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Posted by fixerupper on April 13, 2007 at 20:53:28 from (206.72.37.202):
In Reply to: questions on small farmall posted by johns 960 on April 13, 2007 at 18:50:36:
Sometimes these little tractors that have been used for mowing get a bad rap because they have been neglected and abused. Anything will fall apart if it's not taken care of. They aren't used in the field so people don't think they have to be serviced as well as one that is used for 'real' work. My dad bought a Farmall B in the winter of 1974, put a woods 5ft belly mower on it and started mowing. In the winter of 75 I did a major overhaul on it and since then all that's been done to it is a new starter and gennie. That's it! It's kind of hard to estimate the amount of hours he's put on it since then, but 4000 would be a good guess, so the dependability has been really good. On the downside, it is not the best in tight spots where you have to stop and back up, because you have to wait for the mower to stop before you can shift gears. It can turn on a dime in a relatively small area, but the pivot wheel will chew the sod some, depending on what the tread is on the wheels. One good thing about a small tractor is it can also be used for more than mowing, like pulling your pickup out of the mud or something like that. How well they cut depends on what kind of mower is under it. I've only worked around a woods 59, which is more of a finishing mower.I don't know much about any of the other brands out there. Jim
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