I have a 1968 444 gas, and I think it is a great little tractor. It pulls a 2-14" bottom plow and a 6' 3pt disc in my garden, 7' finish mower, and other various attachments and I have yet to have any trouble or lack of power (they are about a 40hp tractor.) Very easy on gas, and any parts i've need were readily available either from my CIH dealer or right here on YT.
I agree with the others, for moving bales you would need a counter weight, but I have seen many of these with loaders on them in the sale ads.
I put an electronic ignition in mine, and it never misses a beat even in winter - I have a short video on my youtube page (casstuba) of me plowing out of 20" of snow.
The brakes are terrible - but I never bothered tearing into mine since it is all flat here, and it really doesn't take much to stop. I think i do have a bit of moisture in the brakes, because this winter the right side wheel locked when I first went to move it, but rocking a couple of times released the ice.
$6000 is steep. I got mine for $2000 no loader.
Brian
This post was edited by Casstuba at 07:16:08 06/14/10.
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