Montana and Farmtrac are a little crampt what next

[BobQ]

I tried a Farmtrac 390hst TLB and liked it very much, I also tried a Montana 3940 hst and liked it as well, most importantly they fit in my price range. The problem is the platfourm is a little crampt for me. I am about 6'4". What can I do? I think the utility will be too expensive for me, Is there some thing in the same price range with a bigger platform?

Can the seat be modified for more room?

Any thoughts?

Bob

 

[Donnyj]

Welcome to TBN. Please fill out your profile so others can help you out. What are your needs for the tractor? What price range do you want to be in? What dealers are close to you? What dealers are you comfortable with? Answers to those questions will help out alot.

 

[gmsssi]

Sounds like your wanting a HST so that limits your selection for a 39HP. Comfort in the seat was probably in the top 3 for tractor considerations when I bought earlier this year, HST was not.

HST at 39HP and above is John Deere, Kubota and New Holland. I'm big too and I sat in all I've described. It came down to Kubota and Kioti for comfort.

If you think you could deal with less HP the Mahindra 3510HST is nice and comfortable, but it's 35HP.

Answer some of DonnieJ's questions, then more of us will be able to help! HST a must? HP?

I believe I replied to you at your other thread Montana 3940HST........Still won't pick up 2400# will pallet forks.. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

BTW....I also tried to think of making room in the LG and Farmtrac, it aint happenin...... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[bam747]

Don't know what's going to fit your price range, but at 6'7", somewhere north of 300 lbs, and a size 15 shoe, the one CUT I've found that fit me with no modification was the New Holland TC-45DA. It has the twin peddle HST setup. Its FEL joystick control worked very well, even with my tall legs. Its tilt/telescope steering wheel set up was also very helpful. The seat went back far enough to be usable, but I would want to move it a couple inches further back for ultimate comfort (the seat track design would make this an easy task). At "only" 6'4" /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif, you probably wouldn't need to do this.

The John Deere 4020 series does not fit quite as good as the New Holland, but not too bad either. However, its FEL joystick control lever, which is a long lever with a crook in the top to bring the lever closer to the operator would need to be modified to be a little taller to work with my very tall legs (the crook hits my right leg, but goes over the top of normal height legs). Also, the way the seat track mechanism is designed on the 4020 series lends itself to a very easy modification to gain many more inches of rear travel, which I would need to do to make it truly comfortable. As with the New Holland, you may not need to deal with the FEL joystick issue I do.

I've also sat on Kubota Grand-L tractors. These did not fit nearly as well as the New Holland or JD. Their seat track mechanism, location, and the built in toolbox behind the seat would make modifying it for more rearward travel difficult at best. Also, the Kubota treadle peddle control for their HST is absolutely unusable for me, my long legs, and my size 15 feet. It was abysmal! However, the GST tranny was marginally usable, but the seat would need to be moved way back to make it comfortable, which might not be possible.

To address your "can the seat be modified" question... As someone who has had to deal with trying to make all kinds of vehicles fit me over the years, the easiest seat track mechanisms to modify are where the seat attaches (with removable bolts!) to the seat track in a flat plain. This allows you to have some custom brackets fabricated that bolt to the seat track in the position where the seat would normally bolt and then allow you to attach the seat to the brackets 4 to 6" back from where it would normally attach. 'Course, this assumes you have the room behind the seat to extend it backwards (a big issue with the Kubota).

Hope this helps.

 

[BobQ]

Thanks Guys,

I live in CT and have about 3 acres of wooded land. I just got out of a 310 that I did alot of big work with, now I want something smaller to finish up landscaping, Walls, deck, clearing, and snow. I also put my fire wood on pallets and will use the machine to move my palletted wood around. I am not going to have high seat time so maybe I will be alright.

I tried a L3130 and found it to be very under powered for my property, I have some hills, It was also cramped some. I found the foot pedel hst to be tough with my long legs.

The 390hst TLB had lots of power and was in my price range, the hst had a little more leg room. I want to stay within $25,000 BTL. The Farmtrac just seems like a lot of machine for the money. Everything else I looked at was around $30,000.

Any thoughts?

Thanks Bob

 

[JerryG]

I don't know if you have a dealer in the area, but the Massey compacts have a large flat platform and everything is out of the way but with in easy reach. My BIL is your size and doesn't have any problem with my MF 1440. The new 1500s have even more room.

 

[BobQ]

I don't have a massey dealer close, but am interested, what would it cost with a 7.5 foot hoe? would it be around $25,000 or less?

 

[JerryG]

I haven't priced them lately, but I think that you could get a 33 HP with a hoe for about that.

 

[Donnyj]

Do you want to stay with HST? If not, you may be able to find something around 35hp with hoe and stay around that price. Kioti DK35 with hoe should be in the ball park. Much larger tractor than the Farmtrac. More leg room. More comfort as well. That is just my opinion though. If you want HST than the Farmtrac is probably going to be hard to beat. I looked at them and found them to be a very good machine. I chose the Kioti because the Kioti offered a larger and more comfortable tractor in my opinion. HST was not a concern at all for me though. Good luck!

 

[Charolais]

I noticed you mentioned utility in the first post. And you may not want a tractor that large but Farmtrac makes two models with the flat platform. 60hp and 73hp. I bought the 73hp with a new loader for several thousand less than your target figure.

Again I'm sure that's more tractor than you may want but you get a lot more bang for your buck in those two models.

These are gear driven with gear shuttle. Got lots of room to move around. I'm 6'2" and weigh 260.