WHAT IS A FARM TRAC?????

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Travis_R

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I have never heard of this brand before, but I have heard and saw a "Long" tractor. I think they are somehow affiliated with each other. How durable and powerful are these tractors?

Are these tractors better than Mahindra? If I was to consider a Farm Trac, it would be the 35PS I believe is the model.

The Farm Trac 35PS, or the Mahindra 3505-DI. Which one would you choose?

Travis R
 
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I have had a Farmtrac 35 for just about a year now. I bought it new to replace an 8N Ford that was just not up to my needs. I'll try to explain the story behind the Farmtrac brand to the best of my knowledge and research:

There is an agriculture equipment company in India named "Escorts". At one time they were under license by Ford to build small Ford tractors (2000's 3000's etc.) for the overseas market. After Ford got out of the tractor business in the 80's (early 90's?) Escorts continued to build essentially the same machine renamed. Long Agribusiness recently started importing and selling these machines under the "Farmtrac" brand name. They are almost identical in appearance and operation to the Ford 2000-3000-4000 series. (The front axle appears to be the heavier unit used on the Ford utility tractors as there are no radius arms.) This information may not be exactly correct, but I think I'm close.

Now, about the one I have, it has nearly 100 hrs on it now, and so far it has run without a problem. It is a heavy machine, weighing 4220 lbs without filled tires. I have bush hogged, box bladed, disced and plowed with it and it hasn't missed a beat. The one thing I don't like about it is it's lack of power steering. At the time I bought it, the 35 didn't offer power steering, you had to buy the 45. I paid $9500 for the 35, and they wanted $11,900 for the 45. I didn't think I could justify $2400 for power steering and a couple more HP, but if I had it to do over I'd bite the bullet, as it gets tiring after a few hours! I see now the 35 comes with power steering, and they call it a "535". (I wonder how much it costs?) All in all, the machine is built like a tank, the castings are smooth and if you can do without the bling-bling like hydrostatic drive, hydraulic PTO, step-through floor etc. it is a good buy for the $$.

A couple more recommendations, order it with the folding ROPS and don't buy the factory filters for service, use WIX filters. The oil and hydraulic filters that the Ford 2000 use are the same, don't know about the fuel filters yet.

Bratkid
 
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Thank you very much for your information. Sound like you know what you're talkin' about.

Does FarmTrac have a website? What kind of parts support do they have in the U.S.?

Thanks,
Travis
 
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I had the pleasure of using my brothers Farmtrac 60 last year and found it to be well made but hard to shift and he thought so too, and just traded it on a new Farmtrac550 Farmtrac 550 web page
He uses it as a general purpose tractor and seems well suited for his farm. The upgrade gives him 4wd and a shuttle shift along with a flat floor, needless to say I am anxious to try it out this fall..
If I can be of any help I will gladly try I did meet the dealer and was impressed even though Orange is my favorite color but then I don't have a need for anything that big!!
Good luck!
Dean
 
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did they get the 80hp cab model yet.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( did they get the 80hp cab model yet. )</font>

Now that would be an interesting model to have.... IF the price was right.

A clone of a Ford bascially....wow. Means I could get it fixed at a local New Holland dealer (formaly a Ford one).
 
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yeah right /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
you can not even get an 80 let alone one with a cab or 4x4
 
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What do you mean by your reply. they do offer the 80 model, with mfwd and sometime in future cab.
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What do you mean by your reply. they do offer the 80 model, with mfwd and sometime in future cab. )</font>

I meant they do not have any. The mfwd was to be here 2 years ago this April and dealers have yet to see any
 

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