tugwell
New member
Life\'s better on a Branson
First, let me thank all of the Branson and Century owners who have posted here over the last few months. Your opinions and insight helped me make the decision on a Branson 4220 with FEL and 7620 BH.
The dealer delivered today! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif (For those in the PNW, I'll give a plug to Metro New Holland in North Plains, Oregon. They offered a fair price, an estabished dealership, and delivered to my shop for $24,500. Really easy to deal with, and excellent communications when some other dealers never answered my messages.)
I've been doing with a Ford 9N the last five years, and life is bettter on a Branson!! -- Did more in three hours this afternoon than I could have all day on the Ford. The first test was removing a large old-growth log (30 inches diameter by 25 feet length) that was partially buried. I had a local contractor with a Kubota mini-excavator try to remove it, and he said I would need a cat, but with the Branson the log was out of the hole in two hours. Wish I had gotten a picture -- the front wheels were 18 inches off the ground /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif until I got it onto level ground. A little too much pucker factor for the first day on the new tractor!
Thanks again to all -- I've learned a lot in the last couple of months.
Tugwell
First, let me thank all of the Branson and Century owners who have posted here over the last few months. Your opinions and insight helped me make the decision on a Branson 4220 with FEL and 7620 BH.
The dealer delivered today! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif (For those in the PNW, I'll give a plug to Metro New Holland in North Plains, Oregon. They offered a fair price, an estabished dealership, and delivered to my shop for $24,500. Really easy to deal with, and excellent communications when some other dealers never answered my messages.)
I've been doing with a Ford 9N the last five years, and life is bettter on a Branson!! -- Did more in three hours this afternoon than I could have all day on the Ford. The first test was removing a large old-growth log (30 inches diameter by 25 feet length) that was partially buried. I had a local contractor with a Kubota mini-excavator try to remove it, and he said I would need a cat, but with the Branson the log was out of the hole in two hours. Wish I had gotten a picture -- the front wheels were 18 inches off the ground /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif until I got it onto level ground. A little too much pucker factor for the first day on the new tractor!
Thanks again to all -- I've learned a lot in the last couple of months.
Tugwell
