Re: Now I have to start ALL OVER AGAIN!! 4 wheel

Posted by davpal on March 23, 2006 at 22:53:24 from (216.93.88.183):

In Reply to: Now I have to start ALL OVER AGAIN!! 4 wheel dri posted by rboulware on March 23, 2006 at 10:43:15:

If you are going to do some heavy field work you can use the articulated tractors pretty well. You can also buy just about any model you want that was built in the 70's or 80's for under ten grand. You could spend a great deal on repairs though so expect some problems to be on a tractor that is under ten grand. They usually have a filthy cab and lots of oil and leaks to tend to and they are huge so they do require a place to store them. The implements for them can be bought fairly reasonable too. Chistle plows, moldboard plows, disks, field cultivators are all very good prices used. These tractors are capable of unreal tasks in the field. If you get a chance just go out and drive one someday and you will either come away amazed or totally convinced you don't need one. They are truly the behemoths of the tractor world. I find people are way to brand loyal when it comes to their toys. People tend to drive what they know whether it is the best or not. Snowmobiles, quads,tractors, pickups, racecars, they argue about who has the best. I have a white 4-150 and it works ok for me. I know people say watch out for the 3208 but it works for me and I like it. Very powerful and uses about 6.5 gallons per hour under load. I bought it because I wanted the smallest articulated tractor I could buy and it was the one. It still feels huge in the field though but it can turn in a very short circle and seems to pull a lot through some pretty greasy and bad conditions sometimes. The pics of it are posted on this site out doing field work in michigan. I bought one without duals too because on a 30 year old tractor you can get some pretty crappy tires and I didn't think a tractor the size of the 4-150 (about 16,000 pounds) needed duals. I have the super singles and they do pretty good so far. If you have never driven an articulated backing them up is an art too. They are pretty much doing exactly the opposite of what your brain is telling you. Once you have them at the implement though they are easy to get a hitch pin in because they pivot. Old articulated ones usually have a little loose center pivot too so it will be pretty clunky on really uneven ground. I guess the only thing I have learned is big tractors can be big repairs and small tractors have smaller repairs! Good luck and have fun with whatever you run. Later.

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