MossRoad
Super Moderator
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2001
- Messages
- 60,418
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana (near)
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
My family and I took a rather long two week vacation at the start of June. We drove from Northern Indiana west on 90 all the way to the Bozeman Montana area, our furthest west destination. We saw many amazing and wonderful things along the way including, but not limited to: the falls in Sioux Falls, SD, the Corn Palace, the Grasslands National Park, the Badlands, Wall Drug, the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Monument, Deadwood, Devil’s Tower, Yellowstone National Park and the Tetons National Park. One of the best times we had, however, was meeting up with fellow TBNer and Power Trac owner, Pajoube. Paul, his wife and their moms were able to stop by our place last year for a quick visit and we were very happy that we could do the same with them two weeks ago. Here’s a picture of the six of us in their front yard… from left to right, PJ, our #1 daughter, Mrs. PJ, our #2 daughter, Mrs. MossRoad and me. A fine looking bunch if you leave me out. Paul and I got to compare some Power Trac notes while I think our wives compared notes on our crazy tractor obsessions. It was nice to see an updated model of the PT425. Paul’s is, I believe, about two years newer than mine. Some observations I made were:
- His tractor is several inches longer than mine.
- It is much, much quieter than mine with the same Kohler engine. I believe this is due to the mid mount muffler and insulating wrap around that muffler.
- His motor is turned 180 degrees from mine and set at the very rear of the engine compartment so that the cooling fan is pointed out the back.
- In front of the engine is his tram pump, which is hydraulically operated VS my cable operation.
- In front of the tram pumps are his two PTO pumps. Mine are behind my engine.
- His fuel tank is in the hood. It was very easy to open the hood. I was very surprised as I expected it would take more force.
- The battery and hydraulic filter are mounted way up high, where my fuel tank would be. This looked like a much superior setup than mine. Everything was much more accessible.
- His treadle assembly is the hydraulic version and the foot pedals require a very light touch compared to mine, which I have to stomp down on due to the spring tension in my hydroback assembly.
- His wheel motors are mounted much diffently than mine, They are on individual brackets that are bolted to the frame, whereas mine are mounted on a different type of bracket that is welded to the frame.
- He also has the higher lift height. I noticed the front shelf of his model where the lift cylinders are attached is deeper than mine, with a large recess in the front.
All in all I’d have to say I liked his tractor better than mine! Shh!!! Don't let her hear that.
The PJ's are wonderful people. My wife and kids really took to them. (Paul makes a mean bowl of popcorn, too.) I look forward to the day when we can meet up again.
We had a discussion regarding the folks that frequent the Power Trac forum here on TBN. The combined knowledge of the folks here is amazing. But what is more amazing is the way we treat each other. TBN in general and the Power Trac forum in particular is a unique and special place. I've enjoyed hanging around here for the better part of 6 years. Conversing with all of you is one of the highlights of my day. Hopefully in the future more of us can meet up and share a meal or just a beverage and talk tractors, family and life in general. Thanks to all of you, and Paul in particular, for making it this way.
David G.
- His tractor is several inches longer than mine.
- It is much, much quieter than mine with the same Kohler engine. I believe this is due to the mid mount muffler and insulating wrap around that muffler.
- His motor is turned 180 degrees from mine and set at the very rear of the engine compartment so that the cooling fan is pointed out the back.
- In front of the engine is his tram pump, which is hydraulically operated VS my cable operation.
- In front of the tram pumps are his two PTO pumps. Mine are behind my engine.
- His fuel tank is in the hood. It was very easy to open the hood. I was very surprised as I expected it would take more force.
- The battery and hydraulic filter are mounted way up high, where my fuel tank would be. This looked like a much superior setup than mine. Everything was much more accessible.
- His treadle assembly is the hydraulic version and the foot pedals require a very light touch compared to mine, which I have to stomp down on due to the spring tension in my hydroback assembly.
- His wheel motors are mounted much diffently than mine, They are on individual brackets that are bolted to the frame, whereas mine are mounted on a different type of bracket that is welded to the frame.
- He also has the higher lift height. I noticed the front shelf of his model where the lift cylinders are attached is deeper than mine, with a large recess in the front.
All in all I’d have to say I liked his tractor better than mine! Shh!!! Don't let her hear that.
The PJ's are wonderful people. My wife and kids really took to them. (Paul makes a mean bowl of popcorn, too.) I look forward to the day when we can meet up again.
We had a discussion regarding the folks that frequent the Power Trac forum here on TBN. The combined knowledge of the folks here is amazing. But what is more amazing is the way we treat each other. TBN in general and the Power Trac forum in particular is a unique and special place. I've enjoyed hanging around here for the better part of 6 years. Conversing with all of you is one of the highlights of my day. Hopefully in the future more of us can meet up and share a meal or just a beverage and talk tractors, family and life in general. Thanks to all of you, and Paul in particular, for making it this way.
David G.