What 130-150hp loader tractor?

[swinny]

Roads are up and down all over here. But some long A roads to go on. My tractor does 20mph at 2400-2500 rpm. Was flat as a fart so had it turbo’d and it goes well now. Dyno’d at 110hp at shaft at 1900rpm and 127hp at 2500rpm.

 

Dont want a tractor bigger in size just a bit more umph, comfort, and top end speed on the road. 

 

Was just wanting some more luxury and comfort. Only electronic shift type box ive used is the 40 series. At the moment im playing with gearsticks near my bollox!

[Matthew Storrs]

14 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

I’d be very wary of buying any second hand tractor fitted with a loader personally. Much rather have a tidy non-loader machine to start and fit one myself if needed.

 

I’ve got an Agrotron and am very pleased with it (it’s powerful but relatively small so good amongst trees) but certainly not without its issues, but I think that would be the same with any brand. Anything second hand is a potential grenade, but I wouldn’t personally want to buy a new machine and stick a mulcher on the back/drive it into the woods etc. Our job wrecks nice kit, no matter how careful you are. 

My experience with Same tractors has been excellent, It would take a lot to turn me away from SDF tractors now, I despair at local farmers spending considerably more on their new New Holland’s but I struggle to see where the extra money actually goes as they’re forever requiring dealership attention- nasty plasticy things too now-yuk.

 

iv no experience with the newer zetors but if they’ve improved their earlier failings there’s no doubt you get a fair bit of tractor for your money- or Kubota?http://www.tunstalltractors.com/shop/product/3078/Zetor/Forterra-135/

 

This chap always seems to have reasonably tidy selection in stock...

[Conor Wright]

My experience with Same tractors has been excellent, It would take a lot to turn me away from SDF tractors now, I despair at local farmers spending considerably more on their new New Holland’s but I struggle to see where the extra money actually goes as they’re forever requiring dealership attention- nasty plasticy things too now-yuk.
 
iv no experience with the newer zetors but if they’ve improved their earlier failings there’s no doubt you get a fair bit of tractor for your money- or Kubota?http://www.tunstalltractors.com/shop/product/3078/Zetor/Forterra-135/
 
This chap always seems to have reasonably tidy selection in stock...

Was going to comment on Same too, but you pretty much summed it up. Place I was working at today have a 2008 one 100hp with quick fit loader. Very nice machine. . I occasionally drive a 95 hp kubota (2012, not sure of model number offhand) it's ok but has given some trouble. Shuttle clutch and front diff. It's been hired to golf courses and used on a farm in it's down time. Nice to use bit I'm unsure of their long term reliability.
Lots of zetors this side of the world. Yet to hear any horror stories.

[Matthew Storrs]

Yeah, the Same Silver would probably be the model for the OP to go for- nice 6 cylinder in it. Mine is only 86hp but it’s like a pocket rocket, lad who works with me also drives a NH t6.140 and reckons the NH slows on hills just as much if they both had 8 ton behind them.I believe the zetors have Deutz engines in them now too. 

[swinny]

My current tractor has a 6cyl turbo fitted 

[spuddog0507]

1 hour ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Yeah, the Same Silver would probably be the model for the OP to go for- nice 6 cylinder in it. Mine is only 86hp but it’s like a pocket rocket, lad who works with me also drives a NH t6.140 and reckons the NH slows on hills just as much if they both had 8 ton behind them.I believe the zetors have Deutz engines in them now too. 

the older Zetors 70 - 90hp where so simple to work on and the engines where bomb proof, but as one old guy used to tell me simplicity is so reliable ,

[swinny]

Old is gold and all but today theres so many better things out there without going to new.

 

nostalgia can lead you astray. 

 

I can assure you if you have to do multiple trips in my tractor per day you feel like youve worked hard. 

 

Time is money nowadays. 

[swinny]

11 hours ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Yeah, the Same Silver would probably be the model for the OP to go for- nice 6 cylinder in it. Mine is only 86hp but it’s like a pocket rocket, lad who works with me also drives a NH t6.140 and reckons the NH slows on hills just as much if they both had 8 ton behind them.I believe the zetors have Deutz engines in them now too. 

Yes there is this. All will slow up on certain hills.

 

local lads running dump trailers can get up to 32mph on a flat but hit this certain hill and are just about keeping hold of 12mph coming out the top. Its not a massive steep hill to be fair but its constant

[Matthew Storrs]

9 hours ago, swinny said:

Yes there is this. All will slow up on certain hills.

 

local lads running dump trailers can get up to 32mph on a flat but hit this certain hill and are just about keeping hold of 12mph coming out the top. Its not a massive steep hill to be fair but its constant

Indeed, I think 6 cylinder is a must if doing hauling. Amazes me what HP is being squeezed out of tiny (some 3 cylinder) engines with modern tractors, probably fine with light work- but the 6 cylinder will have the grunt on hill hauling over equivalent HP tiny turbocharged engines.