AKDirtGrubber
New member
Hello All,
Been lurking for over a year now and thought it was time to register and start participating in this great PT forum.
We will soon be embarking on a new chapter of our lives (as empty-nesters) and starting a farm here in Alaska. Our property goes from flat to goat-steep. I've looked at tractors of all types such as the Euro articulated ones to Green and the Orange ones. I have thousands of hours in Skid-steers (own a Bobcat 610) and have worked a hilly property (about 1k hours) on a Kubota years ago (still shiver thinking back on some of those experiences) and because of those experiences I started to look for a smaller articulated tractor. I couldn't find one that was close to what I was looking for until I found the Power-Trac. I need a tractor that I can do all the repairs on. Something I don't need a computer to diagnose codes with and something that will be hard to tip over.
I cleared part of the land last summer with a Cat 277b with a grapple bucket and that was great but way out of our budget and since I'll be doing all of the repairs somewhat mechanically complex. I also demoed a Kabota BX on the property and found that it was quite lacking and tipsy four our purposes.
Sooo... Trying not to be wordy here, just trying to give you all a bigger picture of my experiences and needs... I like the simple nature of the Power-Trac, the articulation and that it is hydraulically driven.
Our needs will vary from loader work, trenching, mowing, forestry (wood gathering & processing), snow removal, plowing and cultivating.
One of the things mentioned here (I think by Woodlandfarms) is that the PT doesn't excel with the ground engagement implements. I was hoping to attach a UTV/RTV 3point hitch hitch and be able to plow driving forward. Has someone here put a 3point hitch on the back of a PT? Would the 1430 be strong enough to pull a 1 or 2 bottom plow? Would someone elaborate on the subject of plowing with the PT?
Thanks,
Brad
Been lurking for over a year now and thought it was time to register and start participating in this great PT forum.
We will soon be embarking on a new chapter of our lives (as empty-nesters) and starting a farm here in Alaska. Our property goes from flat to goat-steep. I've looked at tractors of all types such as the Euro articulated ones to Green and the Orange ones. I have thousands of hours in Skid-steers (own a Bobcat 610) and have worked a hilly property (about 1k hours) on a Kubota years ago (still shiver thinking back on some of those experiences) and because of those experiences I started to look for a smaller articulated tractor. I couldn't find one that was close to what I was looking for until I found the Power-Trac. I need a tractor that I can do all the repairs on. Something I don't need a computer to diagnose codes with and something that will be hard to tip over.
I cleared part of the land last summer with a Cat 277b with a grapple bucket and that was great but way out of our budget and since I'll be doing all of the repairs somewhat mechanically complex. I also demoed a Kabota BX on the property and found that it was quite lacking and tipsy four our purposes.
Sooo... Trying not to be wordy here, just trying to give you all a bigger picture of my experiences and needs... I like the simple nature of the Power-Trac, the articulation and that it is hydraulically driven.
Our needs will vary from loader work, trenching, mowing, forestry (wood gathering & processing), snow removal, plowing and cultivating.
One of the things mentioned here (I think by Woodlandfarms) is that the PT doesn't excel with the ground engagement implements. I was hoping to attach a UTV/RTV 3point hitch hitch and be able to plow driving forward. Has someone here put a 3point hitch on the back of a PT? Would the 1430 be strong enough to pull a 1 or 2 bottom plow? Would someone elaborate on the subject of plowing with the PT?
Thanks,
Brad