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Advice on smallerish tractor for the woods

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by basod, Dec 29, 2016.

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  1. Well Seasoned

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    Gee @Gasifier,at those prices one could pay someone to do all the work. Makes you think more about what our farmers have to put out!
     
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    Two wheel drives will do some surprising things my great grandad worked the Pennsylvania hillsides with nothing but narrow front Farmalls had an MD, 230 with a loader(just like a Super C) and a Super H it's what I learned on and still love to this day not saying something shiny wouldn't be fun :cool: and I might add never a single accident as far as rolling over. The 230 had a winch to go on it and used to be able to drive to the lowest log landing then turn her around and use the winch to take her to the top just too steep, even the old TD6 crawler dozer would spin going up :eek: get a turn of logs and skid them down to the barn. I still remember the words "don't push in that clutch til you get to the bottom just open the throttle and ride her down!"
     
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    I had a Ford 2120 before. Good workhorses. Mine did not have a Loader or backhoe. This one does.

    A lot of tractor for the cost!

    NEW HOLLAND 2120
     
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  4. Gasifier

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    Do you mean what they and you and I have to put out? Can you say subsidized?:whistle:
     
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    Basod! Do you see what you have done? Now you have me , and probably a bunch of these other guys, looking for our next firewood fetching ride!:picard:

    I haven't sold my 210C yet! So all I can do is dream. :mad::emb::rofl: :lol:

    Check out the 1986 Ford 2110
    Inventory | Burkholder Brothers Tractor
     
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    Aaaaand he thanks you....while snickering.....:rofl: :lol:
    Happy tractor New Year:rofl: :lol:
     
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  7. Gasifier

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    Ya. Hey. Wasn't you who got me involved in this thread mister? :mad:
     
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    :rofl: :lol:
    :handshake:
    Happy New Years to the Gasifier gang! :yes:
     
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    Same back at ya Bro!
     
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    Come on gasman it's only money. :makeitrain"
     
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    Those old tractors will out pull most 4wd compacts of today.

    I know someone that tried a Ford 8N and a Bobcat CT235 drawbar to drawbar:whistle:
     
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    There's a lot of weight in those ol girls behinds.
     
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    Queue papadave's musical searchin' (and linking) acumen.....
     
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    You would think a tractor with 1500lbs or so more weight, locking diff and 4wd would have easily pulled the 8N but it was the other way around.
     
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    Because that's $12k for a 40-year old 2WD machine that can be a part time job to keep in tip top shape.
     
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    Huzzah!
    :)
     
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    I have a little experience with maintaining old red iron. :D
     
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    That's all you do with old red iron. :whistle:
     
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    Uh-huh!

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    I like the ones with one or two letters for a model name, but than again, I like 'em all like that, regardless of color.
     
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    Hydro trans on the bobcat, you can kiss 20% of your HP good-bye and if the operator just mashed the hydro pedal it gets even worse.
     
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