firewood tractors

[sirbuildalot]

The nice things about your Kubota over the Allis are tighter turning radius, power steering, better on fuel, easier on the turf, gets in smaller spaces, 4wd, takes up less space in a building.

My 45 hp Kioti weighs over 7,000# ballasted, my 25 hp Ford has no ballast in the tires and weighs about 2300#, my little Case/Ingersoll Hy-wheelers weigh 800# empty. All of them excel at different tasks. If your hell bent on a bigger tractor, I'd negotiate a deal on a used tractor and keep the Kubota.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

IF you are use to a "farm" tractor, it can be hard to get use to switching to a tinker toy tractor...

IF I could only have one tractor, it would be a FARM tractor, even if it was a small farm tractor...

SR

 

[alleyyooper]

The rear tires are filled with Beet Juice AKA Rim Guard.

Wheel spacers cost from $250.00 and up for the L series.

Thanks for the offer of an weight box. Think I will pass as I want to get a 3 PT carry all or make one.

Hang a couple IH H & M flat wheel weights on it so there is always so weight even when not loaded down with wood.

Al

 

[alleyyooper]

1954 Massey Harris Pacer great little woods tractor, gets around in tight spaces and the 16 HP engine sips gasoline. Problem No front loader with hrydrlic dump.

1951 Massey Harris 44 single front wheel. Great pulling tractor and with the single front wheel it can turn inside the botas circle. Again the problem npo front loader let alone a hrydrlic dump[ bucket.
Pulls from 4500 to 8000 and can hold its own in stock classes.

1961 Allis D17 nice tractor in the woods with power steering has a light duty Kelly loader, cost $687.42 in 1961 when the tractor was bought.
I really like this tractor despite I have not made a 3pt hitch for it yet and the loader is light duty with rod trip and spring back bucket. Best way to unload the bucket is drop it on the ground hold the trip rod and start to lift, never allow the bucket to clear the ground till the load is dumped. Once dumped back up as you lower the bucket.

1965 Ford 5000 gas. No loader on this one and is a gas hog, the holley carb really sends it ther the engine.
Isn't much how ever you hook to it can't pull. gets around in my woods most places just fine and has power steering.
But it has to be sold once I replace the seals in the power steering pump.
It also does not have a front loader.

Yes I do own these and about 20 more to boot 95 % Massey Harris from 1938 101 to 1957 555.


Al

 

[dave_dj1]

Bought this little gem today but I don't think it's going to stick around long.
Ideally I would like 25-35 hp

 

[alleyyooper]

Well it is a Bota, R1 ag tires and a after market loader but which model?
Looks nice enough.

Al

 

[alleyyooper]

Well it is a Bota, R1 ag tires and a after market loader but which model?
Looks nice enough.

Al

 

[avason]

Bought this little gem today but I don't think it's going to stick around long.
Ideally I would like 25-35 hp

Almost looks identical to my B1550.
My thoughts exactly. I would love around 25-35. More power and small enough to get in and out through the woods. I think An L3450 would be ideal.

 

[dave_dj1]

Sorry, my bad, it is in fact a B1550 with a woods doall loader. Runs great.
Avason, how are your hydraulics as far as speed in the loader, this one is a bit on the slow side unless you rev it up a bit. It has quick connects for the loader so I wonder if one of them is not working properly?

 

[avason]

Same as mine...hydraulics are a little slow until I rev it. I’ve never done a hydraulic change on it. I’m going to do one in the next month. Give it a chance...it is a real work horse. Like I posted before I’m amazed at what that little thing can accomplish. Is yours a hydrostatic? I need to get some new rear tires on mine because most the fluid leaked out. Those suckers are pretty expensive. This is the best deal I’ve found so far. $171 a pop shipped is not bad.

https://jet.com/product/Carlisle-R-...Not-Included/da9a2b0d3f374bf9abc6d4615697afc6

 

[dave_dj1]

No it's a gear tractor, which I'm fine with.
The fluid in this one looks brand new.
They had just repaired the rear brakes so that may have something to do with it. When I first looked at it they told me the brakes were bad, but then he said, I guess the shop fixed them.

 

[Hddnis]

That little Kubota will move mountains, slowly, one little bucketful at a time. I've got a lot of respect for them, great for maintaining a few acres of land, landscaping large yards, just a really good overall chore helper. I like to think of them as a ride on wheelbarrow that will do the lifting for you.

For production type work they have been replaced by small track loaders and skid steers, that helps keep the prices reasonable for somebody that needs the features of a tractor.

 

[Richard_]

Bought this little gem today but I don't think it's going to stick around long.
Ideally I would like 25-35 hp

That’s about what I’m looking for , what did that cost ? if you don’t mind

 

[captjack]

Put some new cleats on the old girl today - expensive day for sure. When we pumped the calcium out it only had about 40 gal in each tire. They hold 80 gal per tire at 3/4 full. She is a heavy girl now. put washer fluid back in - that calcium is nasty stuff. Its a first gen 5000 series so it is heavier than the newer ones with all the plastic stuff. with out the loader she is a little over 5k lbs 1300lbs of fluid in tires and a loader she has to be in the 7k to 8k lbs range now.

 

[dave_dj1]

Nothing like a new pair of sneakers
That looks like a real workhorse for sure.

 

[dave_dj1]

Richard I sent you a message.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Well, it's time to split this load,

So, my helper came over and as my wife wanted to help too, SHE decided she wanted to stack the splits into the boxes, and who am I to argue?? So we got everything ready and got started,

So, we got the smaller pieces out of the way,

but some of those big boys needed to be ripped before we put them on the splitter, so I took my old 268xp along for that chore,

and as my tractor has it's exhaust out the back, I put a piece of "flex" over the tail pipe to re-direct the exhaust away from us,

anyway, we ended up with four boxes of splits, so right at two cords...

SO, S N we will be off to get the next tree!

SR

 

[avason]

That 268 looks like a monster in that pic!!
Great work!

 

[dave_dj1]

Bought this little gem today but I don't think it's going to stick around long.
Ideally I would like 25-35 hp

Well this little guy found a new home yesterday I'm going to miss it I am going to look at a Kubota 2850 today, it has turf tires which I'm not a fan of so if we can come to terms I'll be bringing it home. I travel with a trailer so they know I am serious )

 

[avason]

Did you have it on loan or trial or something? Did you try it out and then decide to trade it in? Just curious. I'm actively looking into selling mine and upgrading too. It won't happen for a while though.