Re: Case IH 3220 tractors....why don't these have

Posted by RodInNS on July 04, 2006 at 19:17:31 from (142.177.41.158):

In Reply to: Re: Case IH 3220 tractors....why don't these have posted by Jonfarmer on July 04, 2006 at 16:20:42:

The little tractor just isn't in a range that is widely used on farm work anymore. It would be used for homeowner stuff, possibly rental, or small part time farms. I've got a Ford that size, and it's just really too small for a lot of what I do. It still gets used, but it works hard doing it, and we pay for not having the bigger tractor too. If it came to replacement, I'd be going for 70 hp for what that tractor does. In my area, I would be hard pressed to find anyone else with a tractor that size, doing what I'm doing with it.

The larger tractors like you mentioned would be widely used on a lot of dairy operations in my area, or beef operations where a larger multipurpose tractor is needed, and they are often the primary tractor. They get used a lot, and get used hard, and then they get gone, because then they're nothing but trouble at 10000+ hours. When they've got to run several hours a day on a feed wagon or handling feed or bales, they can't afford to be without the tractor.
I've put 2-3 hours a day on my skid steer through the winter months, and 5-600 hours a year. They add up quickly. I'm stuck if something breaks down on it, or even if I get a couple flat tires quickly, and haven't had time to fix the spare.
I could be wrong about why the little Case has no hours, but I doubt it. It's not uncommon to see them sitting in a lot around here doing nothing. Not just Case; blue and green too..... For what it's worth......

Rod

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