Looking for a compact woodland tractor

[richy_B]

Hello all,

this winter I am going to be doing quite a lot of woodland work. I have been doing it on a small scale for a few winters and have hired in various bits of kit but it is time to invest in my own. I may end up buying new but I thought it is worth enquiring to see if anyone has/or knows anyone who might be selling roughly what I am looking for. What I am looking at:

 

All terrain style tractor, 40hp+ range. Front loader is a plus point, Bi-directional would be a massive plus point, cab preferably, decent condition. I work on quite compact sites and generally not flat so a full size machine is too large. I am going to use it to run a winch for skidding, flail for brambles/thick grasses, small post ram & auger and box grader.

 

Really like the AGT850, Antonio Carraro supertigre 5800 & larger BCS's. Also really like the old Holder A50/60, but I don't see them come up much.

 

Anyone know of anything for sale or coming up? London based but willing to travel for the right kit. Thanks, Rich B.

[Goaty]

Ive only used BCS out of the ones you mention. I did mention it in a thread a couple of years ago. The console is plastic, along with the steering column and the 02 plate I sometimes drive it is cracked and wobbles everywhere, it would be useless to hang on to in a roll over situation. This tractor is the high end 80hp version.

 

Also the geometry of the 3 point linkage on these tractors is very short in length and the pto angles are acute resulting in the guards just rubbing themselves off and to pieces. The lift height is naff as well for many compact implements. In the other thread found here. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/large-equipment/51061-bcs-valiant-650-alpine-tractor.htmlPlease note the tractor in the image is different to the one I mention above and Buzzsurgeon correctly mentions another hole is available on the mower, but then the toplink frame goes through the back window!!!!