Question on a small hp tractor

[Cedarcreek]

Looked at the ad, I think the tractor will do what she wants to do. I have some reservations about parts availability in the future since it was built by Shibaura in Japan and is 25 years old.

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/2/5/253-ford-1710.html

 

[George]

I've done a lot of snowblower work with the benefit of a cab but with a useless heater. :roll: My tractor is bigger than what my snowblower requires. A snowblower will eat as much snow as it's designed for, if the tractor has the power, traction, and proper gearing to do it.

I don't put up with "so so" heaters.

On my Road Grader I left the factory heater and added a bunk heater out of a Semi Tractor ( hook water lines in series ) also did the same on two of my dump trucks all blowing directly on drivers feet.

On the JD 690 excavator I removed the factory heater and replaced it with one out of a 24 passenger school bus. Now I leave the windshield open at 0 degrees F and feel good!

I also hold a patent for the "Hot Foot" that I sold for several years ( patent now expired ) which amounts to a heated floor board. This is usefull where you don't have room for a conventional heater.

I added a second heater to one of my 980 cats ( a B model ) but the newer ones have enough from the factory.

If you have a large truck junk yard they will probably sell you good bunk heaters for about $35.00 and they can make a great differance. I hook them up thru a " Single pole double throw with center off " switch. Hook tractor power to the center pole and then high when the switch is up and low when the switch is down.

 

[George]

I wouldn't think she would need a cab...........she could call her boyfriend up and stay in the house and make hot chocolate and maybe cookies for him while he is blowing the snow..........just thinking....

Now you have me thinking - - - -don't buy a tractor - - -make sure your boyfriend already has one!

 

[per]

I wouldn't think she would need a cab...........she could call her boyfriend up and stay in the house and make hot chocolate and maybe cookies for him while he is blowing the snow..........just thinking....

Now you have me thinking - - - -don't buy a tractor - - -make sure your boyfriend already has one!

How about a boyfriend with lots of means. They can snuggle up near the fireplace while a contractor looks after the snow. :wink:

 

[Clarencen]

It's got 20 drawbar horse power. Back when I was a teenager we got along with a couple of B John Deers. Had a little old Jay Hawk loader on one of them. Used them all the time during the winter of 1949, no cab no comfort heater. Had a team of horses but never had them in the barn. Would just pack a trail through the snow, then the wind would blow the loose off and we had a hyway. Well, we did have to shovel a lot, and often pulled the hay wagon through some drifts with a log chain.

I know I am old fashioned, but $8900 still seems like a lot of cash to me.
Only 800 hours, heck with good care it should run another 20 years without needing any parts.

 

[Red Barn Angus]

I don't know, my lawn mower has 20 hp but this is a little different kind of outfit. The loader bucket looks big for the size of tractor. Might be fine for snow but cleaning corrals might be a little more difficult. I'd sure want some weights on the back wheels, either cast weights or fluid in the tires or both. JMO. Think I'd work on the price a little too.

 

[Triangle Bar]

I think it might work on small jobs for her... as a general rule I try to always use a larger tractor than the job needs. That way you won't over tax your equipment and have some reserve capacity, i.e. horsepower or lift capacity wise.

I was wondering if some of the ROPS structure was missing? It seems like it is too short. Check out similar tractors on http://www.tractorhouse.com/list/list.aspx?ETID=1&catid=1111&Manu=FORD&Mdltxt=1710&mdlx=exact.