Posted by Blue3992 (N Illinois on March 12, 2008 at 16:59:39 from (24.148.33.211):
I may go look at a small (45 Hp) gas tractor this weekend. It has a front-end loader on it, which would be handy as heck around my place.
I once saw a friend buy an old Case front end loader tracotr for a "great deal." Turns out that the thing was so worn out, that it couldn"t push anyhthing. You could try to plow snow with it, and it didn"t even have enough oomph to push snow. It would just sit there. Had enough power to move itself around, but that was about it. I think the clutches were all burnt up.
How do I avoid this when looking at a tractor? Someone suggessted I should drive the loader up against a tree and see if I can spin the tires, but that sounds kind of abusive. I thought maybe I"d ask the owner to try to move some dirt piles around, but if he hasn"t got anything to move around, them I might be out of luck.
How do I make sure I don"t make the same mistake my buddy did?
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