/pine
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No offense but a good title would be tinker toy versus...!
What was the sexiest tractor ever built?
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MossRoad
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- Power Trac PT425 2001 Model Year
Bring out another 1500# machine and let's go! :laughing:
airbiscuit
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There's actually a thread somewhere on TBN that states that Power Trac is better than any CUT ever built!
Some day, maybe I can own such a machine.
Some day, maybe I can own such a machine.
MossRoad
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There's actually a thread somewhere on TBN that states that Power Trac is better than any CUT ever built!
Some day, maybe I can own such a machine.
And I still like that TC21D. It was on my short list. Super comfortable and well laid out. If I had to get a conventional tractor, that would have been my 1st choice over the Kubota and Deere I was looking at.
4570Man
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There's actually a thread somewhere on TBN that states that Power Trac is better than any CUT ever built!
Some day, maybe I can own such a machine.
CUTs aren’t great at any task but the versatility is unmatched. If I wanted dedicated loader I’d buy a CTL.
/pine
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Hey...I love what you do with your machine and I don't use the word "machine" lightly...!
k0ua
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How about a Field Marshall?
Or a Ford Gold?
(Can't figure out what the second stack is for though.)
That second "stack" is the air cleaner/intake.
duramaxsky
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Is that a lawnmower engine? Sure sounds like one.
airbiscuit
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- New Holland T2310 (40hp), Kubota L3010 GST, New Holland TC21DA *** Previously - Farmall H, 1941 John Deere B, Shibaura SD1500, John Deere 850, Bobcat 642, New Holland 1925
Tractors are kind of like girlfriends - you love the one you're with. As a young married guy with no money, I bought a non running 1941 John Deere B for $75. Cooked the tghe magneto in the oven at 150 degrees, and the spark came back! It was a flywheel start that started well cold, not so much warm (It is amazing to me that crank start tractors start on th efirst compression stroke). Sold it for $275 and got a 1941 Farmall H for $275. I thoiuggt I was in heaven.
First CUT was a 15 hp Shibaura for $2,500. Used it for 4 years and sold it for $2,500 (some days I wish I still had it) Bought a John Deere 850 for $6,000 with a 5' brush cutter. Used it for several years and sold it for $6,000 without the brushcutter. Bought a Kubota L3010 GST for $4,750 and still have it. Could sell it at a profit if I wa so inclined.
Along the way, on a parallel path, I also had a New Holland 1925 and a Bobcat 642 skidsteer. I used both for several years and sold them for what I paid for them. I loved that New Holland 1925 until I tried to move greasy snow in a spring blizzard with those @#$%^ R4 tires (racing slicks in greasy snow). The skidsteer was super functional, but you had to be Houdini to work on it.
Two points:
First CUT was a 15 hp Shibaura for $2,500. Used it for 4 years and sold it for $2,500 (some days I wish I still had it) Bought a John Deere 850 for $6,000 with a 5' brush cutter. Used it for several years and sold it for $6,000 without the brushcutter. Bought a Kubota L3010 GST for $4,750 and still have it. Could sell it at a profit if I wa so inclined.
Along the way, on a parallel path, I also had a New Holland 1925 and a Bobcat 642 skidsteer. I used both for several years and sold them for what I paid for them. I loved that New Holland 1925 until I tried to move greasy snow in a spring blizzard with those @#$%^ R4 tires (racing slicks in greasy snow). The skidsteer was super functional, but you had to be Houdini to work on it.
Two points:
- Every tractor was just what I needed at the time
- It is astonishing how well CUTs hold their value
RickB
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The owner of the first dealership I worked for had a saying. There’s an ***** for every seat. Over time I learned that is very true.
There are guys here we can always count on to point out that whatever you own is totally inadequate in their eyes.
There are guys here we can always count on to point out that whatever you own is totally inadequate in their eyes.
