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Posted by G-MAN on September 14, 2004 at 16:10:31 from (67.52.48.10):
In Reply to: Re: city boy looking for tractor advice posted by Dr.EVIL on September 13, 2004 at 12:39:37:
Seeing as how you've jerked my chain from time to time, I'll jerk yours. Explain to me how a haybine knows what it's attached too and adjusts its power requirements accordingly. A 70 PTO-hp tractor is just that - 70 horses at the PTO. Whatever "power necessities" are on the tractor have nothing to do with it. If an implement takes 70 horsepower, it takes 70 horsepower, regardless of the age of the tractor. I've baled a lot of hay and done a lot of other light work with a Farmall "M". It handled everything fine, but a live PTO sure would have been nice for shutting off the baler when turning around with a rack behind, in order to save wear and tear on the PTO driveline. And listening to an "M" speed up and slow down in time to the plunger strokes all day is not real pleasant. And as far as hydraulics, forget about it. My uncle's (now my) JD "60" was 3 times the tractor hydraulic-wise that a stock "M" ever thought about being. The power-steering is nice, too. And a better drawbar. I'm not trying to sell him on a Deere, because there are lots of other newer models and brands that would also fit the bill. Granted, 10 acres isn't exactly the Ponderosa, but to fool around with 65-year-old technology when there are much more modern tractors available for little to no more money is foolishness, particularly if you're going to try and make some money doing it.
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