Re: need recomendation for tractor

Posted by Hugh MacKay on June 10, 2005 at 16:13:19 from (209.226.247.76):

In Reply to: Re: need recomendation for tractor posted by mikeinWA on June 10, 2005 at 08:09:25:

Mike: Well this discussion didn't do a lot towards answering your question. The guy I work for has Fords with deep reduction transmissions. I've never paid much attention too them, I think both with deep reduction are 7610 one maybe 6610. Both are 4x4 and one is hi clear and has 13.6x38 front and rear. The other more conventional with about 18.4x34 rear and 12.4x24 up front. He uses these tractors for transplanting, spraying and harvesting. They must have gears as slow as 1/2 mph. About the closest I've been is taking plants to field and hauling cabbage away. They pull a 6 row transplanter with these. The harvester is an endless belt out 6 rows to side of tractor with another endless belt at 3 point taking product to bins on wagon. there is one guy at each row cutting off cabbage and placing on belt. Tractor is slow enough the guys have no trouble with this

Tony did tell me his choices back 20 years ago were IH hydros, a gear drive Deere similar to his Fords with not quite as slow reduction. He chose the Fords. His thinking, back then was gear drive would be lower maintainence than hydro. He felt the Deere was still just a bit fast. He knew full well he had to get it right as these were going to be around for a lifetime.

He tells me there are 20 to 30 year old Deeres and Fords around with deep reduction transmissions. A site you might try is called iron solutions, mainly dealers but about 9,000 tractors for sale at any given time across North America. There quite a few European tractors that fit this bill, problem is do you have a dealer. There lies the key, dealer support no matter which product or where you live.

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