Best Mountain Tractor?

[Egon]

Roy:

Maybe start thinking in Radians.

Egon

 

[ByuBill]

<font color=blue>MossRoad</font color=blue>
I agree, the Smokies are a beautiful place. Since you have visited here you know as well as I do that there isn't a tractor made that can touch every part of wasabi's 75 acres. With rocks as big as boxcars, and some much bigger, forget it. So we have come to the conclusion that he needs a, very low profile, heavy, fwd ( if not more ), reasonably powerful tractor, and just never attempt to use it on part of his land. Whatever he ends up with, the pucker factor will come into place in the beginning long before it would for an old timer.
I liked the, prefab, crane, mtn top story. I haven't seen that, but most mobiles are put in place using a dozer, sheets of plywood and grease. I have seen it take all week to get one where it was going. Have a goodun./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Bill

 

[ByuBill]

<font color=blue>when headed sideways and having to turn up hill!</font color=blue>
Yep, that'll do it every time. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif Whatever tractor you decide to buy, be safe, be careful. A tractor on a hillside is very dangerous and takes some getting used to. If it feels unsafe, it probably is.
Bill

 

[DocHeb]

Whenever I hear about hills, I think of Switzerland. I know they have safe "hill-proof" tractors. However, I also asked about your budget, so I didn't give you my opinion to the "Best Mountain Tractor" that is sold in the US: <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.aebi-us.com/brochures/terratrac.htm>Aebi Terratrac</A>.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

DocHeb:
Hard to disagree. I really like my Power Trac, but would have looked carefully at an Aebi had it been anywhere near my price range. I added it to Kent's list of dream machines earlier in the thread. After doing some research, however, I don't think the Aebi is the answer for TBN to advise Doug to get. If you look at his earlier post, he suggested a TBN Hoedown, inviting everyone to bring his machinery and get the jobs done all at once. Since what we're really best at is advice, however, Doug should buy the attached Bombardier machine, and we then can all get together to suggest attachments and modifications.

 

[wasabi]

If I were as good at spending "my" money as you guys are, I'd have the best fleet in the forum! I checked in with Steve Carver about my wish list and he flat out said I'm dreamin at 15K....way to start out hardball negotiations with a poor newbie like me. Doc, your pics remind me a little of the "tructor" I looked at about a year ago...similar claims of hillside prowess...similar price, but a very interesting cross trainer vehicle....

Maybe, with a few more clients as well heeled as you guys with fleets must be and a stock market rally, I'll climb one of those price hills afterall. I'm headed up this weekend to plant a gaggle of fruit trees, so I'll hopefully drag the wife away from antiqueing enough to stop to kick a tire or two.

 

[wasabi]

I agree Charlie, that is some mean machine...bet it has air conditioning and a martini shaker in that huge cab...I just wonder where the satelite dish is for the back of it...that way I could get wireless internet and trade stocks while messing with the hills....and leverage the pucker factor to the Nth!!

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color=red>If I were as good at spending "my" money as you guys are, I'd have the best fleet in the forum!</font color=red>
A talented bunch we are.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color=blue>that is some mean machine</font color=blue>

Let us know when you get it.

 

[wasabi]

I'll probably sprout mushrooms out of my ears before I spend that kind of jack. Very cool, tho! Doesn't hurt for a person to dream now does it.