Allmond tractor

Have any of you had any experience or knowledge of Allmond tractors?

It's brand new, has a front loader and small back-hoe, 20 h.p. gas motor, power steering and hydrostatic transmission. I can aquire this machine for $10,000 +/- with my tradein (Belauris 250AS)

Any help would be MUCH APPRECIATED.

Thanks.

Rick in RI.

One BIG drawback to the Allmand is it doesn't have 4 Wheel Drive, and the chasis is pretty low to the ground. When it gets bogged down in mud, it's extremely difficult to get it un-stuck.

It took me almost 3 hours, and about 40 logs of firewood to get myself out of the muck. A 4WD would have faired much better.

The backhoe is pretty powerful - for dirt/clay. Don't plan on using it for pulling out even deep rooted shrubs much less stumps. Trust me... it doesnt have the HP or the wheel size to grab hold and yank it free.

$10k seems a bit on the high side to me. I've seen used Kabota's that run about $10k on Ebay, and only have 300-400 hours on them, by one owner. A rental unit (if that's what this is) has 100's of users, 95% of which I'm sure learned how to use the backhoe on this unit. (i.e lots of misuse!)

Rick in RI,better keep the Belarus and buy the Allmand straight out. Went to on of those tool sales or what ever they are. Didnt see a brand name and couldnt read their dutch but they had a nice little 30hp deisel with loader and fwa for $10,000. Also had cat 1 3ph. Probably from India.