Re: 966 for brushhog

Posted by Randy-IA on January 21, 2006 at 20:49:01 from (207.177.83.5):

In Reply to: 966 for brushhog posted by Rifman on January 20, 2006 at 14:58:56:

Hi , I don't have the lifelong experience that some of the others that have responded do , nor do I write as well . But I just bought the farm I'd rented for 17 years and and doubled the acres to 13 then started to make hay last year . I made the mistake of buying a " too large " tractor . A Oliver 1775D ( 86 hp ) that I had to put over 3 grand into within the first couple of months . I really love driving this thing though ! It's just too darn big ( 13,000 lbs ) to make tight corners with the 990 moco or the 415 Oliver sickle and the rear tires tear up a lot of turf in the corners . If I could afford to do it over I'd have looked harder for a 1655 Gasser or a 400 or 450 with a narrow front . But hindsight is always 20-20 vision . But to be honest , even with a 13,000 lb tractor with fluid in the rear and no front weights the front got REAL light with a 8' 3ph rotory cutter ( Rhino ) on the back up in the air during transport . So last fall I got a M . I love driving it too ! Even with all it's faults . It's got the 9-speed transmission add on and it travels only 2 mph less than the Oliver in road gear . I haven't used it yet for anything more than pulling a 30' spike harrow so my jury is still out . I hope it'll handle all the hay duty except when it'll be running the elevator to get the hay in the mow . Soo... good luck with your decision ! ...Randy

PS ; I don't do this ( hay making ) with an eye to making a profit on everything because like sports cars or motorcycles the prospects of getting a return on investment is dismal . For 12 acres you might have to remember that you aren't going to get much back for your time and investment so to recoop the price of an expensive tractor may take years . It's mostly for the fun of it .

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