Re: Tractor HP Confusion!!

Posted by Ed on June 25, 2004 at 06:39:46 from (198.185.163.6):

In Reply to: Tractor HP Confusion!! posted by Linx on June 25, 2004 at 04:10:04:

Your not giving us the entire picture. Their is a lot more to a tractor than just the engine HP.

I would first look at what I want to do with the tractor. Do you need a small framed tractor or a large frame tractor? The bigger the frame the larger load you can safely manage with a loader. Are you pulling a disk? and 8'IH wheel disk would be a better match with the larger tractor. Are you just mowing the grass with a tow-behind real mower then a lighter tracctor will do less dammage to the grass.

Second, what is the PTO and drawbar HP. That's a better indication of what the tractor can really do. You'll need to match this to what you want to do with the tractor.

PTO HP is how much work the power take off on the back of the tractor can do. Mowers, balers, harvesters, etc

Drawbar HP is how much work the tractor can do pulling something. Plows, disks, etc.

Is the 4.1L turbocharged? If you have inexperienced drivers or ones that don't care a non-turbocharged model is better. Bigger displacement engins turning slower will last longer than a smaller one running faster and even more when equiped with a turbo.

Then their is the color war is JD better than NH (including CashIH / McCormick, Agco (and all it's brands), Kubota, those China tractors (under numerious brands, and others. I'd steer away from the cheep imports as I hear some of the real cheep China tractors have brittle castings that are porus and leak oil. Amound the brands known to be good ther's not too much difference and will come down to features and cost. Remember even John Deer can have a bad model or lemon but they will probably be around tomorrow to fix it.

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