New Member from Georgia

[Sawman10]

Hi All,

I have been reading and researching on here for about a year and just got my first Tractor.

It is a 2007 Branson 3820i (can anyone tell me what the i means) 345 hours with FEL and 5' Kodiak Brush cutter.

I have been interested in the customization and build it yourself threads and cant wait to apply some of the ideas to mine.

 

[mddorange]

:welcome:
To the TBN forum Sawman. Glad that you finally joined with us. Mostly it appears that the "I" is to distinguish it from the earlier model 3820 which had a smaller engine and a little less weight as per tractordata.com .

 

[TBN Support]

:welcome:

It seems your question has already been answered but I'm going to move this thread over to our Branson section in case you have any more.

 

[DavesTractor]

Notably, the "I" came with a single stage dry clutch for travel and a wet PTO clutch system that engaged with a switch that operated a solenoid that engaged hydraulic pressure to a pack of wet clutches. Before that the independent PTO was done with a dual dry clutch. The new system is better. At the same time, the engines went from the Kukje series to the A-series Cummins, and about that time the loaders went from the proprietary Branson quick connect to the skid-steer quick connect. Overall, a pretty good change.

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site.

TractorData.com Branson 382i tractor information

 

[LincTex]

Welcome, Sawman!

The hydraulic PTO clutch is activated by a switch under the ignition switch. The label on my PTO switch was torn when I bought my tractor, and I had no idea how to engage the PTO until "Dave's Tractor" helped me out.

I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine - I use mine daily for various chores. I have the 3510i, and it's wickedly overpowered with no ballast or weights, even at well over 4,000 lbs.

Now that you have tractor with a FEL, you'll find you have a lot more "friends" now than you thought you had before!