Hi folks
I have a couple N's that work great for what I use them for and an international B275 that works well, so far... but it likes warm sunny weather. I can get it started down to about -19c but if it gets colder than that it's in trouble. I need this stuff to work when I need it, so what I'm looking for is something like my neighbor has which is a Kubota M6030. Except I don't like it much. it just seems light and weak, he also has a MF3070 that seems a little stronger. Build wise I mean. I know Kubotas are highly regarded it just looks like a lof of Honda parts on a tractor is all. expensive and spindly and since i'm not likely to be able to afford anything but old gear then that doesn't seem like a good idea.
anyhow, I had to call on him (my neighbor) to snow blow out the driveway when plan A,B and C all wouldn't start or broke and didn't really have time to Heat up the B275 so it thought it was in Miami. He brought the MF and it sailed through the snow with the same blower I have a lot easier than I could have. The loader on his Kubota also (obviously) works a lot better than my trip bucket kind. And hs only needed to be boosted to start in -30
So my wants are 4-wheel drive. Loader with full Hydraulic and either extra remotes or ones that can be added easily, and I think a heavy frame kind of tractor with power steering, Live PTO and 3PT. That B275 i have is very heavy and the tires are loaded and with 1000lbs of disc or blower on back I practically can't get it stuck on it's own but it can't do a lot of work if it's sinking or slipping and I see now the front drive and power steering make it more of a pleasure to use. actually it makes it useable in circumstances I can't use mine in.
I'm not a half bad mechanic so I can keep old stuff running but I have to be able to get parts, so whatever the recommendations are then quality parts should be available easily. I have other neighbors with zetors, belarus yanmars and they are often broke for weeks waiting for a part and those machines are not always logically laid out and hard to work on. SO I started looking at whats out there and the tractors are all pretty convoluted now for who and where they are made by. when I look around the only ones that seem familiar are the fords and Mahindra tractors because thats what I've been working on. So how about it what do you all think I should be looking at ?
I have a couple N's that work great for what I use them for and an international B275 that works well, so far... but it likes warm sunny weather. I can get it started down to about -19c but if it gets colder than that it's in trouble. I need this stuff to work when I need it, so what I'm looking for is something like my neighbor has which is a Kubota M6030. Except I don't like it much. it just seems light and weak, he also has a MF3070 that seems a little stronger. Build wise I mean. I know Kubotas are highly regarded it just looks like a lof of Honda parts on a tractor is all. expensive and spindly and since i'm not likely to be able to afford anything but old gear then that doesn't seem like a good idea.
anyhow, I had to call on him (my neighbor) to snow blow out the driveway when plan A,B and C all wouldn't start or broke and didn't really have time to Heat up the B275 so it thought it was in Miami. He brought the MF and it sailed through the snow with the same blower I have a lot easier than I could have. The loader on his Kubota also (obviously) works a lot better than my trip bucket kind. And hs only needed to be boosted to start in -30
So my wants are 4-wheel drive. Loader with full Hydraulic and either extra remotes or ones that can be added easily, and I think a heavy frame kind of tractor with power steering, Live PTO and 3PT. That B275 i have is very heavy and the tires are loaded and with 1000lbs of disc or blower on back I practically can't get it stuck on it's own but it can't do a lot of work if it's sinking or slipping and I see now the front drive and power steering make it more of a pleasure to use. actually it makes it useable in circumstances I can't use mine in.
I'm not a half bad mechanic so I can keep old stuff running but I have to be able to get parts, so whatever the recommendations are then quality parts should be available easily. I have other neighbors with zetors, belarus yanmars and they are often broke for weeks waiting for a part and those machines are not always logically laid out and hard to work on. SO I started looking at whats out there and the tractors are all pretty convoluted now for who and where they are made by. when I look around the only ones that seem familiar are the fords and Mahindra tractors because thats what I've been working on. So how about it what do you all think I should be looking at ?