Re: Looking for a first tractor

Posted by BobinKY on September 12, 2005 at 16:37:40 from (205.188.117.6):

In Reply to: Looking for a first tractor posted by Chris @ Triquetra Acres on September 12, 2005 at 16:11:20:

Hey Chris. Welcome to the site. I have a 48' Allis Chalmer that I really enjoy for mowing because it has two clutches; a foot clutch that will engage the PTO and get the mower spinning and then a hand clutch that will get the tractor rolling. It really works well, parts are cheap and the old tractor is easy to work on, with direction from people on this site. The tractor has about 32 horsepower so it will do about anything I ask of it. I have bought a number of impliments for the old girl including a trip bucket that works surprisingly well. The Allis Chalmers has very strong hydraulics. The only drawback in my mind is that it has a high center of gravity. When I need to mow my hillsides, I get out my 55 Ferguson. It has 32 horsepower, two selections for PTO; either to run off of wheel speed or to run off of engine RPMs. It has a very low center of gravity and easily handles a 5' three point bush hog. I saw a 53 model Ferguson in the paper the other day that had been rebuilt with 50% rubber and some cosmetic work. They were asking $1800. Seems like a reasonable price for one that has had that much work done on it. I bought my 5' King Kutter bush hog new from Tractor Supply for $450 last year. I have used my 12" post hole digger on the Allis Chalmers and it worked like a charm. I have not tried it yet on the Ferguson, but I expect it should do very well. Both tractors have enough horsepower to easily run the digger but not enough to keep spinning the digger against a rock until the pin shears. It simply stalls the tractor. I consider this a plus. Hope this helps you to make a decision. There are a lot of good tractors out there.

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