sd455dan
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- Joined
- Oct 23, 2012
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- Location
- North Idaho
- Tractor
- Rhino 554, Ford 550 TLB (JD X500, MTD, Gilson riding mowers) Ford 3000-Sold
Got the price for a 78" Erskine with PB hydraulic rotator, $7650 not as bad as I thought , but after talking to the sales person the width is actually a 72 and the wings make it 78.Thanks for that info on the Fan , yeah 27 inch by 10 deep does sound like it might load it pretty heavy.
That is important since my Rhino only has six gears forward, but has enough power for an 85 inch tiller in 1st gear, we used to run in 3rd for light snow same for running the brush hog in thick stuff. I like the specs for the price on this Wifo. Can get it delivered for under 8k with the 2 hydraulics angle and the shoot. The Erskine name is known better around here and it weighs the same in a 78inch as the Wifo does in an 84.
About afraid to call on price at the Kubota dealer. Have a feeling it will be at least 2k more and that is with me picking it up versus the 700 to have the 84" Wifo delivered.
I guess if I really needed to I could turn up the injector pump a bit. They sold the same engine for Marine use and rated it at 70 HP at 2800 RPM
I just noticed the Wifo spec for suggested minimum HP and they list 40 HP
The salesman said that the WIFO units were actually also very good quality like the Erskine. After checking inventory he said their site had overlooked selling the 78 that was in stock but they had ordered more in April and would honor the older price. Says should be in stock "soon."
So... Virtually the same price to get a larger unit delivered, and it would already have the hydraulic shoot adjuster included. Then again buying locally is a good thing to. Sure would be nice if there was a comparison in use test of the major pull behind blowers...