking of that myself for when we get our TC35 or TC40. Not sure we'll have the loader right away though. I know for sure there are big rocks in a certain area and I'll need to get them out before I can mow it.

shvl73 · Sep 17, 2004

I do the same but I keep it curled all the way back. The bucket rides over the rocks rather than stopping you dead when you find a rock. Just keep an eye on the loader arms for movement. I did find one rock on the crest of a short incline, the bucket never touched it, but the BrushBull found it alright. Bent the crap out of the blades. I've since learned a bit about properly adjusting the slip clutch.