Difference between CUT and UT

MtnViewRanch · Jul 27, 2009

tessiers said:
I'm willing to bet that old girl has seen her fair share of dragging around some farm implement.

I think this is a mute point at any rate because It's all about the glitter.

My tractor works and I don't care if you want to call it a lawn tractor. I would go out on a limb and say my 790 works as hard as any out there, kind of like the old 8N's out there. The large tractors get used a lot and hard too but day in and day out on most farms I have worked at there is a smaller more agile tractor that would be considered the utility tractor.

You are correct, it doesn't really make any difference what someone wants to call your tractor, which happens to be a CUT in my book. The OP was asking what was the difference between a Compact Utility Tractor and a Utility Tractor. He wants to think that his 4000lb tractor is a Utility Tractor and not a Compact Utility Tractor. He is probably new to tractors and is thinking that his tractor is pretty big.

It is fairly clear that different manufacturers will call their machines CUT and UT based on their own line of tractors. As an example, John Deere calls their 5000 series a CUT.

That can be a machine over 7000lbs and is still considered a Compact (according to JD website). While Massey is calling their MF1660 a Compact at a little over 4000lbs. Obviously different sized machines, but still considered Compact by their respective manufacturers. Others look to vary as to their overall lineup.

So it looks to me that there is no clear cut line, weight or horse power as to what determines a CUT or a UT.

Farmwithjunk · Jul 28, 2009

MtnViewRanch said:
You are correct, it doesn't really make any difference what someone wants to call your tractor, which happens to be a CUT in my book. The OP was asking what was the difference between a Compact Utility Tractor and a Utility Tractor. He wants to think that his 4000lb tractor is a Utility Tractor and not a Compact Utility Tractor. He is probably new to tractors and is thinking that his tractor is pretty big.

It is fairly clear that different manufacturers will call their machines CUT and UT based on their own line of tractors. As an example, John Deere calls their 5000 series a CUT. That can be a machine over 7000lbs and is still considered a Compact (according to JD website). While Massey is calling their MF1660 a Compact at a little over 4000lbs. Obviously different sized machines, but still considered Compact by their respective manufacturers. Others look to vary as to their overall lineup.

So it looks to me that there is no clear cut line, weight or horse power as to what determines a CUT or a UT.

Again, it goes back to USE. It's all a matter of semantics. The hot selling, trendy tractors of today are "compacts". These very same tractors would in many cases have been called a utility tractor back in the day. I'd think "utility" would mean nimble, versatile, efficient, and yet CAPABLE. In that regard, many larger tractors today would also fit under the heading of utility tractor..... And many all the smaller ones too. Compact tractor is a phrase that's came into vogue in recent years. Manufacturers are quick to latch on to market trends that help make their products popular. They can call 'em compacts, utilities, or whatever they so desire. In my book, a tractor is a tractor is a tractor.

IMHO, the vast majority of todays compacts ARE utility tractors in accordance with MY definition of utility.

MtnViewRanch · Jul 28, 2009

Farmwithjunk said:
Again, it goes back to USE. It's all a matter of semantics. The hot selling, trendy tractors of today are "compacts". These very same tractors would in many cases have been called a utility tractor back in the day. I'd think "utility" would mean nimble, versatile, efficient, and yet CAPABLE. In that regard, many larger tractors today would also fit under the heading of utility tractor..... And many all the smaller ones too. Compact tractor is a phrase that's came into vogue in recent years. Manufacturers are quick to latch on to market trends that help make their products popular. They can call 'em compacts, utilities, or whatever they so desire. In my book, a tractor is a tractor is a tractor.

IMHO, the vast majority of todays compacts ARE utility tractors in accordance with MY definition of utility.

No argument from me, only showing how definitions change over the years with new advents.