[AT] tractor shopping

[charliehill]

Ralph, I wonder if your summer fuel isn't lighter than our regular fuel?

Charlie Hill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] tractor shopping


> Dan, can't give any recommendations on the newer tractors but if I was
> buying one I would sure like to have mfwd. I've got it on my big field
> tractor (CIH 7130 ) and it sure makes the most of the horsepower when the
> front axle is pulling. I'd just imagine how big a help it would be in the
> snow on a blade, front end loader or snowblower.
> Funny thing about diesel fuel gelling problems. I hear a lot more of the
> complaints coming from way down south than I ever hear up here in the 
> frozen
> north . I'm running regular summer diesel in my tractors all winter 
> without
> a problem. Just added some thinner, can't recall the name just now but it
> seems to work quite well for me.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Folske" <dfolske at nccray.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:28 PM
> Subject: [AT] tractor shopping
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>
>> With the extra snow this winter my old 1850 Oliver has been getting quite
>> a workout moving snow around home and in the oil patch. I've decided it 
>> is
>> time to add a newer tractor to the line up (read: better cab--heater--AC
>> for summer use).
>>
>> Anyone know anything about a Case-IH CX100, Case IH 5240, or Ford 7840?
>> All of these are MFWD.  What I'm really looking for is a 276 or 9030
>> bi-directional. If I decide to stay with a plain 2wd it will be a 3488 or
>> 186 hydro or maybe a 5088 from my neighbor although reverse is too fast
>> for my snowblower. I've used my son-in-law's JD 6420 MFWD and it is a 
>> nice
>> tractor but 3 to 4 times what I am willing to spend. It does also seem
>> like the guys with the late model Deeres had more fuel related problems
>> when we were bouncing around from -15F to -30F in December and January
>> although not half of what the truckers coming north with heavy fuel were
>> having.
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