New Holland TC33DA

nickel plate · Feb 7, 2011

With that multitude of good useful implements in the package price, no box scraper included? I also think you will be getting a good deal on what is on hand at that moment.
I must also add that I personally am not comfortable with any three cylinder engine due to a bad experience with a 1980 three cylinder diesel marine engine that plagued me for months before it was replaced by the factory. Terribly out of balance to the point that I thought it was going to shake my boat apart.
If in the future let's say you want to add a backhoe. You're not going to be able to find one that matches that model with very much power. I don't know your hydraulic GPM flow but you will need at least 9 GPM for a BH with spunk.
My tractor is a NH TC40S which has the lowest horsepower rating in the four cylinder TC models.
Go drive that tractor around and get the feel of it. The price is right and perhaps down the road a bit you might want to upgrade a to a TC four cylinder, sell the TC33DA and keep the implement package or just roll with what you have! All in all, do enjoy.

mcmasterson · Feb 7, 2011

I believe there really hasnt been a need for a box scraper on the property. All the landscaping and lawn has been in place for a few years now. The tillable land i rent out and will not be doing anything to that. So i think the current owner never had a need and I dont expect one either down the road.

Well i hope 15 or so years of technology has improved the 3 cylinder engine design. I am not that familar with NH in general, but seems that anyone who has one of these has mentioned they are solidly built and will last many years with limited need for expensive repairs. One obviously never knows though.

I dont foresee much need for a backhoe either. All i mainly got the tractor for was to plow the driveway and mow the lawn and cut down some brush from time to time. I'm sure i will find many other things to do with it, but those are the main things i will be using it for in the near future.

I definitely will enjoy it anyway you look at it. A lot more fun than pushing around a 5 HP craftsman mower!

k0ua · Feb 7, 2011

mcmasterson said:
I believe there really hasnt been a need for a box scraper on the property. All the landscaping and lawn has been in place for a few years now. The tillable land i rent out and will not be doing anything to that. So i think the current owner never had a need and I dont expect one either down the road.

Well i hope 15 or so years of technology has improved the 3 cylinder engine design. I am not that familar with NH in general, but seems that anyone who has one of these has mentioned they are solidly built and will last many years with limited need for expensive repairs. One obviously never knows though.

I dont foresee much need for a backhoe either. All i mainly got the tractor for was to plow the driveway and mow the lawn and cut down some brush from time to time. I'm sure i will find many other things to do with it, but those are the main things i will be using it for in the near future.

I definitely will enjoy it anyway you look at it. A lot more fun than pushing around a 5 HP craftsman mower!

My old TC33DA was very smooth.

V1Rotate · Feb 7, 2011

Don't worry about the three cylinder engine. I've got TC-29D and that engine is very smooth, and so far, trouble free. I also have a Woods 7500 backhoe mounted on it which does everything I need, digging holes, pulling stumps etc.