Posted by Lanse on May 05, 2015 at 20:01:51 from (66.68.22.8):
Hey, guys!
So, I impulse bought a tractor today... Sort of... I'd actually been planning to buy one, or a forklift for some time now... I'm starting to work on larger and larger weldment that are becoming incresingly difficult to move/manuver/place by hand, and I knew that if I kept this up for long, that I was bound to hurt myself... So, I started looking around! I settled on this tractor when the seller kept calling me after I asked him one question about it via text message... I senced that he was really looking to sell it, and would probably make me a deal on it, which he did... And I'm pretty thrilled, as I've always wanted a (non-destroyed) tractor like this of my own, and I was kind of leaning towards buying a tractor anyway instead of a forklift-as I'm buying a house with some land that'll need work this summer.
Anyway, here are some of the finer points of this beast:
> Starts, runs, and drives wonderfully > Its an INDUSTRIAL tractor, what does that mean exactly? Better hydrolics/brakes/etc? Or is it just a marketing term? > One-Family-Owned tractor since new (The guy I bought it from inherited it) > Sold new locally, came with original operators manuel and service manuel, plus reciept from initial purchase > Hydrolics seem to check out > Oil and coolant look good > Brakes are excellent condition > PTO Works > Cost $2500 and a U-Haul Rental (You should've seen the look on the guys face when I told him I needed to move a tractor, hahahah)
Now the bad:
> Has a rednecked electric fuel pump (was that included, new?) > Wiring is hacked 6 ways from sunday but works just fine, except for the headlights. I'll have to rewire it, and probably repaint it at some point. > Has a small Hydraulic leak (a seal from a control knob) but it doesn't leak *much*
Well, how'd I do? What can you all tell me about this tractor? Do these things have a pretty good reputation? Looks like I've got to build some carry all forks and a heavy duty boom pole. Oh, and about how much could I expect to lift with either, off the back of this thing? Right now I've been working with under 500 pound items, but thats subject to change at some point... Go ahead guys, tell me how much it sucks :D
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