nortrac???????

[SPIKER]

check on them some of these have dual speed PTOs (neutral between the speeds) and a engage and disengage lever that can cause you to think you are in but miss one lever

Mark

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good evening,

the store mgr assures me everything is covered...he has gone out of his way to make sure all is ok....located in tyler, tx..........he called me three times today...I think its a 6.5 gal. fuel tank....registered 1/4 on the truck, added about 4gal. fuel.....registered above 3/4 on fuel gage..so its close enough for me...clear tank like on bass boats would be great....

pto maybe something easy....just slipped out of gear and the lever is totally free...........

cutter does come with chains....had to add gear lube to the gearbox on the cutter.......

a Vietnamese guy selling a Chinese tractor with an American fel, to an old crazy gringo in east TEXAS.....go figure.........lol.......





got a pretty good parts list for the fel and tractor....however the manual is a c+.........

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good morning,

the lights are great....tested last nite at 9.30...really like the rear work lights...

looked at the pto lever this morning, still has about 20" of play, forward and backward....about 8" side to side.....this hour meter is so small, even my reading glass don't help.....gotta use them as magnifiers....


good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2...

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good morning,

NOW the purchase history............I looked at about 5 brands(Mahindra, JD, cub cadet(yanmar), new Holland, Kubota)...for what I wanted to work with,,,,all about $20000 or more....so I just looked at nortrac on line, also tym, LS,...

looks like almost all the above,,,,MADE IN CHINA>>>>

..checked a few postings here. watched video's on youtube.....about nortrac and foton...impressed.... called the store in tyler, tx(closest one) and decided to drive over and visit....I was quoted FREE DELIVERY by the clerk...............!!!!!!!!!, however, the freight was supposed to be $500....the store mgr made it good.....pulled the trigger......!!!!

I sold equipment for about 20 years, so I had a bit of knowledge about diesels, etc.

25xt with 5' cutter, fel.......13400.......... the request I made was for a Monday or Tuesday delivery(I'm off work)....they call Friday afternoon, said the unit was in marshall, and ask for sat. or sunday. delivery....I called out sat morning, roll back was supposed to meet us at 12 noon,.had breakfast with the driver(nice man)...........rollback didn't show up till 3.30....it was 100 out side....

I was told it was to be delivered on a low boy with ramps.....




so now I sit here with a new tractor with the PTO not working....off to work today....Monday should be fun.......

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

 

[zonta223]

Well I have the same model tractor and my wheels are adjusted in to give me minimum tractor width when going through the Vineyard and my valve stems are on the outside. Silly question but have you checked that the wheels are mounted on the outside of the hub?? (mine are on the inside for the above reason.

 

[ArmyPair2]

good morning,

NOW the purchase history............I looked at about 5 brands(Mahindra, JD, cub cadet(yanmar), new Holland, Kubota)...for what I wanted to work with,,,,all about $20000 or more....so I just looked at nortrac on line, also tym, LS,...

looks like almost all the above,,,,MADE IN CHINA>>>>

..checked a few postings here. watched video's on youtube.....about nortrac and foton...impressed.... called the store in tyler, tx(closest one) and decided to drive over and visit....I was quoted FREE DELIVERY by the clerk...............!!!!!!!!!, however, the freight was supposed to be $500....the store mgr made it good.....pulled the trigger......!!!!

I sold equipment for about 20 years, so I had a bit of knowledge about diesels, etc.

25xt with 5' cutter, fel.......13400.......... the request I made was for a Monday or Tuesday delivery(I'm off work)....they call Friday afternoon, said the unit was in marshall, and ask for sat. or sunday. delivery....I called out sat morning, roll back was supposed to meet us at 12 noon,.had breakfast with the driver(nice man)...........rollback didn't show up till 3.30....it was 100 out side....

I was told it was to be delivered on a low boy with ramps.....




so now I sit here with a new tractor with the PTO not working....off to work today....Monday should be fun.......

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

:thumbsup: That's the same way they took mine off and made sure I made a video incase something went wrong. The second truck cost 100 bucks and Nortrac paid for it.

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good evening,

the video's(youtube) of the foton 254(nortrc 25 xt) show front valve stems out side, rear ones inside.....if this is correct, some body's got a tire change fix to be paid for.....not me....my fronts are on the inside.....

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

 

[namesray]

any one reverse the wheels on one of these,,,,,the valve stems(they have protectors) are on the inside and it looks like it would add about 4" to the overall width.....?????????



good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

I once talked with a guy about widening the stance on the front of my tractor, which has a loader, by dishing the front rims "out" instead of "in". He told me that because it has a loader and the strains and pressure a loaded bucket puts down on the front axel, it is better to leave the tires/rims dished "in" as that centers the rim and down pressures over the hub better. That way causes less strain on the axel/hubs then if the rims were dished "out". If there was no loader/front implement, then it would be fine to widen the stance by dishing the front rims "out".

Don't know if this is true, but just letting you know what I was told.

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good morning,

yesterday was fun....valve stems on the inside for safety....I got the new redesigned dash....nortrac had to many issues with the gages(what I was told)


waiting on call from service group about the PTO....

thanks to all for the replies...we'll keep you posted....

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2

 

[BLUEBONNET2]

good afternoon,

the pto lever has a small clevis pin assembly....the pin broke loose some how....I recommended grade 8 pins to nortrac.....service guy was here less than 30 min,,,,,!!!!

now with 5.7 hours I'm impressed so far....the little machine display a bit more power than I expected while bushhogging weeds and "stuff" 3 ft. tall...

after a few adjustments by the service guy, everything work properly....he owns a small tractor with acreage........knew right where to go even tho' he never seen a unit like this....

hr was impressed with the draw bar, water hose heater, 4 way hydraulics already plumbed to the rear....

I'm grateful for all the folks at nortrac who helped....

good luck,
PURA VIDA,
bluebonnet2