b7100 hst hsd?

[Sherweld]

Regarding mowing with or without a FEL, in my opinion would depend entirely on your situation as to terrain, obstacles etc. My previous B7100 had a FEL which was not demountable, and I mowed quite a bit with a heavy Woods brush hog with no problem. However it was all pretty much out in the open, and often hilly. The only minus might have been somewhat limited visibility.

On the other hand, several times as I recall, the loader was a real definite asset in being able to lay down brush and blackberries ahead of the tractor and mower as well as balancing that heavy mower.

And last point, just checked the Westendorf web site and they do apparently offer an alternate FEL subframe for a B7100 using a belly mower because the "normal" subframe to reinforce the tractor chassis would interfere.

Regards
Sherweld

 

[maddog8211]

Thanks for the responses. I really like the simplicity of the tractor, no frills and extras to go wrong, and NO PLASTIC! Here is the deal, 1994 b7100hst with 180 hrs, a 5x11 single axle trailer, 35" rototiller, 4' box blade, 5' rear blade. 2 filter kits and manuals for tractor and all extras. Everything looks brand new and is name brand, wife is selling for husband who has alzheimers and obviously cant use it anymore. $6,000 for all. Hard to put a value on these things, and I know its not a steal. She says if she cant get 6k for it all then the boy will get it with the property when they pass. Been pricing this stuff and if I had to buy it the trailer would cost around $700, good used rototillers are tough to find, value $1000, box blade $400, rear blade $300. When I look at it this way it seems a fair value, but with the price of a loader I would be into it for around 9k, which seems high. Im sure I would be happy with it, just want to use it for light landscaping and driveway maintenance and gardening. But I could probably get more tractor with same amount of money with no implements and probably a lot more hours. Thanks for any thoughts, answers or opinions.

 

[Sherweld]

Okay, I'll stick my $.02 in here

Personally I'd be all over it. But that's just me.

I previously had a B7100 (gear) I bought new in 1978, took good care of it for over 4000 hard operating hours. Never had any issues with it that I would blame on the tractor. And absolutely no issues at all with the engine or power train.

To my everlasting regret, sold it in 1997 (retiring and moving) for a lot more than I paid new. So this year (2008) located an identical model with about 2000 hrs, for the right price, and have been bringing it up to date with FEL, new tires etc.

In my recent search, I looked at lots of machines and prices, and here in the NW, $6000 for what you describe with virtually brand new hours, would be a very good deal indeed.

IMHO the B7100 was one of the best and toughest small tractors made