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Post by Bryan83 on Feb 13, 2020 21:27:24 GMT -6
Thought I'd put this here too, as I also posted it on Giants forum. Just looking for honest opinions on what to do with my fleet. The work horses are;
Big Bud 747 Case 620 Quadtrac Big Bud 450 (x2) Case Puma series (1×200 and 1x185)
Now I want to keep the 2 Pumas for grass work and eventually animal tending, and the 450's each pull their own Hatzenbichler seed drill. This leaves the Quadtrac and the 747.
So the 747 is keeping with the Big Buds on Welkers, and is 1100hp and will pull anything. The con is that it's 19 slots and has only a rear drawer. I know that's nothing I can't overcome with a trailed 3-point lifter.
The Quadtrac is in keeping with the partnership between Welker Farms and Case IH. It's 692hp is still capable of pulling all the implements, but is at the end of the day, a weaker tractor. But is strengths are exactly opposite to the 747's weaknesses. It consumes only 11 slots and has a 3-point lifter with PTO.
So would you sell one or the other, or do you think this is the right amount of gear? I know ultimately I'm the one who needs to be happy with my farm, but the way I keep going back and forth on this, I thought maybe some outside perspective may help me reach a decision.
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Noraf
Senior Trader
Posts: 162
Preferred Brand: Zetor
Farm Location: Kleihau
Farm Size: Medium
Livestock: yes
Platform: pc
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Post by Noraf on Feb 14, 2020 6:44:36 GMT -6
Think you're missing a forth option, as in sell them both. Do you really need a that powerfull one with 3pt?
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Post by Bryan83 on Feb 14, 2020 16:07:52 GMT -6
With the size of the fields here, yes, I have a plow with a 3-point that requires 550hp to run, and my 450's top out at 500. I wish I could have gotten a 600/50 or the KTA 525, but that's what I have to work with.
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Noraf
Senior Trader
Posts: 162
Preferred Brand: Zetor
Farm Location: Kleihau
Farm Size: Medium
Livestock: yes
Platform: pc
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Post by Noraf on Feb 14, 2020 19:19:29 GMT -6
Well, then it's more or less clear what you need then I know of a nice, "slightly" used plow that's a whoooping 1.2 meters, and that doesn't need that mutch power Or keep the case
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Post by Bryan83 on Feb 14, 2020 22:22:13 GMT -6
Tempting as it sounds, I think I'll hold on to the Quadtrac.
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Post by illinoisfarmer on Feb 15, 2020 7:53:57 GMT -6
I have both starting big buds, the case steiger, the old case tractor with no cab, and cm 7r that came out recently.
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