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Re: Best Tractor for Forestry Work
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Posted by pudding on August 24, 2001 at 20:15:42 from (203.97.2.242):
In Reply to: Best Tractor for Forestry Work posted by Jonathan Cook on August 24, 2001 at 19:54:39:
caseih 5120 or JD6200.... MUST have a 'wet' clutch......and reckonmend a powershift of some description for towing, and 4wd (actually most usefull) the JD has a chassis which would help strengthen the tractor under heavy loads ......if ya want older MF390 is a good sold tractor, very simple, lots of tractors out there which will do what ya want.....just a case of how much ya wanna spend the loader lift capacity is my only worry, 3000lb = 1350kg in my calculation....which is two round bales equilvalent weight for us.....our tractors that size will lift that weight but not comfortably (we have broken a front diff before)...what about putting a front forklift (type with a mast) on the front of the tractor.....the weight is closer to the front of the tractor, therefore easier to lift latez pudding
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