Can I touch your PT?

[kmaz]

Hey guys...and girls you've all heard it before well this stories no different.
for the longest time I researched all the typical subcuts to replace my 26 year old bolens diesel. Countless hours spent on tractobynet. I still havent ruled out the BX (amazing prices), But I cant stop thinking about the versatility of the PT. I literally bring the PT literature wherever I go (Im really diggin the PT...fiance...NOT SO MUCH) And to think I almost didnt give it a chance. Anywho , I need to see one up close and personal. I live in Charlton N.Y. (Albany,Saratoga) and id rather not go door to door asking people if they have a PT so I was hopeing someone out there within a couple hour drive would be kind enough to show me theirs ( preferably 422, 425) Thanks so much
By the way my name is kris and im a pthaulic

 

[MossRoad]

Welcome to TBN.

You may also want to call Power Trac and see if they know of anyone near you that would be willing to show you the machine.

I also considered the BX. Can't go wrong with a Kubota. However, the price of the base BX at the time was the same as my PT with several attachments. Also, I was looking for a gas tractor(yes, I'm one of the few that favors gas over diesel ), and the quick attach feature of the PT really sold me, along with the better maneuverability and ability to get in and out of tight spaces than a conventional tractor. Couple that with the fact that I could drive it up into the bed of my pickup truck and I was sold.

Other machines I looked at were the NH TC25D and JD4100 and a Cub Cadet model(can't remember which one right now). But the PT won out and I never regretted it. It is the best machine for the jobs I have to do.

Be sure to test drive as many brands and models as you can and take your time in your decision making process. This is a big purchase and you want as much information as you can get your hands on.

 

[KMA]

Kmaz,

I live in Owego, NY (13827) which I'm guessing would be about 3 hours if you drove west on 88 and eventually west on Rt. 17. I have a 422. Our screen names are eerily similar too...

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

If you haven't already done it, check Pajoube's listing by state for NY and MA, and send a private message to each for exact location. I know Sedgewood's within a nice Autumn afternoon drive, but he has a much modified 1845. Still may be worth a trip.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/power-trac/87377-power-trac-owners-state-6-a.html

 

[JackRobin]

Hey guys...and girls

There are chicks on this forum that dig tractors?

 

[kmaz]

Thanks for the responses guys, and yes KMA our screen names are "eerily similar". By the way did you ever resolve your crooked bucket issue?

Kris

 

[FOURTEEN]

(I'm one of the few that favors gas over diesel)

Add me to your 'few'!! After considering the noise, the smell, the special fuel, the higher purchase price, the higher maintenance cost, the higher replacement cost, the heavier weigh, the larger size, etc, I think that it is hard to justify getting a diesel for most residential or even light commercial work!!

For what a PT-1430 costs, I can get a PT-425 with a few spare engines!! It will have a quieter pleasant sound, no smell, use just ordinary gas, be cheaper and easier to maintain, be more maneuverable and easier to truck or trailer due to its smaller size and weigh, and do most of the same jobs quicker and easier!!

 

[RegL]

Add me to your 'few'!! After considering the noise, the smell, the special fuel, the higher purchase price, the higher maintenance cost, the higher replacement cost, the heavier weigh, the larger size, etc, I think that it is hard to justify getting a diesel for most residential or even light commercial work!!

For what a PT-1430 costs, I can get a PT-425 with a few spare engines!! It will have a quieter pleasant sound, no smell, use just ordinary gas, be cheaper and easier to maintain, be more maneuverable and easier to truck or trailer due to its smaller size and weigh, and do most of the same jobs quicker and easier!!

yes, but one thing the PT1430 can do that the pt 425 can't, is pick up a pt 425 and drop it in the dumpster. So ya better watch out what you say. We know where you live.

I have to admit, that diesel is a little loud and smelly.

 

[FOURTEEN]

yes, but one thing the PT1430 can do that the pt 425 can't, is pick up a pt 425 and drop it in the dumpster.

Maybe!! But, so far, after nearly three years of PT-425 ownership, I have never had the desire, or need, to pick up a PT-425 and drop it in the dumpster!!!!

I did, over the years, have 3 huge logs that my PT-425 couldn't move, so I cut each one in half!! Problem solved!!

The PT-425 weighs 1,387# plus whatever attachment happens to be mounted. The PT-1430 is rated to lift 1200#. So, your scenario, although cute, is probably not actually possible!!

Spending 60% more money to occasionally lift 50% more doesn't sound like a good deal to me! In my case, 3 times in 3 years, if those logs weighed 800# to 1200#! If they weighed 1200# to 1600#, I would have had to cut them in half anyway, even with a noisy, smelly, expensive, and ponderous PT-1430!!

 

[MossRoad]

I'd have to say the the PT425 is just about perfect for most homeowners...however, acording to a few commercial users that frequent this board and one professional landscaper that lives in my hometown and owns two PT425s and one PT1430, the difference between a 1430 and a 425 is like the difference between a PT425 and a CUT... that is, while the 425 is a sweet machine, for real, hard professional work, the 1430 is the way to go.

I think we PT425 owners tend to abuse our machines beyond the design limits on a frequent basis.