New Zetor C47L may soon be mine (your thoughts)

carluman · May 17, 2004

Well, I think I'm getting close to getting a Zetor C47L. Add ons...
R4s
C-50 loader
Remote hydrolics
Rear wheel weights
Tiller
Brush mower

Already have access to cycle mower, rake, baler, PHD, and three point blade.

My uses will be (others will come up I'm sure)....
Cleaning barn out and loading spreader
Mowing, Raking, and Baling Hay (small square bales)
Making fence
Mowing brush
Cutting fire wood
dragging hardwood lumber logs out of timber
Piling timber and brush not used for fire wood or lumber
tilling garden
Clear snow drifts from the drive for the school bus and van

Anything else you think I should get that will be a great help in doing all this? I'm thinking about getting a canopy but I'm not sure if it will be in the way when I need to fold the ROPS to get inside a livestock shealter that I will need to cleaned out.

Thanks
Carl

Evasive1 · May 18, 2004

Sounds like you have it figured out.

The only thing I could even think to add is maybe upgrade to the C-50 hl loader. The extra lift capacity and height may be advantages on some of the items you listed.

You have to let us know how it works with the baler.

carluman · May 18, 2004

I was thinking about the HL but wasn't sure. I wonder if anyone here has used both the C-50 and C-50HL. If so was there a noticable difference in the speed of moving the loader up and down? The cylinders are larger so the hydralics has to move more oil.

BillG_in_TX · May 18, 2004

Here are the loader specs from the Century website.
It shows a 1 second difference (5.3 vs 4.3) in "Raising Time".

Evasive1 · May 18, 2004

Like Bill stated the HL takes 1 more second to raise. But of course since it is going higher it takes a little longer to raise.

I have never had to wait for the loader to raise. I have driven many different brands of skid steers over the years and the speed of the HL is comparable to most of them. I test drove a 3045 c-50 and I could not tell the difference in raising time between that and the C-50 HL I ended up with. But I can attest to the power of the C-50 HL.

When pricing the tractors. The tractor with the C-50 HL I bought was cheaper than the tractor without the HL loader at another dealer. So I do not think this is a very expensive upgrade. How about it dealers? What is the upgrade price to the HL loader?