Posted by mattofvinings on February 15, 2009 at 17:57:29 from (67.142.161.30):
All...needing to find my way into a loader-tractor for general work around my property.
One immediate need is doing some ground & prep work relative to a clear-span metal building I intend to build this year....with the idea that the tractor would then be very useful for other jobs after the shop is built. I own 3000 and 7000 lb forklifts primarily for rigging jobs on concrete but that's where their usefulness ends.
Primary needs I see are to move dirt around with respect to clearing sod and topsoil, moving dirt related to the trenched foundations, and to carry and spread #57 stone as base material for the shop floor and the base for the drive and parking lot.
I have construction rental equipment places at my disposal and would not hesitate to get the right equipment for specific jobs...in other words I am not expecting a single tractor to "do it all". I do like to do my own work (work alone) on my own timetable and so this is one primary reason for owning.
All this said, I was looking for advice relative to the utility series of IH tractors and their suitability to above. I don't have to have a diesel engine, in fact would prefer a gasoline engine.
I have read some of the archives and picked up valuable tips like making sure the front axle is structurally tied to the bellhousing when the engine is a stressed member of the tractor (IOW without frame rails).
One issue is that I'm not fully up to speed on the "numbered series" of the IH-utility series (read a lot and wrenched on letter series though).
Thanks in advance..
This post was edited by mattofvinings at 18:00:44 02/15/09 2 times.
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