I certainly liked mine, I purchased it last summer and had 130 hours on it, and it handled well, did more than it was supposed to regarding my expectations. Nov. 3, I had a couple of ner'do well crackheads that stole a car a couple of hundred miles away, and had run out of gas, had stopped at a neighbours a few miles away, got into their things and stole a Gerry can, unfortunately of diesel, they then attempted their getaway, only to make it a few miles in the snow storm, then when the stolen car died on them , they strolled down to my place, entered my shop attempted to drill out the ignitions in two vehicles and failed, so of course trashed them, then managed to screw driver start my new tractor and left, having a fabulous joy ride 40 plus miles where it was found abandoned in a seedy part of the city.
It looks as though it may be written off by insurance, as quotes so far for parts are at about $23000, and that does not include the price of a new cab, which may be hard to get, the loader is twisted, the engine knocks......My poor baby!!
I certainly do hope the authorities catch them before I do, although we all know that the judge will feel sorry ... "oh you poor crackheads, you need councelling, because someone didn't let you have your way when you were a child....
Myself, I prefer the coyote method, shoot one and hang it on the fence......letting the others know to stay away...... simple, effective. at least have that system in place until judges develop testicles and start setting some examples, these clowns did over $50,000.00 damage , upsetting peoples lives , and ways of life.
I am now looking at a replacement tractor, and thinking of the new 70 Hp Kioti, perhaps not the best move, as one should wait a year or two until their new Tier 4 system has proven out, but people have to eat, and farmers feed the world.....
Roger
