Antonio Carrera Tractors

[docsteviec]

Yes sorry - silly me - first time to this forum and i hadn't realised there were multiple pages. After i posted the above i saw rangerdaves' impressive mend.

I didn't come to a conclusion as to the consensus over whether the ergit was or was not suitable for a front loader? but i realise that is probably opening up a whole can of worms!

 

[Kiwibru]

Well I run a Sigma 4 FEL on my 1999 AC Comtrac 5500 Tigrone. I have used it every year to lift bales of haylage for loading, scooping out compost layered in a winter feeding area with a massive counter balance (55 gal. drum filled with concrete), wheel weights and I have had no issues. The frame does have the same attachment point front / rear as the broken tractor but the engine is only 48hp and it does not have reversible seating and controls.
The tractor having a very long and extended engine mounting does tend to get a bit front end heavy using the Sigma loader and one must be careful. The Sigma FEL frame mounts in such a way as to distribute the load top to bottom with a wrap around mount. Given some care in the use of this loader I see no reason it won't work for other AC tractors.
I really think the OP had an issue with a metal defect or the loader had been used for extremely heavy lifting that stressed an already defective piece of metal. It is too bad AC did not jump in and take care of this. They could have sold a lot of tractors with that kind of service and the resulting word-of-mouth.

 

[FarmallAok]

Seeing my contractor Antonio Carraro Ergit TRX 8400 snapped the cast iron transmission casing like many others had done.
I decided to learn to make the unbreakable or easy to repair with local materials.
Look at this fantastic group to join: articulated or skid steer tractor. I would have a dual drive with reversible seat.
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[Renze]

They did sell ordinary farm tractors back in the days, but their poor reputation for quality has driven them into the specialist market which they serve today. My uncle traded his Dexta for a Carraro but he said in hindsight he would have been better off fixing the Dexta, because the Carraro allways had something.