Show your tractors

[gdh]

31 minutes ago, Whoppa Choppa said:

 

Is that a Fao Far trailer?

Yes, it's a 15ton one we've had for almost two years. Very happy with it.

Edited November 9, 2023 by gdh

[slack ma girdle]

19 hours ago, gdh said:

Our tractors at work doing a bit of everything.

What the spec on that beast of a splitter?

[gdh]

1 hour ago, slack ma girdle said:

What the spec on that beast of a splitter?

It's a 3m 40ton with 4 or 8 way wedge. Had to get something to deal with all the oversized ash...

[daveatdave]

you have made a mess of the grass 

[gdh]

21 minutes ago, daveatdave said:

you have made a mess of the grass 

Haha, it had rained for a month and gone overgrown so I got fed up and used the brush cutter. Luckily it looks good a week later.

 

It's more designed for rushes and brambles but it does the job in wet grass 😉

[MattyF]

Making them work ! Few from the last week. 
Got pretty bogged today and had to go back for the 6400 and tajfun again , should of winched them out in first place but had eyes on the prize ! .cut a ride through in a straight line it was facing … was a little concerned about unloading the big logs in mud that deep and being unstable and coping the trailer in doing so left them on …  but the tajfun got the blade in and had the 6400 up in the air and pulled the lot out no bother… wish I had some photos !  

[swinny]

Timber off site today to clear the ground 

[JLA1990]

General question to tractor lovers - If you could have a bigger tractor would you? Obvs certain jobs will mean smaller is better however unlikely to be involved in small thinning jobs more site clearance, large scale mowing and habitat creation. I’d like to purchase a tractor next year and the choice is slightly bewildering! So hence the question for the above duties would you get the biggest hp you could? I’m used to alpines and John Deere 6155 but want to step up, Valtras seem to be everyone’s go to - T174 or T234. 

[gdh]

18 minutes ago, JLA1990 said:

General question to tractor lovers - If you could have a bigger tractor would you? Obvs certain jobs will mean smaller is better however unlikely to be involved in small thinning jobs more site clearance, large scale mowing and habitat creation. I’d like to purchase a tractor next year and the choice is slightly bewildering! So hence the question for the above duties would you get the biggest hp you could? I’m used to alpines and John Deere 6155 but want to step up, Valtras seem to be everyone’s go to - T174 or T234. 

I normally go bigger so you're faster on the road, especially towing but it's a balancing act with economy now. Those valtras you listed are around 150k now so will cost more in depreciation and fuel. But valtras do have good gadgets. 😉

 

With the newer valtras the t174 up to t254 are the same tractor, just tweaked. I would always go Vario/automatic with newer tractors. Once you get used to it you won't want to go back and having the speed and PTO rpm separate is a big improvement.

 

Just for fun: https://showroom.valtra.com/en/t-series

Edited December 15, 2023 by gdh

[JLA1990]

9 minutes ago, gdh said:

I normally go bigger so you're faster on the road, especially towing but it's a balancing act with economy now. Those valtras you listed are around 150k now so will cost more in depreciation and fuel. But valtras do have good gadgets. 😉

 

With the newer valtras the t174 up to t254 are the same tractor, just tweaked. I would always go Vario/automatic with newer tractors. Once you get used to it you won't want to go back and having the speed and PTO rpm separate is a big improvement.

 

Just for fun: https://showroom.valtra.com/en/t-series

Just for fun! - that’s my Friday night sorted 🤣

 

Thanks for the response, appreciate the expense and will almost certainly buy used saving a little. I’m unlikely ever to sell it (within reason) as it won’t be in daily use more out for certain projects and over winter helping out with my/others clearance works. I’ve not had a go on vario as of yet but as you say separate rpm is massively advantageous for attachments I’d add attachments as required but just looking for best base machine for Timber trailer (grab aswell), mulcher, cultivator/roto.