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Re: Re: Buying a used tractor?
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Posted by Burrhead on February 18, 2000 at 12:32:49 from (12.74.17.11):
In Reply to: Re: Buying a used tractor? posted by RMD on February 18, 2000 at 08:06:27:
The older front ends are plenty heavy enough if you use the front end loaders that are designed for older tractors. You can add power steering from $500 to $1500 if you just have to have it. All tractors have a poor weight distribution when you add a frontend loader. Yuppies call it a fulcrum and lever effect. That's why you buy or build the add on rear weights, and an adapter to fill the rear tires with water is to offset the leverage effect.
If a man aint in physical shape enough to run a post hole auger or push snow without power steering, he don't need power steering, he needs Richard Simmons and some Tae Bo classes anyway. I may have to open a boot camp for yuppies around here. I never realized you boys are so tender and out of shape.
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