Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 11,917
- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
Comparing over the road tractors to farm tractors is not even comparing apples to oranges and those trucker fleets for sure didnt switch to hydrostatic drive from geared. Automatic shifting transmissions are not the same as hydrostatic drive. If you have the correct gearing and live PTO, a geared tractor can do as well or better than a hydrostatic drive given the same engine HP for both. It all comes down to personal preference. If you like the hydro get one, if you prefer gear drive then get one of those. Either one will get the job done if the load is matched. I would never buy any tractor that didnt have live PTO. Do they actually still make a tractor without live PTO or at least a two stage clutch? I thought those went out with the 8N back in the 1950s.