It's amusing how Thomas asked if it would fit in the garage...fortunately, there's another garage with 8' x 10' doors that you can't see in the pictures. I still have to fold down the ROPS to clear the trim around that door opening, and I let the boom of the hoe down a little, too. My 3415 used to clear with about an inch to spare, even with chains on, but not the new tractor. Oh, well. I'll probably put the BH in the barn now since it's 3-point hitch and just get used to folding down my ROPS for now
As far as options, yes, it's 2WD. I have a set of skidder-type chains for it too, but I think it was either Andy or onw of the other TN owners who had said that the tractor's heavy enough that I might not need the chains except on glare ice.
Options included:
14.9x28 rears, 11x15 F3 fronts. I went with the F3's for the wider footprint with loader work and perhaps they wouldn't be as bad on the grass in tight turns as the rib tires and a heavy load. Transmission is the 16x16 Power Shuttle, and it's taking a little getting used to, coming from a non-synchro 12x4. All we have now is mud, so I'm not quite ready to have some fun with the PS and the loader. Because of the PS, I also opted for the 16.9GPM pump, and I think that'll work wonders for the 759C backhoe. There's neither pads nor a scoop in the picture, as I kept the 24" HD scoop and the 'Bigfoot' pads from the old hoe and told my dealer to order whatever scoop and pads he wanted on the new one and to keep them. I also picked up the mid-mount loader joystick, and the horizontal exhaust. I've met too many trees with the vertical stack on our little old Ford 1600 to make the mistake of ordering a vertical stack, and the stack on the 3415 used to resonate and vibrate horribly about 1000 engine RPM. Also bought a 32LA loader with MSL, as I thought the specs on the 810 loader were just too light, especially the breakout force. I bought the 84" HD bucket mostly for snow, mulch, brush, etc., and I don't ever expect to take a 'full bite' of earth with it. Besides, I have the dozer for digging
I also went for the pallet forks, as there are jut too many times with the old tractor where I wished I'd had them. Even with the hoe and the loader, I still bought the front weight kit and the rear weights so I could use the tractor with the 88" Alamo SHD flail and not pick the front of the tractor up. Shouldn't be a problem on the TN60A, as I figured it's almost two full tons heavier than my comparable equipped 3415! I also forgot the Cat I lift balls, and will probably buy the horn kit this coming week, as I discovered that the thermostart button is not the horn
I have an awesome dealer, and the grand total on the above worked out to $34,500 or so before trade. The old 3415 was worth $11,500 in trade, and I ended up going a little bit over the $20,000 I had in mind to spend on the unit. Financing was 0% for 3 years, and that was one of the major reasons I did decide to buy as opposed to window shop and live with the 3415.
LoneCowboy, I went with the TN60A as opposed to the TN70A or TN75A because of cost, first, and that according to the Nebraska tests, the 3-cyl non-turbo TN60A burned less fuel at full power than my 4-cyl 3415 engine and still gave me ten extra horsepower. If the tractor were to be used in my job or as my primary means of support, I'd go with the TN75A or TN95A and get the best bang for the buck in that size chassis. At least, that's my opinion
