Used NH 35da or Massey

[jinman]

The wheel width on a TC35DA with R4s is about 68" wide. A 60" implement on the 3PH will NOT cover the wheel width. It seems to me that the TC35DA would be a good choice for all the chores you mentioned, but you will need 72" implements on the 3PH to cover your tracks. The most common loader bucket on these tractors is also 72" wide. If you go and inspect that TC35DA tractor for $15k, you just might have the best solution for your needs. It's surely strong enough to do a good job of cleaning barns. I'd think even a smaller tractor would do that well. By the time you get a loader on the front and a scraper blade on the rear of the TC35DA, it's quite long. You can raise the bucket to make maneuvering easier, but then you have to consider that the overhead in the barn needs to be greater than the loader's 110" high reach. The HST and power steering make this tractor a dream to use and manuever in most circumstances. Back and forth loader work is where it will excel.

EDIT: Down in the NH forums, DoubleL just bought a 3040 HST tractor. That's the same tractor as the TC40DA. He posted pictures of his wife operating that tractor on the day it was delivered. I don't know many tractors that are as easy to operate as the TC35DA. If you get it, it will be easy for you and easy for you to teach anyone else to use. That's a big plus.

 

[ND teacher]

I was always going to build a balast box for the tractor then i read a forum on here about the advantages of loading the tires vs ballast box or wheel weights. I like the idea of having the weight under the axles and not on top of them, I dont like the weight on the lawn which would make a 3pt ballast box nicer but i would rather save on the tractors axles? I figured after reading a few other posts that chains will be needed probably next winter if i buy now, I would wait and see if loading the tires would be enough but i doubt it I pushed snow the other day with the s250 bobcat and the wheels are a spinning but the other machine with tracks in the machine is moving!

I am leaing now towards the tc40 cause i read your post on the advantage of a 4 cyl and your right i never heard anyone say they had too much power. I would like to make a snow bucket and have a machine to handle it but i do worry about the durability of the loader and what size of a snow bucket would a 7' work? The only problem i see is most of the tc40's that are in my price and hour range are non hydro. I would have to do a lot of clutching in my yard, but the tim taylor says arararar more power!
Side not in the month of december we had 32" of snow.
I have been working with my NH dealer here the last few days, He said the people around here want the bigger boomers and instead of taking a hit on a trade they will usually by a second boomer larger or so. Thats in a small town in Bismarck most of the boomers are the smaller ones that fit in small backyards etc. They quoted my a price of 42-4400 for a nh loader if the tractor is loader ready and 6000 if it is not, I figured maybe if i could pick up a loader ready tractor for cheap i could by the new loader and be on my way. I did see a CaseiH advertised for 12,000 but would the loaders be close to the same price as the NH

 

[jinman]

I think you have two chances of finding a loader-ready tractor that does not have a loader: slim & none. I don't know for sure, but I believe NH won't even let a dealer order a loader-ready tractor without a loader also. I believe you will either find a tractor with a loader or one without a loader and not loader-ready. It's a good thought, but I think your search would only be futility.

 

[pat32rf]

Some years ago I bought JD 4300 and wound up taking it to a few different buddies places to do small jobs for them. The first buddy then bought himself a used NH about the same size. A nice tractor loader combo with a snow blower on the back. All it lacks is a QD for the bucket.....
My other buddy bought a used Massey with a hoe from a Massey dealer that he has dealt with in past (lawn mower, ATV, etc). This one has a QD bucket BUT you need two right feet to use the steering brakes! He has a few cattle and a barn yard that always seems to be greasy. What a PIA trying to load round bales into the feeder, or clean manure! Neither one of us can get used to the treadle on his tranny, finding the best way is to only use the forward pedal, either pushing down on it to go forward or sticking our toe under and lifting it to go backwards.....(My last tractor was a Bota with a treadle that was a lot more comfortable)

 

[Carykong]

I own a TC35 hydro with loader,bought new. I use my loader all the time,mostly for loading logs on my sawmill and moving boards around. More lifting capacity would always be nice but I have always felt that the lower lifting capacity of the TC 35 compared to the TC 40 and TC45 helps to keep me within the safety envelope and puts less stess on the loader and frame. My loader goes into bypass a bit sooner and reminds me all the time to keep it safe. My logs can get very heavy. Yet, it always surprises me how much this tractor can lift and move around. Go to youtube.com and search "TC35 log skidding" and you will see what I mean.

The TC series is the best in my book and will be a classic one day just like the old Ford N series.

Good luck and have fun shopping for that special tractor deal.

 

[WM75Guy]

I have a 6' tiller behind my TC40DA and it covers the tracks just fine. A 5' will not.