iwanta
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Wondering if you have this model in the States and if so can give me your opinion. Here's the link to the Australian supplier with picks and spec.Lenar ES45 - National Machinery Traders
Ive been after a tractor with FEL and checked out most of the options but I did steer away from Chinese made due to the horror stories I'd heard but my budget is only so many $ which in the brand names will only get me a 30 / 33 hp tractor with a rather limited lift capacity and only a 54' bucket, plus the small wheels, lower weight, limited rear lift capacity that all come with a smaller hp tractor so not expecting too much I went to check out the Lenar ES45 which is about the same price here as the Kioti 30hp KL30, and the Yanmar 33hp FE352. I was surprised by the finish quality, not as good as the Yanmar or Kioti sure but better than the other Chinese brand tractors I have looked at, it's 66' bucket which is a real plus over 54' and the dealer had no hesitation letting me test the lifting capacity which was impressive, heaped bucket of absolutely sodden clay soil lifted to full height at low rev's as if the bucket was empty, to show off the loader lift capacity the dealer lowered the bucket to lift the front wheels of the tractor about 17' off the ground while the tractor was only idleing, I was impressed. The dealer really seemed to have complete confidence in the tractor and let me push it into piles of sodden earth [we had days and days of rain, I really mean sodden like I was in pools of laying water as the soil could adsorb no more] it bulldozed the pile no worries and only spun the wheels when I tilted the bucket too much and started digging.
For the same $ neither of the lower hp brand name tractors come close for power, performance, capacity and ease of use, due to the ES45 being spacious and the Yanmar and Kioti being rather cramped for my 6"2' some of the levers got awkward on the brand name tractors. Now I'm not completely brain dead and realise comparing 30hp/ 33hp against 45hp isn't a fair test and I'm sure their 45 hp models of the brand name tractors would probably make the ES45 look like the poor relation but as I said my budget won't stretch to [and isn't ever likely to short of some rich relative that I don't know about,"buying the farm" I think the saying is] a 45hp brand name so its the 30/33hp with limited capacities, bucket size and power but a trusted name for quality and reliability or take the gamble that the ES45 is as good as it looks and feels and get the exact size and power I really was hopping for in the first place for the price of the smaller brand name tractors. Tough choice, the extra power and performance means squat if the thing isn't reliable, I get 1 shot at buying a tractor, if its a lemon I'm screwed, no way could I unload it onto some other poor soul knowing its a heap, I couldn't live with myself so if I buy a lemon I'll be stuck with it or have to near give it away to someone who is willing to buy it even after I've told the any problems
.So if anyone has any knowledge or suggestions they would like to share I would greatly appreciate hearing from them.
