Lanse, what kind material handling will you be doing? Heavy work, 8 hrs per day ?
Just trying to get a feel for what you are doing. You may want to use care in your selection, sounds like industrial or commercial use, and although the NH and Kubota are popular, well regarded, I'd look into the front axles/loaders to make sure they are stout enough for the prolonged heavy work. I've seen the results on at least one of our tractors, which was used to unload tractor trailer loads of bagged shavings. It did not seem like bad practice at the time, but the front axle needed an overhaul without that many hours on the tractor, the work was just too heavy and there was too much of it over time. The tractor was replaced with a much larger one, and even at that, I'd be hesitant to use it commercially. The old one was about 33 HP, too small, and even the loader needed repairs by a competent welder, cripes I even found sheared off bolts on the frame of the tractor that needed to be replaced, definitely went too light when it was bought. It lasted just under 10 years, say 2000 hours max if I recall.
I don't know if there is such a beast as a tractor that will do all the ag or similar type chore work, 3 pt/pto implements, that also doubles as an industrial loader, maybe a Ford 445/545 or similar industrial model, M-F made industrials as did many others.
With torque converters you may be limited on drawbar work without one that locks, seems I've brought this up on the ford forum when I was making a decision on what to buy. I went with a general purposed model, knowing if some of the work I have planned pans out, I would have to get an industrial as well.
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