Posted by SGF on January 27, 2008 at 09:58:09 from (76.0.159.207):
In Reply to: Best tractor for me posted by SGF on January 27, 2008 at 03:47:38:
Thanks for the suggestions and I"m happy to hear more.
Here are some answers to some of the questions asked.
It may be an inseam issue as much as height but I’m an honest 6’ 4”. I say it that way because I rarely look eye to eye or up at anyone including those who tell me they are well over six foot. I’ve met a good many 6’ 3” folks that were four inches shorter than I, and I used to get weighed and measured regularly for USMC so I figure I"m pretty close to right. I am about 290 but at 230 I"d have had the same issue. You learn to adjust but it’s nice not to have to.
I"m not planning a purchase soon. I watched an old tractor show on RFD and noticed that some of the AC and some other makes seemed a lot roomier for the operator. That could be my imagination though.
As far as price goes, it’s hard to say. It would definitely be a used one that I wouldn’t have to dump too much into, maybe $6000 but that may not be realistic. Hard to say right now.
Trust me on this one, when you’re six four the first thing you learn on any vehicle is how to slide the seat back. I didn’t own the 8N but I drove it enough to know I’d smack a knee turning around to look back.
I’m in a reasonably agricultural area for Eastern NC, but older tractors don’t seem to come available as much as in some places. I drove to OH to get my 641.
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