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Mark / ct.

03-14-2004 19:51:24




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would a tractor of this size 300-444u make a good
chore tractor if equipped with a loader, good for moving dirt, gravel, loam ,etc,? do they have enough power? weight? any drawbacks? what to look for? anyone had any experience with a 3pt.backhoe on one of these tractors? thanks




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Mark W.

03-15-2004 09:58:30




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 Re: ih utility tractors in reply to Mark / ct., 03-14-2004 19:51:24  

Mark:

Drawbacks to the 300 series Utilities include weak steering boxes and torque amplifiers (by weak, I mean they tend to be the first things to go bad). If you're planning on a loader, be sure to get power steering.

Mark W.



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Jimmy King

03-14-2004 21:50:25




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 Re: ih utility tractors in reply to Mark / ct., 03-14-2004 19:51:24  
We had a loader on a 330U for years did all you said plus moved round bales for several years, it really wasn't big enought for that,but we did



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ken

03-15-2004 17:40:42




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 Re: Re: ih utility tractors in reply to Jimmy King, 03-14-2004 21:50:25  
i have a 460 utility and i love it ,has a westendorf loader and 2pt fast hitch and the adapters to go 3 pt.as the one guy said they are prone to t/a's and the p.s. works fine without the loader,but put a load in it and she gets mighty tough also it gets a little front heavy even with fluid in the tires,get a loader full of snow and she just wants to spin the tires,have to dump about half of it out to get moving again,but then i don't have chains yet and that should cure that problem.it currently has floatation tires on front which i like for mowing my river bottom land,but i think they hurt my steering with the loader and want to try a narrower tire to see if it helps.if it does i'm gonna get another set of rear wheels and set those up for mowing with turf tires.then come winter i can switch tires and wheels and be set.for something a little bigger i've seen 656 utility's don't know much about them though.

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