freedomlives
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- Joined
- Apr 12, 2015
- Messages
- 566
- Location
- Husak, Slovakia, EU
- Tractor
- Iseki TS35F, Goldoni Special 140 with powered trailer -- Goldoni Special 128 -- Goldoni Uno for mowing -- Czech Vari system
Hi,
I've been looking for a small tractor for my farm over here (Slovakia). Actually, I have a thread going in the general buying forum about what would be needed for manipulating hay bales.
[if you've read that thread, skip the next 3 paragraphs]
Last week, I drove across Slovakia to look at some dealers in Japanese tractors. They had some nice looking tractors, but what I found out from one of the dealers is that the Polish firm that imports the tractors carefully takes off the stickers, repaints everything, and then re-attaches the original stickers -- he showed me on the Iseki he had for sale how the sticker was actually cracked from age if you looked close, even though the tractor itself looked practically new. The problem with all of these tractors is that the Poles put on them a front end loader with about 750 pound/350kg capacity and a lift of just over 6 ft / 2m.
I'd really like to stack bales 3 high, because I'm going to do rotational grazing and basically want to stockpile the hay in the barn, as I won't be using much except for the harshest winters. I also want to be able to haul around gravel and make some decent paths instead of our clay/mud that we have during all the wet part of the year, which is at least Nov-Apr except when the grounds frozen.
I realized that the tractors with original loaders have a higher reach as well as better controls (the after market ones use separate levers for each set of hydraulic cylinders). And my wife wants me to have a cabin, so that when our kids want to ride, there won't be risk of them falling off.
I found in Czechia now a Yanmar for sale, that on the technical side looks good. On the cosmetic side, it looks rough. What would be some sort of checklist if I go see what to go over and look for? Attached are photos of it. The seller said the loader has a 600kg/1200lb capacity and 2.8m / 9ft lift.





I've been looking for a small tractor for my farm over here (Slovakia). Actually, I have a thread going in the general buying forum about what would be needed for manipulating hay bales.
[if you've read that thread, skip the next 3 paragraphs]
Last week, I drove across Slovakia to look at some dealers in Japanese tractors. They had some nice looking tractors, but what I found out from one of the dealers is that the Polish firm that imports the tractors carefully takes off the stickers, repaints everything, and then re-attaches the original stickers -- he showed me on the Iseki he had for sale how the sticker was actually cracked from age if you looked close, even though the tractor itself looked practically new. The problem with all of these tractors is that the Poles put on them a front end loader with about 750 pound/350kg capacity and a lift of just over 6 ft / 2m.
I'd really like to stack bales 3 high, because I'm going to do rotational grazing and basically want to stockpile the hay in the barn, as I won't be using much except for the harshest winters. I also want to be able to haul around gravel and make some decent paths instead of our clay/mud that we have during all the wet part of the year, which is at least Nov-Apr except when the grounds frozen.
I realized that the tractors with original loaders have a higher reach as well as better controls (the after market ones use separate levers for each set of hydraulic cylinders). And my wife wants me to have a cabin, so that when our kids want to ride, there won't be risk of them falling off.
I found in Czechia now a Yanmar for sale, that on the technical side looks good. On the cosmetic side, it looks rough. What would be some sort of checklist if I go see what to go over and look for? Attached are photos of it. The seller said the loader has a 600kg/1200lb capacity and 2.8m / 9ft lift.




