Re: long tractors

Posted by kyhayman on August 02, 2003 at 17:30:19 from (64.12.96.236):

In Reply to: long tractors posted by dick bentley on August 02, 2003 at 09:07:35:

I had a little 560, only tractor I was able to afford when I started out on my own (back in '87). It was a gutsy little tractor, would run hot if you really pulled it hard but did everything I asked. Got it cheap kept it 3 years, and made money when I sold it.

Important points: these tractors were designed for and built in the old eastern block. Labor was cheap, parts expensive, and supply networks irregular. Air filter was oil bath, hydraulic filter washable. Most US farmers won't maintain these things like they need. Mine had just had an overhaul at 3000 hours when I got it and the lift didnt work. All I did was wash the filter and flush the transmission with kerosene. Lift worked fine. Guy that had it changed the air filter 1x per year and the book called for weekly chnages in heavy use. I paid $1800 for the tractor and got $3500 for it, other than routine stuff I put 1 tire on the front and a high dollar water pump on it.

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