Goodbye Kubota, Hello Power Trac

[MossRoad]

Antonio Carraro Orchard & Vineyard Tractors - Washington Tractor - YouTube

Antonio Carraro Tractors - Enhanced features from HTA - YouTube

It’s a power trac on steroids lol

No, it's not. It's not capable of having an FEL, and it doesn't have the side slope capability of the Power Trac. I'm sure it has its place, but for the price, and the tasks I do.... I wouldn't want one. The Power Trac would outwork it in tasks like mowing, brush cutting, moving material from A to B, excavating, post hole digging, snow removal....

 

[cqaigy2]

I'd have to say, the Carraro is a pretty machine and i'd like to have the price of one sitting in a IRA and i don't have any prejudice, for or, against smaller wheels. :laughing:

 

[woodlandfarms]

So not that anyone really cares but that Antonio commercial should be causing fits at the factory. I produce commercials as well as movies, a nice side gig for extra money.... The rules for commercials are huge. 3 things right off the bat... First is that the tractors appear in every shot without ROPS. You are selling safety, its in the dialogue, and yet you do not put the ROPS up? And then the shot with the torn up seat. You like gear to look like it is used, not like the seat will wear out on you in 6 months. And seats are about the biggest gripe on a tractor. and finally the tractor is seen towing a spraying tank and running a mower. Man, you got 2.5 minutes of video and all yo show is the tractor doing nothing but going up and down a row with nothing on it. And honestly those rows look abit meh... the vineyards I have been in make sure no grass is in the rows or at leatst it is mowed.

Still, would buy one if I could afford one.

 

[airbiscuit]

So, I get that Powertrac owners love their tractors. Like I said, they have their place (suburban and small acreage, maybe hillsides). But if they really were that far superior to CUTs, they would have a larger market share, and Deere and Kubota would have dealerships loaded with their own versions. Powertrac has found a niche, and make a profit in that space. Good for them, and good for you. I get that they are all that for you. For the rest of us - meh.

 

[PhysAssist]

I got a few honorable mentions in that contest, but, fortunately, never the gold.

Not to be a troll, but if you had gotten gold in that "contest", you'd be in no shape [to be posting anywhere]...

 

[SpringHollow]

Most people do not think outside of the box and Power Trac does not have a dealer network. You have to be fairly independent or have a good hydraulics shop. Imagine if all you had ever used/seen was a CUT for moving material on a farm or specialized use. Then you would never be thinking skid steer. If you look at European tractors, they have been coming out with lots of versatile machines that you will not find with Kubota, NH, JD.

The size of the parcel is not so important. I use it on 15 acres but I have also used it to maintain 250 acres. What is important are the tasks you need to do. I would not use a PT for serious farming. For food plots etc, sure but probably with using the rototiller. For property maintenance, it is a great machine. I plow several driveways, 1 over a quarter mile long. When we get serious snows, i push back the piles that the snow plow people can not. All of the minor pulling out of logs and firewood is done with the PT as well as digging 5' deep trenches. I no longer do much bush hogging these days. It has also been used for stump grinding, box blade and rear blade work (although it is not the best suited for these), and the biggest uses as loader and lifting boom.

 

[MossRoad]

So not that anyone really cares but that Antonio commercial should be causing fits at the factory. I produce commercials as well as movies, a nice side gig for extra money.... The rules for commercials are huge. 3 things right off the bat... First is that the tractors appear in every shot without ROPS. You are selling safety, its in the dialogue, and yet you do not put the ROPS up? And then the shot with the torn up seat. You like gear to look like it is used, not like the seat will wear out on you in 6 months. And seats are about the biggest gripe on a tractor. and finally the tractor is seen towing a spraying tank and running a mower. Man, you got 2.5 minutes of video and all yo show is the tractor doing nothing but going up and down a row with nothing on it. And honestly those rows look abit meh... the vineyards I have been in make sure no grass is in the rows or at leatst it is mowed.

Still, would buy one if I could afford one.

Yeah, I was kinda wondering about that, too.

 

[MossRoad]

Not to be a troll, but if you had gotten gold in that "contest", you'd be in no shape [to be posting anywhere]...

Really? Ya think? :laughing:

 

[RalphVa]

Mark, from your information and praise, I think I should have looked at PowerTrac when my sorry JD 1025R kept going bad on me. Finally got a 2025R but had looked at a Kubota B2301 before. Should have gone to the dealership (one in Ch'ville that carries them) and looked at them. First I looked at them, smallest diesel was 30 hp. That's a big too much hp for me.

Ralph

 

[ponytug]

The only slope claim on the Antonio Carrera site that I can find is a 27 degree “attack angle” for one model. I had remembered the side slope was more like 15 degrees, but I can’t find a number on any of their literature. Most of the sales pitch is for vines straight up and straight down.

Finding the “right” tractor is very individual specific. That’s why I like be this forum- so many other folks willing to share experiences and help everyone else out.

THANK YOU ALL!!

I’m with craigy2- the best place for that Carrera is in your IRA. :thumbsup:

All the best,

Peter