[AT] Iron and lots of it

[charliehill]

John,  I don't have any experience with them but someone told me they do 
fine for utility work, mowing, front bucket, etc but the drive trains won't 
hold up for heavy tillage work.  Don't know if it's true.  Just what I 
heard.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Iron and lots of it


> What's wrong with Kubota's? I have practically no experience with them but 
> I
> did notice one of the 2 IH dealers in our area gave up the Case-IH 
> tractors
> (kept the parts contract though) and is now selling only Kubota
> tractors---and LOTS of them. I had heard the old Kubotas weren't very
> reliable/durable but thought they had changed their quality in recent 
> years.
>
> Speaking of new tractors, I was talking to a long time IH salesman last
> fall. He was showing me a new IH tractor about 50 hp or so and told me the
> price. I asked was it built as well as a 574. He said absolutely not. It 
> was
> what they sold to horse farms. If they were selling to a real farm then 
> they
> had a line that was far better built. While I have no proof, I think a lot
> of the utility and smaller sized machines are fine for "playing" but not 
> for
> serious field work.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:03 AM
> Subject: [AT] Iron and lots of it
>
>
>>     But on the running tractor deficit, I can do some things. First, we
>> have been madly repairing both modern (1980's and 1990's tractors) and
>> antiques. I can advise anyone looking at 300 series Massey Ferguson
>> tractors, anything Same or Kubota, DO NOT use them for heavy work. All 
>> can
>> be ok for some uses, but not for heavy tillage.
>>               Grant Brians
>>               Hollister, California
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