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Posted by Ken Macfarlane on May 15, 2005 at 18:17:14 from (207.179.133.205):
In Reply to: Re: compacts posted by Robert in W. Mi. on May 14, 2005 at 17:46:22:
Have run utilities (IH584, Case IH 585) one an open 2wd the other cab,loader,4wd mostly the last several years. We bought a Kubota L5030 wiht cab loader and hydrostatic. It is big for a compact at 50 hp and 6500 lbs with the loaded tires. For logging, it is so nibble and compact for zipping around the woods it is great. The 4wd really helps getting us around the yard, frequently the 2wd utility can"t go anywhere due to having some rain or whatnot. The loader valve is so much improved over the IH2250 it isn"t funny. Lastly, the biggest make fun of point, the hydrostatic tranny, has been incredible. Yeah, it is 2500$ for a new drop in unit if it dies but the machine becomes an extension of you! We moved 80 yards of crushed rock the other weekend with it in a few hours, placing it all in trenches lined with filter fabric. Despite the sloped site you could put the rock with 1" of where you wanted with no roll back of the machine, and no knocking the sides in on the trenches. I couldn"t have done this with the utility tractor without a lot of trouble. I hope to put it to use this summer on the square baler and haybine. I know of a gentleman in Michigan putting up 4 cuts a year off 80 acres on the same machine after using bigger utilitys. He pulls a 13 ft haybine, a 5x4 round baler and a square baler with kicker wagons. My only complaint so far? The really short wheel base makes for a rough ride. Steers on a dime but rough ride.
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