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Jonfarmer
01-26-2007 17:03:04
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Re: case international 485 in reply to RodInNS, 01-26-2007 12:29:32
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Mine weighs exactly 6,000lbs, I weighed it on a truck scale without a driver. The 484 didn't have 4wd availible, the 485 did, but I think most were 2wds, and since whoever asked thre question didnt say it was 4wd, I take it is problably 2wd. As far as the "official" horsepower rating is concerned, no two tractors are going to test the same, they are 20yrs old, and are considered a 40hp tractor. Yes, they are very heavy for the horsepower, and are a major PITA to get out when they get stuck. I got new bias ply tires on mine, they do ok, but you can forget 3 bottoms on a 2wd, I tried it, and as soon as those 3 bottoms start to go in the ground, it'll stop the tractor, but it is traction that it runs out of, not power. If he gets a 2 bottom, he will do extremely well and it will plow up a storm no problem in all conditions except when the soil is super wet and turned to pure mud. Yeah, he could run duals and more weights or deeper lug tires, but then he will be running out of power. My suggestion is if he wants something to pull more than 2 bottoms and it isn't 4wd, he should look at something bigger.
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