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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 621836" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>Just fill the back tires full of fluid and put some wheel weights on a 2WD and you`ll be fine.</p><p></p><p>Unless you have mud and snow to deal with, an FWA is, IMO, a waste of money.</p><p></p><p>And watch the lower power tractors you`re looking at. While they may have enough hydraulics to lift heavy round bales, they may not have enough frame size, rear end weight or front end width to make them stable enough. Neither one of the Masseys you`re looking at would I consider to be a useful loader tractor for bales over 1200 lbs. The 263 is only a 5000lb tractor, while the 431 is smaller still at 4100 lbs. A bale hanging off the front means you have about 1é4 of the weight of the tractor up there. Compare that to your 1105, which tips the scales between 12,000 and 16,000 lbs (depending on options and cab).</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 621836, member: 2862"] Just fill the back tires full of fluid and put some wheel weights on a 2WD and you`ll be fine. Unless you have mud and snow to deal with, an FWA is, IMO, a waste of money. And watch the lower power tractors you`re looking at. While they may have enough hydraulics to lift heavy round bales, they may not have enough frame size, rear end weight or front end width to make them stable enough. Neither one of the Masseys you`re looking at would I consider to be a useful loader tractor for bales over 1200 lbs. The 263 is only a 5000lb tractor, while the 431 is smaller still at 4100 lbs. A bale hanging off the front means you have about 1é4 of the weight of the tractor up there. Compare that to your 1105, which tips the scales between 12,000 and 16,000 lbs (depending on options and cab). Rod [/QUOTE]
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