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Rboulware, about your tractor decision.
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Posted by Jonfarmer on March 24, 2006 at 07:03:39 from (64.91.160.170):
I have all 2wd tractors, I would like to replace my 2wd International 484 (40hp) with a 2250 loader with one of same size with MFWD. MFWD stands for "Mechanical Front Wheel drive", not Massey Furgueson, as someone had already pointed out. It can also be referred to as "Front Wheel Assist". What I am looking for is something that is small enough that it will fit in my buildings, and be able to maneuver it on this small hobby farm, I want something I can use in the woods. The trouble with having 2wd on my loader tractor is the ground is somewhat wet on this place, and that darn loader will sink the front end, I currently have 7.50-16's on the front. This is a beautiful tractor otherwise, and works real well on hard surfaces. I have ran everything from big 150hp rowcrops to a 20hp Farmall A, and I can say from experience is they will all do the same work, just the bigger ones with more horsepower will take bigger impliments and get more done in a given amount of time. Now with a 100hp 2wd, you could probably pull a 4 bottom super easy, but with one of those articulators you talked about, you could pull 15 bottoms, which is great for large acreage, like 2,000 acres, but you can't plow a garden very well with it!. I have a hobby farm here, my biggest tractor is that 484 international, I have bought impliments to fit it, such as a 7 foot mower cutditioner, 7' rear blade, 6ft brushhog, 2 bottom plow, etc... it handles each of them real well because it's correctly sized, and if I did go bigger on horsepower, I would need to trade in all my impliments for bigger ones. But the trouble with that is bigger stuff won't fit on my place, it has to be nimble, I got small places that it needs be to able to operate in. You need to really evaluate your needs, figgure out how much you realisticly need, how much time you have you have to work on it, etc... I can plow 1,000 acres with my 2 bottom plow, but it would take me awhile, so in that case, I'd want a bigger tractor IF I had that much to do.
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