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JD is also trying to block Chinese imports that JD claims are painted green and sold as JD clones, but they also included tractors painted red and blue just to cover all the bases. If John Deere wants to protect its name sake it would quit slapping its name and paint on everything in sight and and advertising it has having John Deere quality.

I know my Japanese 25hp 4x4 would have no trouble doing that but I think you'll have a lot less repair with an older standard tractor. For me, 4x4 was necessary (steep slopes) and sometimes a small tractor is the only thing that'll fit, but my friends with standard Americans have had less trouble keeping theirs going. My engine is great. It's the other parts that tend to be a little too light duty. If you have any desire for a loader, make sure you get a tractor with one already on it. Good luck.

The tractor this time (not my Cat problem over on the crawler board) is a Mitsubishi MT 250D, with no current problem, sold to a previous owner when there were dealerships. It gets maybe 150 hrs/yr use, total 1100 hrs. I've pulled the front end off of it twice.

The pivot point was extremely under-engineered for a tractor that came from the dealer with a loader. I now have a steel yoke holding it together, much stronger than when it left the factory with small cast iron and no hardened bushings in the mild steel. Getting that yoke built involved getting turned down by 4 machine shops until I finally found a machinist with imagination to match mine.

The clutch linkage failed as I went out last snowfall to clear our 1/2 mi. driveway that rises 400'. Turned out to be external linkage that I'd repaired before, just more metal fatigue from a too-small rod. Fortunately I wasn't far from the shop when it broke.

A couple of years ago my power steering sprung a leak that caused oil to gush out of the steering column. The seal in there wasn't adequate for the pressure. It's now been re-engineered also.

I've had trouble with too-small cast areas in the front axles that hold the bearings in place giving way and letting the bearings drift. Solution was either a new casting from Japan, amazingly a possibility, or more machine work to fabricate a steel ring to contain the bearing, which is what we did.

I'm not really complaining as it's done a huge amount of work for me but I'm headed to an auction tomorrow looking for something larger. Your Deutz dealer, that made my friend extremely happy, hasn't called me. My plan is to keep the Mitsubishi as I need a light tractor to drive on the underground house roofs that I build. I know, not something everybody needs to do.

Mostly I've just overworked it using the loader. I thought it was simply too small a front end for a loader until I saw a huge JD farm tractor with exactly the same pivot point problems. I believe my solution is to get an industrial loader. The front seals in the Mitsubishi will spring a leak if I pick up anywhere close to the 700 lbs. the loader is rated for. Hey, but it turns out that the seals are also used on Kubotas so they're easy to get- once you find out the Kubota part number. That took a LOT of phone calls.

As this is assuredly more than you wanted to know, I'll quit. The Mitsubishi's great until it breaks and I think that's getting rarer as I beef up the insufficient areas. I occasionally hang a Ford hoe with rigid under-frame off the back, which works very well.

Tom

Parts availability doesn't seem to be much of a problem, other than waiting for it to be shipped in, sometimes from Japan. That Kubota seal I use was backed up 3 months for the US importer, warehoused in Oregon. (I was fortunate to get existing stock.) After attending an auction yesterday and seeing a couple of Satohs there, I wanted to caution you about relying too much on hp ratings.

Tractor weight is really what does the work. 4x4 will make up a lot of the difference but even within that, more weight's better. My 4x4 Mitsubishi, as outfitted, weighs around 5000 lbs. I saw a Satoh that was advertised as more hp than mine but was no more than 1/2 the tractor. No question which will do more pulling. Even with all my added weight (loader, liquid filled tires, rear wheel weights) I can dig holes in my gravel driveway trying to pull something a little too heavy. Not a serious problem, and no damage, just a little frustrating. For my weight, I have plenty of engine.

Clearly the best approach is to use the tractor for the intended application before buying it. Good luck with whatever you buy.

Tom

Hey Tom, My Deutz dealer you refered to use to sell Mitsubishi's and they had one or two loose the front ends too!!! Like i've always said, if you want something for HD work, stay from all of the compacts!! BTW, i use my AGCO for HD service all the time, and i've had NO front end problems of any kind!! Thanks for answering. Robert

My loader is an ALO brand, and to date it's the best designed loader i've seen. It's rated to pick up 3,650 and seems tough as nails to me. The 1-1/8" thick loader frame work, is countoured (bent) to stay close to the tractor, and is bolted at several points on the tractor includeing to the rear axle. it's absolutely super strong!! I've loaded a lot of sand out of my sand pit with it, and it just keeps on working perfectly. The loader comes off in about 3 mins., and the bucket will come off in 15 seconds or less!! When you drive into the next tool, you lift the tool, roll it back, and it automaticly locks into place! A couple of my friends also have ALO loaders, and they really like theirs too. Robert

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But where were you when I bought the Mitsubishi? Actually, at that time there were just about no used 4x4 tractors available around here. I've seen that picture before and the tires really tell the story. The maybe 100hp JD that failed like my compact made me wonder a lot. I guess you're saying your Agco is substantially better.

Tomorrow I'm looking at another Mitsubishi but it's articulated with a 4in1 bucket, 3000 lbs. Not exactly a compact and no way could I use it on a roof. Not expecting to bring it home, but it's an auction so you never know. When I first tuned in here I saw your opinion of compacts. You notice I never disagreed.

Tom

Love the picture Robert