Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
Best used tractor
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1108675" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>We got an IH 684, which is a tuned up 574, it's about 65 Hp, and it is built really well. I would recommend them to anyone looking for an older workhorse in that power range. They are a long wheelbase which is good for heavy work, but is a little clunky for haying in smaller odd shaped fields, especially with smaller mowers. They have excellent 3pt hitch, indestructible final drives, live pto and good hydraulics. They also have a heavy front axle that will handle a loader without breaking.</p><p></p><p>JD did rebadge Yanmar tractors, we had a JD 950 (30 pto hp) and put 5000 hours on it.. it was far too small a tractor for the work it had to do, engine worked perfectly but the transmission and diff's were getting noisy and we got rid of it. Too light a tractor to do any serious work.</p><p></p><p>If you really want to move in snow, find an old Ford County, nothing with less than double the power will outpull them, but they are clunky to operate and being british made, will require frequent oil top-ups. They all had 4 equal size (front and back) tires, about 16x32". They have a super low center of gravity and weigh in at about 6 ton minimum. That's what we pull our 3 shank subsoiler with down to about 20"</p><p></p><p>Massey 165's get stuck on banana peels, but are good haying tractors, they turn really tight which is nice for odd shaped fields, handle a 9' sicklebar haybine in pretty much any condition, as long as it's not too steep (they get stuck on banana peels, remember?), I heard the Massey 245's were better, but there are light and heavy versions.. Look for the ones that have the square rear axle tubes!</p><p></p><p>That about does it for things I have experience with..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1108675, member: 9096"] We got an IH 684, which is a tuned up 574, it's about 65 Hp, and it is built really well. I would recommend them to anyone looking for an older workhorse in that power range. They are a long wheelbase which is good for heavy work, but is a little clunky for haying in smaller odd shaped fields, especially with smaller mowers. They have excellent 3pt hitch, indestructible final drives, live pto and good hydraulics. They also have a heavy front axle that will handle a loader without breaking. JD did rebadge Yanmar tractors, we had a JD 950 (30 pto hp) and put 5000 hours on it.. it was far too small a tractor for the work it had to do, engine worked perfectly but the transmission and diff's were getting noisy and we got rid of it. Too light a tractor to do any serious work. If you really want to move in snow, find an old Ford County, nothing with less than double the power will outpull them, but they are clunky to operate and being british made, will require frequent oil top-ups. They all had 4 equal size (front and back) tires, about 16x32". They have a super low center of gravity and weigh in at about 6 ton minimum. That's what we pull our 3 shank subsoiler with down to about 20" Massey 165's get stuck on banana peels, but are good haying tractors, they turn really tight which is nice for odd shaped fields, handle a 9' sicklebar haybine in pretty much any condition, as long as it's not too steep (they get stuck on banana peels, remember?), I heard the Massey 245's were better, but there are light and heavy versions.. Look for the ones that have the square rear axle tubes! That about does it for things I have experience with.. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Trucks, Tractors & Machinery
Best used tractor
Top