New TC 30 owner

[Anonymous Poster]

Greetings. I have been lurking here for some time now. What an incredible source of information!

I recently took delivery of a new TC30. I took advantage of the 0% for 36 months. Free money! What a concept. I also bought a 60" Bush Hog rottery cutter and a box blade. Just the start!

This tractor is the key to my wife's and my money pit project. Just about a year ago we undertook a project to build a home on 6 acres. We found a lot with 4 of the narlyest but most pristine wooded acres and 2 acres of former orange grove. The grove is rough and uneven from the trees being pushed out after a freeze. The woods are solid Florida Oak. We spent the best protion of the last year cutting and trimming trees. We hired a bud to bush hog for a while but it was always on his time frame.

Since the tractor arrived with .9 hours on it, it has been pushed hard. First to bush hog 3 of the 6 acres... (insert Tim the Tool Man grunt here). Then to blade the ruts where I managed to burry my Ram 2500 to the frame during an El Nino show of force last summer. Now.. on to smooth the grove/pasture. I borrowed a buddied 6.5 foot disc. I was worried it may be too big for the TC30 and that the hard clay/peat (not all Florida is sandy beach). It took a few passes but the results are wonderful!

At first I was worrited about 30 horses being to few... Not so.. This thing digs in and asks for more.

One more cool little story and I am off.. I buried the TC30 deep into a low spot where all the water on the lot flows. I mean burried it. Mud was flying off the R4's. It was the same area my truck had to be pulled out with a bud's tree wrecker. My wife spotted the roster tail of mud and ran to a high spot with this silly... "You did it now" grin on her face. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif ... I smiled, locked the differencial, and crawled it out with the FEL in seconds. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I will post pictures someday but I am embarassed there is a touch of mud on it.

Greetings from Darby (near San Antonio that is near Dade City that is near Tampa)!

Don

 

[Steelfan]

Welcome to TBN,

Congrats on the new TC30. When I was shopping, I looked at the specs for that tractor. Unfortunely it wasn't out yet when I was ready to buy. I'm glad you are getting such positive results from using it. Good Luck, and be safe.

Kent

 

[Casimir]

Welcome to TBN and Congratulations on a great machine! Don't be embarrased by the mud - that's what tractors are for. Post some pictures (mud and all) so we can all enjoy it. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[thcri]

Mud is battle scars that can be washed off (Insert Tim the Toolmans' Grunt) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Congrates on the new rig, I would have taken the TC30 when I bought my TC29D but it just wasn't out yet. Had the brochures though and I liked it.


Oh yes, post them pics anyway
murph

 

[Whiskey]

DJBPTA:

Big congrads on the new equipment, sound's like it's working out well for you. I checked out the same tractor down in Tampa about a mounth or two ago and it is indead a nice unit. Being I have a MF & Kubota dealer in my home town (Plant City) I most likley will plop my cash down there but I did enjoy the TC30, I loved the older body stlying of that tracter it's kind of refreshing from all the rounded bodies of todays tractors.

Whiskey

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Thanks for all the well wishes guys!

The TC30 is a very "no frills" tractor. All I miss is a cup holder.

Here are a few photos. The first is a view of a portion of the proporty. Here I am headed to the back to disc out the ruts in the pasture. I have already done the portion I am driving over. The house is being built in the left of the photo.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Here is a shot of the tractor and the disc. I had to work around all th fences so the bucket was up and down.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

One last photo as the disc scraped the rock hard ruts. It took some doing but it all turned to a fine powder.

Once it was smooth enough to move faster, the disc seemed to work better.

 

[Mrwurm]

A good hole-saw could provide you with the cup holder you desire. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bogeygolfer]

DJBTPA:

I am also looking at the TC30 4wd gear tractor with industrial tires. I got a price of $10,265. I have one problem. I only have 80 inches of height clearance on my shop door. The specs say that the height to top of ROPS is 82.4" with ag tires. Would you do me a favor and measure your height with the industrial tires and let me know if they lower the height to something below 80 inches. I appreciate your help.

Jason