Case-IH Farmall 45A, Kubota M8540 Narrow, New Holland TN 65, Bobcat 331, Ford 1920, 1952 John Deere M, Allis Chalmers B, Bombardier Traxter XT, Massey Harris 81RC and a John Deere 3300 combine, Cub Cadet GT1554
Thats the same year I have, can't justify buying the 2002 book for only a few changes. Figure I will wait till next year then update. Later
<font color=blue>Robert Turk Jr.</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Whitetail Splendor Deer Farms</font color=blue> <font color=blue>Silver Creek, NY</font color=blue>
Interesting that the most recent model with more horsepower is about a third less expensive. Perhaps this implies that people are treating these tractors more as antiques than tractors?
The T0-30 has both cat. 1 3PH and a PTO as standard equipment. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure if the hydraulics on the TO-30 are "live" but on the TO-20 they are not. That just means you can't use the lift with the clutch pedal depressed. Both of them had standard 6-volt positive ground systems, so that can also be factor. You would probably be much better off converting to 12 volt neg. ground for starting and more reliable ignition system. I believe both draft control and position control are standard on the 3PH. As a kid, I used a hand crank to start our old TO-20 many times, but if yours comes with a hand crank, I suggest you carry it out to the middle of the neareast lake and "float test" it. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Or maybe you should use it once just to get the "feel" of what it's like to crank one of these little beasts./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Jim and John;
Thanks for all the info, unfortunatly I don't see the add in the paper today, I think I'm too slow /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif. Oh well there will be other deals...I hope!!!