Used Power-Trac

[scarg]

Greetings,

I live in Upstate NY about 20 miles northeast of Saratoga.
Does anyone know of any Power-Trac Dealers in my area for used equipment?

Best Regards,

Steve

 

[Rip]

Steve,

Power Trac has not used dealers since about 1998, they only sell factory direct from Tazewell VA (extreem SW virginia). Check their web sit out Power-trac.com for good info on various models and even a used one now and then.

There are quite a few PT owners all over New England, a number of which would be happy to let you take a close look and even test drive.

Once you are familiar with the various models, this forum has a classified section and Ebay periodically has them as well.

Just letting folks here know you are interested may open the door. I just bought a nice used 1845 from a member of this forum, so they are out there.

Rip

 

[BrianP]

HI If you would like to test drive a newer PT425 , I live in Rochester NY. If some one is closer jump in. I love my PT & bought it sight un-seen. Some poeple wont , so let me know if you want to give her a whirl. Brian

 

[Rip]

By the way, there is a used PT-425 listed in the classified section of this site located in east Texas.

You may have to dig for it, as it is several pages down. There are actually numbers for additional listing pages hidden in the blue bar at the bottom of the screen! Look carefully.

Rip

 

[cozzon]

I live in New Paltz, NY and have a Power Trac 422 thats 3 years old, with the 60" mower deck, 48" roto tiller and the rock bucket. Its an interesting machine but you need to be careful with the mowing deck design, it has cost me alot of money over the 3 years I've had it. You can take a look if you like or ask me questions about it if thats a model you were interested in.

 

[jol1269]

it has cost me alot of money over the 3 years I've had it. You can take a look if you like or ask me questions about it ..............i havent bought the mower yet i have a 425 and not sure of why it has cost you alot of money and being that i have just sold my commercial mower wondering to i need to try to rebuy it

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

<font color="red"> the mowing deck design, it has cost me alot of money over the 3 years I've had it. </font>

Please let us know what problems you've had and how you've fixed them. I recall a thread a while back about reinforcing some areas, and Bubenberg has lost spindles, but I'm not aware of a pattern of problems that have been widespread.

 

[pajoube]

Welcome to TBN and the family of PowerTrac owners.
PJ

 

[johara1]

pt is located just south of wva. on rt.460 west of bluefield wva. take 79 south through pa. to the wva. turnpike, west on rt.460 1/2 an hour and your there /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[MossRoad]

Welcome to TBN! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Sorry to hear of your mower troubles. What kinds of problems have developed?

 

[cozzon]

My mower deck problems started as soon as I got the tractor and attachments. I believe the spindles were already warped from the factory or their shipping process. I ended up having to replace every spindle and its housing(2 sides and the center) as well as the wheels which never stayed inflated long(replaced with foam filled) and the bolts which hold the rear hard plastic wheels in place. These parts are all expensive, in the first mowing season it costs me $600 to repair a $1200 deck that was brand new and Power Trac would not offer up an explanation or warranty. I also had an engine seize up(some fault in the engine) which the engine manufacturer did honor their warranty on. Not a good starting point for something I spent $10K on is it.

But I do have to say once I rebuilt the mower deck and got the new engine in. I have done alot alot of work with this machine. The rock bucket is great here in New York, with lots of clay and glacial rock. The rototiller has alot of power, but I think it would be better if they made it only 38" wide with the same motor. I also built a backhoe attachment for it but turns out its too heavy to move around without chancing flipping over! I have to mount wheels on it for getting from point to point.

My biggest beef is, the mower deck I got and Power Trac did not honor, I think their design has a problem also. You do not want to hit a root or a high spot in clay with this deck, it will take out your blades, spindles and more and costs you alot of money. I do not mow at the height I normally would because of this. Also their manuals are a joke, you must admit, all attachments come with NO Information whatsoever(kinda strange).

I do like the attachment system, its great and the assortment of attachements. I see now they offer the small backhoe attachment after I called several times telling them I was building my own, wonder where they got the idea? Mine is very different though and I wish I knew they would come out with something.

gotta go!

 

[MossRoad]

Thanks for the information. We have heard of some others with spindle troubles as well. The warranty issue bugs me, but I'm out of warranty now anyway. Haven't had any mower problems yet. Something you did mention was the lack of manuals. I agree. It was only by reading here that I found out about the grease zerks on the spindles under the mower deck and that I should be using high speed grease. If not for TBN, I would have never known. Perhaps if I had taken the free maintenance course at Tazewell, I would have learned about this, but I didn't have the chance to get there.

 

[Charlie_Iliff]

Cozzon
I don't understand PT's not working with you on the spindle warranty. For machines in the warranty period, my experience and what I have heard from others is generally that they were quick to send replacement parts. Bubenberg had spindle failures, but I think after the warranty period. I haven't had any spindle problems in two seasons with the 6' rough-cut, but the spindles are probably at least bigger, if not a different design. Sorry you've had trouble.
The rear wheels on the decks (and guide wheels on the snow blades) have been a problem for everyone. My deck tires had foam filled tubes. Ultimately, they twisted off the rims. On the snow blade, they're nicely inflated in warm sunny weather, and flat with bead off the rim when it is snowing and dark. How do they know? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Despite some minor frustrations, I've been pleased with the 1845. You're sure right about the manuals or lack thereof. The 1845 manual is good only for maintenance, not repair, and attachment manuals are nonexistent. But, I have some manuals that are 50 pages of silly warnings with no useful information. A good shop manual, written for someone who owns a few wrenches, would be nice, but I don't need one that says not to try to unbolt the mower blades while they are spinning, or advises not to put your hand on top of a post while driving it with the post pounder.

 

[tlb]

I have been trying to find someone with a PT around the Austin TX area that I could get a look at. Can anyone help?
Thanks.
-T

 

[BillG_in_TX]

tlb,

Did you see this post? or this one?