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Tc40 new Holland 290 hrs $12 k .
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Well after 2.5 years of shopping I finally found a tractor.
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Tc40 new Holland 290 hrs $12 k .
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Put 3 hours on it today. Mostly putting wood chips in flower gardens. Love the hydro transmission, My other tractor is a farmall h, everything is so much quicker and easier it’s unbelievable. Can’t wait until fall and get her in the woods.
I use my tractor for everything I really don’t know how people get by without one.
Medic21
Minister of Fire
Get yourself logging wire with quick disconnect for dragging trees. https://www.westechrigging.com/wire...TtARRbA1w43wm8EusM63a5I4b3FpwpoMaAs3VEALw_wcB
Ashful
Minister of Fire
If you’d been in my yard an hour ago, you’d have seen a woodshed driving down the hill from my barn to the wood lot, on a 3-point forklift on the back of my tractor. I really don’t know how people do this hobby on any scale, without a tractor.
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I looked at the new ones and I agree the older ones are made better, my local NH. Dealer quit selling any NH. Under 75 horsepower and started selling Kioti compacts.
Medic21
Minister of Fire
That’s a good dealer. 75 and up are made here. The rest are imported in. They are made by LS but are a cheaper version of those.
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I hook ours up to our Rear Implement. We have 8ft rake, Plow and Blade. Plus added 2" ball. Lots of places. Too handy to do without. I had big one made up locally. 35ft one for tension when I need to drop big ass tree not on my ass or anything important. Great for hauling them out of the forest too (smaller size).
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
If you are cutting down a lot of trees yourself, a skidding winch is a very worthy investment for a tractor. I agree with @Ashful, if you have any amount of land a tractor really is necessary. It only took me three months on our basically undeveloped land before I gave in. Great looking tractor, I'm jealous of the PHD.
Plus it gives you time to hop off and snap a few pictures, while wondering how much "fun" you'd be having if you didn't have it.
That’s some good patience you have to wait that long to buy. I bet you’ll love having it around!
I bought a skid steer a year ago but I haven’t really found much use for it yet but if I had more land I’m sure I would. I only have a 2 acre lot here and I’m not sure if I’ll keep it yet or not. I might find it more useful if we have a heavy snow year again like the latter part of last winter was. Time will tell.
lsucet
Minister of Fire
I know what you are saying. Once everything is done/organized the skid is not of a big use. A normal tractor can do the rest. I am in middle of many projects and the skid steer is unmatchable, is like I can't do anything without it. I become stupid if I don't have the skid but once I am done, my beat up old Kubota will takes care of everything else. Now I just use it to mow the fields
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
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sloeffle
Minister of Fire
My rear tires are filled ( approx 900lbs ) on my tractor and they still come off of the ground a little when moving a 330 gallon IBC tote filled full of wood. Make sure you have an implement on the back of the tractor or have the tires filled before you start moving them. I usually have an implement on the back of my tractor during the winter. During the summer I leave my bush hog off when moving stuff with the tractor because it is so long. If you get the tires filled, get them filled with beet juice. Calcium is cheaper and heavier but it will rust the rims out.
Nice machine, and you get one hell of a deal.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
lsucet
Minister of Fire
Getting one that holds 800 pound or so plus the weight of the box itself, that will be over 1000 pound.
(broken link removed to https://www.palletforks.com/3-point/ballast-box/ballast-box-3-point-category-1-tractor-attachment/191431.html?cgid=3p-ballast-box&lang=default)
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
I have seen that one. Right now I use my stump grinder since if is over 1,000 lbs, but the thing is super long as well.
