Update on my 425

[cqaigy2]

MR i have to say, i bought my PT mostly because of your experiences with your PT. That said, I blame YOU everytime i use my PT and am able to mow, dig, plow, etc. on our place. I was able to try out a couple bota's one of which would have been small enough to move throught the trees and other obstacles. The bota's are great machines but they couldn't maneuver around like my PT and my wife got pretty fed up with me balancing on the two down hill tires and i find the quick attach much easier to deal with then a standard 3 point.

So it's all your fault.

 

[Phils]

MR i have to say, i bought my PT mostly because of your experiences with your PT. That said, I blame YOU everytime i use my PT and am able to mow, dig, plow, etc. on our place. I was able to try out a couple bota's one of which would have been small enough to move throught the trees and other obstacles. The bota's are great machines but they couldn't maneuver around like my PT and my wife got pretty fed up with me balancing on the two down hill tires and i find the quick attach much easier to deal with then a standard 3 point.

So it's all your fault.

Yeah... what you said X 2. Mr. Lichen Lane's website has probably brought more business to PT's home-landscaping line than any other source. I never tried any other tractors other than the 580 Case I used to have. That Case sure would out-dig this PT, but since it would have been rolled and wrecked by now if I'd have kept it, that may be a moot point (provided I lived through the accident). But there's much work I'd have never attempted without having a PT. So I blame him for all that work HIS machine made necessary.

Phil

 

[SnowRidge]

Yeah... what you said X 2. Mr. Lichen Lane's website has probably brought more business to PT's home-landscaping line than any other source.

Phil

Lichen Lane, ROFL.

OK, it took me a second. I have to admit that.

On another note, at least some of the wheel motors are US made (Whites).

I don't think PT cares where the stuff comes from, just how cheap they can get it.

 

[MossRoad]

O.K. I don't feel so bad now.

 

[MrWoodChips]

Chris,
I am truly sorry for the bad experience you had with your machine. In a way, each and every time I here about problems with new machines, I cringe, because of all the cheerleading I have done regarding my machine. I really do not know why Power Trac does the things they do regarding machines that are not correct right from the get-go. Just plain strange.

I looked very seriously at PT a couple of years ago. I read everything that MR said, along with many others on this group.

I almost bought one then. I also looked at Ventrac. For similar money, I could get something that had similar capabilities to a 422, at least for what I needed to do 95% of the time. I've got a bucket and a blade, plus a mower deck. The Ventrac can climb my hills without the slightest pause for thought and without shredding my lawn. Most of the time this is all I need, and it was great being able to swap the bucket back on in seconds for the blade last week to do road repairs when our road washed out.

At the same time, I'd love to have a few of the neat attachments I can put on a 422.

Yes, every once in a while I wish I had a pair of forks, even a mini-hoe, and a grapple would have a tidy little project waiting for it that may never get done otherwise. On the other hand, while I can do a lot of neat things with mathematics or to a piece of wood, gas engines are not my skill, nor is welding, nor hydraulic plumbing. So I chose not to buy a PT and risk having problems like Chris did. Instead, when I need to dig a trench, I've got a pick and shovel. And when my machine needs a repair that I cannot handle, I've got a dealer near here to do the work.

My point is, know your limitations. If you like welding and doing your own engine work, etc., then I'd recommend a PT in a heart beat.

John