Case-IH Farmall 45A

[Robert_in_NY]

The price to install the pounder was more then i liked so i brought everything home and will do most of the work myself. I will try to post pics later.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Here it is on the trailer with a happy 7 year old one thing i found out instantly is that the seat on this $15k Case-IH tractor is so much more comfortable then the seat in my $42,500 cabbed Kubota vineyard tractor.

 

[RollingsFarms]

really nice! I like how they did the fender extensions. they seem to appear to be able to flex a bit and that should be good when going through the roxs as to not catch on the vines and pull them. i also like how they dont have the exhaust sticking up, which to me is a must for a vineyard tractor as the exhaust can get caught in the vines. i laughed when i purchased my $7,200 z-turn as it had a MUCH more comfortable seat and came with arm rests compared to my $20,000 tractor. sometimes i wish i could switch them out as i spend more time on my tractor then i do on the z-turn.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I agree, the fender extensions are very well done. I dropped the tractor off at my friends machine shop today and their going to build a mount for the pounder. I'm really looking forward to putting this tractor to work. I just hope it holds up as well as my new holland.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Just picked the 45A up from the machine shop. They modified the mount for the pounder and have it installed. I still need to mount the hydraulics and mount the actual pounder to the plate. Just waiting for a hydraulic hose to dump the oil back into the tractor case so I can plumb the valves.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Pounder is all mounted and all the hoses are hooked up except the return line which I am still waiting for. I'm really looking forward to putting this unit to work. I am really impressed with this tractor and want to see if it performs as well as I expect it to.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Very nice setup! How many hours do you guess you'll put on this tractor in a year? Is this the only duty it will be performing?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Im expecting to put 40-50 hours on it each year but i dont know yet. It will be used mainly for pounding as well as pulling a tedder and rake for haying. I can also see using it for weed spraying and planting as well. It is going to help take some of the strain off the 1920 and a little off the TN 65. I was putting 200-300 hours each on those two and needed some extra tractors to help out so I'm not changing as often. Quite a few pieces of my equipment either mount directly to a tractor or have electronics that i have wired up to work with a particular tractor so changing implements is a little more involved then a simple 3pt implement.

 

[Bob77064]

Here it is on the trailer with a happy 7 year old one thing i found out instantly is that the seat on this $15k Case-IH tractor is so much more comfortable then the seat in my $42,500 cabbed Kubota vineyard tractor.

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Great looking tractor and you have a little helper.