Crawler Needed

nh8260 · Jul 12, 2020

I am looking for a small crawler with PTO and hydraulic plug ins (front blade is ok), I have some property that has a few areas on it that is nail
biting for a tractor and bush hog, a crawler would have no trouble with it. I can get a pull type bush hog that picks up & down with a hydraulic
cylinder, what would you guys recommend??? Seems like everything i find has a drawbar and PTO but no hydraulic plug ins. Doesn't have to be a big
one, something the size of a John Deere MC would be sufficient.

Jim.ME · Jul 13, 2020

There were some that had provisions for remote cylinders but were not that common. If a machine has blade hydraulics you could add a valve and remote coupler off that system. If it doesn't have hydraulics adding could be a bit more difficult. If the crawler has been upgraded to 12 volts a 12 volt self contained hydraulic unit like is used on a dump trailer would work a rotary cutter lift cylinder. In the JD line you would likely be better off with a 40, 420, or 430 if you can find one, I think parts are likely more available.

Bret4207 · Jul 13, 2020

I've run a bush hog with a 40C with PTO. The PTO speed isn't very fast on those. A later machine might be better. There were also some Cats made with 540 PTO, but they aren't real common in my area at least. Not sure if IHC had PTO on their ag cralwers, but I think they did.

pcsaw · Jul 13, 2020

I have a 420 narrow gauge with part of a 3 point missing the arms and also have a 3 point Bush hog located in central oh seven 40 604 00nine eight

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