Case-IH Farmall 45A

[Robert_in_NY]

Does anyone have any experience with the Farmall 45A? I'm looking at a simple utility tractor to mount a mid mount post pounder to and to use for tedding and raking hay. Just a 2wd bare bones unit.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

The prices I received so far for this tractor as a pure stock model are $14,600 and $16k from two of my local dealers.

 

[veggies1]

Does anyone have any experience with the Farmall 45A? I'm looking at a simple utility tractor to mount a mid mount post pounder to and to use for tedding and raking hay. Just a 2wd bare bones unit.

Yes bought one last year and love it no issues.
Looking at aa 75 A as I type this

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Yes bought one last year and love it no issues.
Looking at aa 75 A as I type this

Thanks, thats what I was hoping to hear. I haven't heard back from any of the Kubota dealers yet for pricing comparable models so I am going to call my local dealer tomorrow and see if I can get the price close to the other dealers.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I ended up buying the 45A. The dealer is going to mount my post pounder on it so i should get it around April. I bought it from LaPorte Case-IH in Westfield, NY and paid $15,100 for a bare tractor with custom fender extensions to keep the vines from catching the tires. I'm looking forward to getting this tractor dirty. I will take a pic of it when I go pick up my controller when it shows up.

 

[veggies1]

I ended up buying the 45A. The dealer is going to mount my post pounder on it so i should get it around April. I bought it from LaPorte Case-IH in Westfield, NY and paid $15,100 for a bare tractor with custom fender extensions to keep the vines from catching the tires. I'm looking forward to getting this tractor dirty. I will take a pic of it when I go pick up my controller when it shows up.

Price sounds right in the ballpark of what I paid last year. I traded a 485 in on it
I am looking currently at a 75A farmall with front wheel assist. Hope I like that one as well

 

[RollingsFarms]

These seem to be really good tractors. They're similar to the TT lineup from new holland. Looking forward to seeing this pics and reading a report about it when it arrives and you have had a chance to do some work with it!

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Price sounds right in the ballpark of what I paid last year. I traded a 485 in on it
I am looking currently at a 75A farmall with front wheel assist. Hope I like that one as well

They seem like a very good tractor with plenty of standard options that I would have wanted (telescopic lower links and stabilizers, rear remote, shuttle...) The price of these tractors new sure does make it hard to justify buying used if your looking for a simple 2wd utility tractor.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

These seem to be really good tractors. They're similar to the TT lineup from new holland. Looking forward to seeing this pics and reading a report about it when it arrives and you have had a chance to do some work with it!

I will update this thread with pictures as I get them. When it does arrive I have 33 acres of vineyard to repair broken posts in so it will get put to work immediately and when I get some hours on it I will update it again and hopefully it will help others who are looking at them.

I think the TT changed to the Workmaster line. They are basically the same tractor but I don't deal with my local NH dealer and I don't want any of the locals here thinking I do so I refuse to buy any more blue tractors. Thankfully I can still get them in red paint

My daughter thinks this is great, she said we can use this one in the summer time and the new bota in the winter since that has a cab. She forgets about the other ones now because she likes the fresh paint and is more fond of red and orange then blue.

 

[RollingsFarms]

They seem like a very good tractor with plenty of standard options that I would have wanted (telescopic lower links and stabilizers, rear remote, shuttle...) The price of these tractors new sure does make it hard to justify buying used if your looking for a simple 2wd utility tractor.

wow I didn't realize these came with telescopic lower links! that's something you find on premium tractors usually. I know in the John Deere 5D/E series the telescoping links are like $900 to add on. I agree, the used prices sure do make it a bit easier to justify buying new these days it seems.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

The price to install the pounder was more then i liked so i brought everything home and will do most of the work myself. I will try to post pics later.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Here it is on the trailer with a happy 7 year old one thing i found out instantly is that the seat on this $15k Case-IH tractor is so much more comfortable then the seat in my $42,500 cabbed Kubota vineyard tractor.

 

[RollingsFarms]

really nice! I like how they did the fender extensions. they seem to appear to be able to flex a bit and that should be good when going through the roxs as to not catch on the vines and pull them. i also like how they dont have the exhaust sticking up, which to me is a must for a vineyard tractor as the exhaust can get caught in the vines. i laughed when i purchased my $7,200 z-turn as it had a MUCH more comfortable seat and came with arm rests compared to my $20,000 tractor. sometimes i wish i could switch them out as i spend more time on my tractor then i do on the z-turn.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I agree, the fender extensions are very well done. I dropped the tractor off at my friends machine shop today and their going to build a mount for the pounder. I'm really looking forward to putting this tractor to work. I just hope it holds up as well as my new holland.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Just picked the 45A up from the machine shop. They modified the mount for the pounder and have it installed. I still need to mount the hydraulics and mount the actual pounder to the plate. Just waiting for a hydraulic hose to dump the oil back into the tractor case so I can plumb the valves.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Pounder is all mounted and all the hoses are hooked up except the return line which I am still waiting for. I'm really looking forward to putting this unit to work. I am really impressed with this tractor and want to see if it performs as well as I expect it to.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Very nice setup! How many hours do you guess you'll put on this tractor in a year? Is this the only duty it will be performing?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Im expecting to put 40-50 hours on it each year but i dont know yet. It will be used mainly for pounding as well as pulling a tedder and rake for haying. I can also see using it for weed spraying and planting as well. It is going to help take some of the strain off the 1920 and a little off the TN 65. I was putting 200-300 hours each on those two and needed some extra tractors to help out so I'm not changing as often. Quite a few pieces of my equipment either mount directly to a tractor or have electronics that i have wired up to work with a particular tractor so changing implements is a little more involved then a simple 3pt implement.

 

[Bob77064]

Here it is on the trailer with a happy 7 year old one thing i found out instantly is that the seat on this $15k Case-IH tractor is so much more comfortable then the seat in my $42,500 cabbed Kubota vineyard tractor.

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Great looking tractor and you have a little helper.