Any compacts between 18 & 28 HP with a live PTO????

[WilliamBos]

Their experience is not mine. Hydro VS gear is like night vs day when your working heavy. I grew up on a dairy farm with Deere and Ford our main power units. I don't mind shifting gears but HATE working on things when they break. Buying a used hydro is like a crap shoot. Being i live in the middle of nowhere i have to be able to work on my own stuff so a simple gear drive is the way i will go. I can split a tractor and put a clutch in in a long day for $300-$400 but how long will it take and how much $$$ on a broken hydro? Putting 400-500 hours a year on it is bound to happen. I guess i should go back and edit that to say "NO HYDRO'S" I'll just do it here. What GEAR DRIVE tractors in the 18 to 28 hp range have live or stand alone pto's????

Have a look our for MF compacts in the 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500, 1600. Maybe not the 1600 for budget reasons. The 1523 is one to avoid, since it has a single stage clutch. But there are lots out there, just need to do some looking.

Have you checked tractor house yet??

 

[mjstef]

Have a look our for MF compacts in the 1100, 1200, 1400, 1500, 1600. Maybe not the 1600 for budget reasons. The 1523 is one to avoid, since it has a single stage clutch. But there are lots out there, just need to do some looking.

Have you checked tractor house yet??

Thanks, Much appreciated. Pickings are slim here. I will probably have to drive 500-1000 miles to find one. Western Montana has very few tractors for sale..............

 

[mjstef]

Closest i can find. 2001 MASSEY-FERGUSON 1233 Tractors - Less than 40 HP For Sale At TractorHouse.com 600 miles away.......................

 

[MtnViewRanch]

You say that you are up in altitude, I highly suggest that whatever tractor you find, that it should have a turbo on it. For every 1000' in elevation, a naturally aspirated engine is going to loose about 2% of it's power.

I like gears also, but most of the new hydro's are just as dependable as a gear trans. The problems you had last year in the cold with the tractor that you used would have been taken care of by simply using an engine-tranny heater before you ever started to work. I'm sure that a gear tractor is going to have oil problems in the cold also until the oil warms up.

Good luck in your search, it sounds like your going to need it.

 

[mjstef]

You say that you are up in altitude, I highly suggest that whatever tractor you find, that it should have a turbo on it. For every 1000' in elevation, a naturally aspirated engine is going to loose about 2% of it's power.

I like gears also, but most of the new hydro's are just as dependable as a gear trans. The problems you had last year in the cold with the tractor that you used would have been taken care of by simply using an engine-tranny heater before you ever started to work. I'm sure that a gear tractor is going to have oil problems in the cold also until the oil warms up.

Good luck in your search, it sounds like your going to need it.

Thanks, I had thought of that as well. I live near 4,000 feet but have some properties over 6,000 feet. I don't remember any compacts that are turbo'd though......................

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Thanks, I had thought of that as well. I live near 4,000 feet but have some properties over 6,000 feet. I don't remember any compacts that are turbo'd though......................

A Mahindra 3215 has a turbo and an independent PTO. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: These tractors are made by Mitsubishi for Mahindra and are very reliable machines. I believe that if you could find one, it would be in your price range also.

 

[mjstef]

A Mahindra 3215 has a turbo and an independent PTO. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: These tractors are made by Mitsubishi for Mahindra and are very reliable machines. I believe that if you could find one, it would be in your price range also.

I have been looking VERY hard at Mahindra as they seem to be rock solid. Again dealers are hundreds of miles away though. The 3215 lists for over 20K..............

 

[jenkinsph]

Look at a

Kioti CK27 available with a gear transmission and live pto

Mahindra 3016 shuttle with independent pto

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I have been looking VERY hard at Mahindra as they seem to be rock solid. Again dealers are hundreds of miles away though. The 3215 lists for over 20K..............

I don't think that you will find a new one, they have been replaced by the 3316 and now by the 3616. A used one should be in your price range though.

 

[mjstef]

Did just find a Branson 2800 120 miles from here new for $12,500 I see it's a turbo'd Cummins but can't find anything on the pto. Anyone own one??