What's a VAC worth?

KCTractors · Friday at 10:21 PM

grsthegreat said:
What the hell is a VAC

With all these acronyms you sound like the head tech guy at the last job i worked on. Every other word was 3 letter long, he might as well have been speaking french

JI Case tractor model VAC

kneedeep · Saturday at 7:36 AM

Yard art

slingworks · Saturday at 11:51 AM

grsthegreat said:
Buy a new Ferrari , she will change her attitude

In the Tractor world that would be a Deere, wouldn't? LOL

slingworks · Saturday at 11:58 AM

t1kilo said:
Whenever I am looking at used equipment, I like to see it in its working clothes not all spiffed up. Paint can hide a lot.

I tend to agree with that. I suspect both of those VAC's have been repainted, one probably much longer ago?

slingworks · Saturday at 12:10 PM

kneedeep said:
Yard art

Yes, but my yard art changes position sometimes!

howardjohn · Sunday at 7:17 PM

A vac is a small tractor only about 19 hp It is rated a 2 plow tractor but my uncle who had a vai, similar machine but the industrial version, said a 2 plow was a little much. It can handle a 5' brush hog but a baler would be pretty hard on it.

slingworks · Sunday at 7:54 PM

howardjohn said:
A vac is a small tractor only about 19 hp It is rated a 2 plow tractor but my uncle who had a vai, similar machine but the industrial version, said a 2 plow was a little much. It can handle a 5' brush hog but a baler would be pretty hard on it.

19hp is pretty suitable for what I want I think. A square baler might be a bit much, but would be great for raking/spraying/cultivating. I have a couple other bigger 40-70hp tractors for anything serious. No plans on plowing with a VAC other than maybe a garden or so just for the fun of it. I guess I'll just try and see how it turns out.

piper184 · Sunday at 8:03 PM

If you care to share, what part of the country are you in?

tomplum · Sunday at 9:50 PM

slingworks said:
19hp is pretty suitable for what I want I think. A square baler might be a bit much, but would be great for raking/spraying/cultivating. I have a couple other bigger 40-70hp tractors for anything serious. No plans on plowing with a VAC other than maybe a garden or so just for the fun of it. I guess I'll just try and see how it turns out.

The most memorable thing we did with it is run a big old circular saw w/ a tilt bed. Edit: Actually, that was the SC. But she made a lot of wood. Not a spec of paint on. You could rig the wife up a big old belt drive fan....