blacktruck
Gold Member
Well said sir.I often see people in the forum saying: "Go big", "Get the biggest one you can afford", but why? There is no point in going big if it then can't go to the places it needs to go. Or if they then don't have enough work load for the tractor to keep the emissions stuff happy.
As a rule I try to buy the biggest of everything I buy. However as with any good rule, there can be a corollary to it. Subcompact and compact tractors fill a niche that can't easily be filled by another piece of equipment. Part of the draw is they are sized right. They are small enough to get around the yard and to park in a normal garage with room to spare and they can be hauled by a pickup truck and trailer. Also as you mentioned, they fall below the need for a DPF or SCR emission system. I'll gladly work longer hours with a smaller tractor to avoid the need to have those on my tractor.