Posted by scot in pa on December 09, 2009 at 13:59:38 from (68.28.230.229):
In Reply to: I need a tractor. posted by smithjr31 on December 07, 2009 at 11:45:29:
I bought a farmtrac (Long) 535 a couple years ago. Other than a few internal changes to the motor for emissions controls, it is just a Frod. When Frod quit building whatever model that was rebadged for Long, Long bought the tooling and moved it to India. 35 HP, diesel Two-stage clutch, live hyd, power steering, not a bad tractor. The mechanical drum brakes leave a little to be desired when used individually. I run a 7 ft finish mower with it, and occasionally a 3 pt fertilizer spreader, move round bales (4x4s), rake hay (must be the drawbar height, it's the only tractor that I can use to put together a good windrow with a POS New Holland-clone Deere hayrake), and it is a fun buzz-around tractor. But you can hear the 3 cylinder coming from five miles.
Long may have shut down North American operations, which were bought up by Montana (J.B.Hunt), but any of their dealers that are still in business can order parts from India.
If I knew I could have got the financing and found a good one, I probably would have went with a 300 RC or 350 ute with quick-hitch.
I don't see many N series Frods around home, but the few stories I have heard, they weren't the greatest. And they may not use much fuel, but tractors like the Farmall H and M, JD A and B, would do more work for the amount of fuel used.
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