TSO
Elite Member
Thanks for the input from those of you that helped me decide on the 40 series over the R3039. I think I would have been very happy with the 39, but I would have had that little big of regret/remorse for not just getting the bigger tractor. Thought about getting the 4047, but since I'm already jumping up to the bigger frame, and the 47 is just a tweaked/tuned 41, I figured the 41 would be all the tractor (and more) that I'd need.
Big thanks to "Paul's Tractor Sales & Service" of Clio, Michigan. That guy knows his *****. He and his wife own/run the place, and he's been with "LS" for a long time, back when they were making the FarmAll or FarmTrac (can't remember which one was the old Ford). You guys would LOVE his Pole Barn... he custom builds "pull" tractors for tractor shows, and he restores tractors from the ground up. Works on them all too. I think I saw 20-30 that he restored and pulls with, and that was just skimming the surface. Really nice operation they have going there... makes me comfortable knowing that if something goes wrong on this tractor, he'll be able to fix it. :thumbsup:
Ended up paying $19,200 (no tax). This is the Shuttle shift, which I really like so far... I'm sure it'll only get better with use. I like the Hydrostatic in my Kioti, but I don't like the way it whines, and that you always have to run the RPM's up high (higher than the shuttle anyhow). Plus, I wanted to keep all the PTO HP, which drops 2 HP with the HST. Another plus, is that down the road, when the warranty is expired... a new clutch is WAY cheaper to replace than a HST. But I digress... we could debate Shuttle vs HST all day and in the end, who cares :confused3:
As for my Kioti... Hopefully it sells soon. However, if we can swing the payment, I wouldn't mind keeping it for the wife so she can use it for landscaping, gardening, Chicken-stuff, etc. We'll see!
So, now that I have a Quick-Attach bucket, I'll be trying to Fab up some quick-attachments of my own. Maybe I'll make a grapple & stump bucket. Who knows?!
Anyhow... Pics are below.
My Sequoia actually pulled it pretty decent
With my CK20S HST
Gonna have to rearrange stuff in the barn now!
Big thanks to "Paul's Tractor Sales & Service" of Clio, Michigan. That guy knows his *****. He and his wife own/run the place, and he's been with "LS" for a long time, back when they were making the FarmAll or FarmTrac (can't remember which one was the old Ford). You guys would LOVE his Pole Barn... he custom builds "pull" tractors for tractor shows, and he restores tractors from the ground up. Works on them all too. I think I saw 20-30 that he restored and pulls with, and that was just skimming the surface. Really nice operation they have going there... makes me comfortable knowing that if something goes wrong on this tractor, he'll be able to fix it. :thumbsup:
Ended up paying $19,200 (no tax). This is the Shuttle shift, which I really like so far... I'm sure it'll only get better with use. I like the Hydrostatic in my Kioti, but I don't like the way it whines, and that you always have to run the RPM's up high (higher than the shuttle anyhow). Plus, I wanted to keep all the PTO HP, which drops 2 HP with the HST. Another plus, is that down the road, when the warranty is expired... a new clutch is WAY cheaper to replace than a HST. But I digress... we could debate Shuttle vs HST all day and in the end, who cares :confused3:
As for my Kioti... Hopefully it sells soon. However, if we can swing the payment, I wouldn't mind keeping it for the wife so she can use it for landscaping, gardening, Chicken-stuff, etc. We'll see!
So, now that I have a Quick-Attach bucket, I'll be trying to Fab up some quick-attachments of my own. Maybe I'll make a grapple & stump bucket. Who knows?!
Anyhow... Pics are below.
My Sequoia actually pulled it pretty decent
With my CK20S HST
Gonna have to rearrange stuff in the barn now!
