Re: Now I have to start ALL OVER AGAIN!! 4 wheel

Posted by farmerboy on March 23, 2006 at 19:37:23 from (216.138.178.95):

In Reply to: Now I have to start ALL OVER AGAIN!! 4 wheel dri posted by rboulware on March 23, 2006 at 10:43:15:

rboulware -

you need to pick a horse and ride it, You've gone from 80-120 HP row crop machines to mammoth 4WD articulted behemoth lawn ornaments and back again.

It seems you're generalizing all 4wd tractors in one category. They fit in at least two categories. 4wd articulated or crab steer and row crop MFWD (stands for Mechanical Front Wheel Drive, not Massey Fergusen)

A 4wd articulated serves absolutely no purpose other than pulling and pushing. They have no value beyond pulling or pushing. they come in three styles - clumsy, clumsier, and ridiculously clumsy. You wanna mow? forget it. You wanna back a hay rack into the shed? no way. You wanna put it under roof? Better build big. Wanna fuel it? Get out the checkbook. The new Deere 9000 series has a 300 gallon fuel tank. That's over 600 bucks to fuel it once. Wanna fix it? Mortgage the farm. A 7520, fully ballasted wieghs 22000 lbs, not 8000. A 4020 with full ballast is 13K.

4WD RC(row crop) tractors are very handy. They are also very pricey. If you want a row crop MFWD tractor the size of a 7520, you're looking at a 4655. A 4655 is 15 years old and still commands a 40K+ price tag around here. Before the 50 series, Deere did not offer an acceptable FWA(Front Wheel Assist) tractor.

I'm not sure in all the posts you've written if you've CLEARLY put down your needs but a 4010 or 4020 is about the most useful machine under 12K out there. Parts are plentiful, dealerships are everywhere, everyone knows how to fix 'em, they have plenty of power, great reliability, easy to operate, lots of equipment tailored to them is out there cheap... The list goes one and on.

I'm sorry if this comes out harsher than it was intended but you've gotta buy something soon.

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