TCowner
Platinum Member
After about 5 months of intense mental anguish I made the decision to trade my 2 year old TC40D with SuperSteer for the new TC40DA, again with Supersteer.
Last fall I had posted here a couple of times that my next tractor would not have supersteer but I was worried that I would not be satisfied with the greater turning radius of the regular front wheel drive axle. My dealer looked high and low for a Class III non-supersteer tractor for me to try but with no luck. The Case-IH dealers in my area just aren't very agressive in trying to sell their compacts. One dealer took nearly a month to get back to me with a trade price and another dealer never could quite find the time. Its hard to believe that a farm equipment dealership couldn't find a half hour in January and February to calculate a price.
So we will give Supersteer another two years. Either I will master its steering quirk (with the loader attached) or I will decide I'm too old (49) to learn a new way of steering but I should know for sure.
Last fall I had posted here a couple of times that my next tractor would not have supersteer but I was worried that I would not be satisfied with the greater turning radius of the regular front wheel drive axle. My dealer looked high and low for a Class III non-supersteer tractor for me to try but with no luck. The Case-IH dealers in my area just aren't very agressive in trying to sell their compacts. One dealer took nearly a month to get back to me with a trade price and another dealer never could quite find the time. Its hard to believe that a farm equipment dealership couldn't find a half hour in January and February to calculate a price.
So we will give Supersteer another two years. Either I will master its steering quirk (with the loader attached) or I will decide I'm too old (49) to learn a new way of steering but I should know for sure.