VirtualTractor
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This is a little complicated, so please bear with me
I currently have a 16yo JD4600 with a Squeeler 720. The tractor has 570 hours, about 275 of that would be using the SQ720. This tractor has rear wheel weights and rear tires are filled with fluid, so it痴 very heavy.
The SQ720 is working great, even though it looks like it痴 been mowing a mine field. The gear box is tight, and is not leaking any fluid.
We are considering the purchase of an additional smaller tractor, a 2032R (MY2017, to get the heavier, updated unit). This will have the MMM and a brush cutter as well. We need a smaller tractor to transport between our two farms. The dealer is quoting an RC2060 on this unit.
So what痴 the purpose of this post? There痴 several things I知 considering
A lot of my mowing is over hanging fence lines which I have to back into. Because of this, the tail wheel on the SQ720 is pretty beat up. I am concerned, looking at the RC2060, that the tail wheel is only held on by a single square bar. I知 pretty convinced I would have destroyed the tail wheel on an RC2060 by now, same with the MX5, which I am considering upgrading to. The SQ720痴 tail wheel is securely mounted using a triangle type mount.
Ideally, it would be nice if I could use the SQ720 on the 2032R, but I think it might be a little big for it
So, my thoughts/questions
Should I just try the SQ720 on the 2032R and see how it goes?
What is the service life of a SQ720? Given it痴 age, should I keep it and drive it into the ground, or should I send it down the line while it still has some economic value and use that towards a shiny new one?
I kind of hate having two rotary cutters that are basically the same?ut I think a 6 is going to be too big for the little tractor and the 5 is going to be too small for the big tractor (can稚 get up close to the sides of things).
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions.
I currently have a 16yo JD4600 with a Squeeler 720. The tractor has 570 hours, about 275 of that would be using the SQ720. This tractor has rear wheel weights and rear tires are filled with fluid, so it痴 very heavy.
The SQ720 is working great, even though it looks like it痴 been mowing a mine field. The gear box is tight, and is not leaking any fluid.
We are considering the purchase of an additional smaller tractor, a 2032R (MY2017, to get the heavier, updated unit). This will have the MMM and a brush cutter as well. We need a smaller tractor to transport between our two farms. The dealer is quoting an RC2060 on this unit.
So what痴 the purpose of this post? There痴 several things I知 considering
A lot of my mowing is over hanging fence lines which I have to back into. Because of this, the tail wheel on the SQ720 is pretty beat up. I am concerned, looking at the RC2060, that the tail wheel is only held on by a single square bar. I知 pretty convinced I would have destroyed the tail wheel on an RC2060 by now, same with the MX5, which I am considering upgrading to. The SQ720痴 tail wheel is securely mounted using a triangle type mount.
Ideally, it would be nice if I could use the SQ720 on the 2032R, but I think it might be a little big for it
So, my thoughts/questions
Should I just try the SQ720 on the 2032R and see how it goes?
What is the service life of a SQ720? Given it痴 age, should I keep it and drive it into the ground, or should I send it down the line while it still has some economic value and use that towards a shiny new one?
I kind of hate having two rotary cutters that are basically the same?ut I think a 6 is going to be too big for the little tractor and the 5 is going to be too small for the big tractor (can稚 get up close to the sides of things).
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions.
