new boomer tc 40 DA

[gregNH]

Gentleman,
Is the tc 40 DA a good chose for mowing (finish and bush hogging) in the first place and a bit of hay making (+-5 acres) and a bit gardening ==> plowing ( +-5 acres)

The finish mowing is with a 23 trees. If i take the tc 40 d (without hydro), i will buy me a little mower for mowing around the trees first so i have only straight lines to do.
What is your opinion?
manual or the hydro
And at least what can I expect for the life span of this tractor (+- in hours)
AND is a hydro more expensive as a manual transmission (without the maintenance) only problems, extra problems,...

 

[gregNH]

with a little mower i mean something like a NH zero-turn

 

[DocHeb]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Gentleman,
Is the tc 40 DA a good chose for mowing (finish and bush hogging) in the first place )</font>

Yes

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( and a bit of hay making (+-5 acres))</font>

No

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( and a bit gardening ==> plowing ( +-5 acres))</font>

Yes

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The finish mowing is with a 23 trees. If i take the tc 40 d (without hydro), i will buy me a little mower for mowing around the trees first so i have only straight lines to do.)</font>

The steering mechanisms on TC40 units work quite well, so adapting to straight only mowing is unnecessary. A Mid-Mount Mower (MMM) will be quite versatile and flexible for finish mowing, and a Rear-Finish Mower (RFM) will do a nice job on a rougher material.


</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What is your opinion?
manual or the hydro)</font>

Potato -Potahto; for your size jobs a hydro or gear will work - try both before deciding

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( And at least what can I expect for the life span of this tractor (+- in hours))</font>

The tractor's lifespan will probably match your life span.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( AND is a hydro more expensive as a manual transmission (without the maintenance) only problems, extra problems,...)</font>

HST is more expensive up front, but in my opinion is worth it. There will not be "problems, extra problems" with either Gear or HST in a new TC tractor (with the usual caveats against the rare, rare, rare system failure that can occur in any mechanical device.
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[gregNH]

i've some very important to say, it is no hay baling
I use this for ma hay more not ==> attachement

 

[chuck1975]

greg what type of hay making?
round or square
small areas < 10 acres fields or > 20 acres
a lot of guys around here use 2120s and the 40 is in this same category, so I believe it will work ok.
HTH,
chuck
/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif oh my the way i love my 40

 

[kensfarm]

I just bailed corn fodder & soybean fodder this weekend w/ my TC35D hydro.. running a NH273 w/ thrower. Then hit the corn field w/ the disk and tiller.. and used an Oliver Superior 76 grain drill w/ a cultipacker hooked to the back of the drill to plant winter wheat. The TC40 should do fine.. I also run a 2 bottom moldboard plow.