Need advice on TT75A

[tnmule]

Looking to upgrade tractors. Coming from a Ford 3000(good old tractor). Don't need anything fancy, might send my senses into overload after years on the 3000. I like the looks, simplicity, and price of the TT75A. I have compared the TT and TN models sideXside and the TT looks a little lighter in the drawbar/hitch area and the lift arms which concerns me. I want to know if this tractor is going to hold up to pulling a BR7060 round baler over rolling terrain. If anyone has any experience with the TT models and especially the TT75A please let me know your opinions. Thanks.

 

[RickB]

Whether or not the TT is a substantial enough chassis to do the job is secondary to my view that 62 PTO HP is inadequate to operate that baler on rolling ground. Yes, I know the specs for that baler say 60 PTO HP minimum.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Whether or not the TT is a substantial enough chassis to do the job is secondary to my view that 62 PTO HP is inadequate to operate that baler on rolling ground. Yes, I know the specs for that baler say 60 PTO HP minimum.

Rick, do you have any idea what their base is for minimum? I can think of two things it means. Either it is bare minimum for hilly ground or it is bare minimum for flat, smooth ground. I almost think it is for hilly ground but like you I agree more tractor is better.

TNmule, did you look at the TD75D? It has a lot more mass then the TT75A and for pulling a round baler I think it would be a better choice. It is a similar model to the TT as far as being more of a bare bones, basic economy model for the guys who don't need or want all the fancy options and gadgets. Happy tractor hunting

 

[RickB]

Rick, do you have any idea what their base is for minimum?

I have no idea where some of this stuff comes from. I just have to try and help make it relate to the real world.
I get to run quite a few tractor/baler combinations in the course of field repairing round balers and helping friends make hay. I would not willingly pair a 4x5 round baler with anything less than 75 PTO HP; 85 if making high moisture baleage. And that is not overkill IMHO. What constitutes "rolling" ground can make a difference as well. It helps to be able to stop the rig when necessary, too.