RCP
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Needing a fourwheel drive (around a 40 hp) kubota for bush hogging, seeing a lot of hydrostats for sale, any comments about how they hold up doing farm work, hay loading etc. Thanks ! RCP
If it has it. The neighbors kubota doesn;tbigbull338":uzmb45o6 said:dun thats what the cruise control is for when you dont want to hold it down all the time.
His is older and smallerbigbull338":2q8gxppd said:cruise control was standard on my mx5100hst when i bought it in 2010.
John SD":2cgxarcx said:The Versatile hydro bi-directionals are still pretty popular "here" for hay and loader operations. Some guys have the mounted hay head on the "rear" and pull a swing tongue behind the "front".
Neighbor has a blue 9030 mfg purchased during the FNH years. The 9030 is the basically original Verstatile 276 design except with a Ford engine instead of Cummins.
Still has the tractor and leaves the loader on all the time. Wore out the swather head so he bought a SP NH swather. Doesn't bother to fix the AC in the bi-di anymore, just takes the doors off in summer.
Another neighbor years ago had a IH 186 hydro bought new that his son still owns. IIRC the 186 tractors were a 986 engine matched with the hydro transmission. Rated same power as a 886. Used it for hay and moving hay and as a loader/snowblower tractor. Excelled at those jobs. For heavy draft work, not so much.
IH made a hydro model in the 3x88 series tractors just before the Case merger. Those latest models would be getting some age on them now.
I agree with the post about nowdays it would likely be better to go with gear drive and shuttle shift. Hydros are expensive to fix and guys who know how to fix them are getting up in years or have passed.