TYM T474

[Torvy]

The quick hitch adds weight. I'm sure it is handy, but I can use the $200 somewhere else.

I am getting the T494h. It has the telescopic ends and the rear 3pt lever standard. It also has the fuel tank by the step which is better than reaching up over the 3pt like the T474.

 

[Grumpycat]

I assume you have the enclosed cab. I do not. I use mine in tight properties and in the woods quite often so as much as it would be nice to have, I had to go without the cab and I chose the 474 because it was smaller than the 494. The 494 was just too big for what I will be using it for.

I'm in that situation too. I need something I can get between trees to remove fallen trees, to harvest select trees. No desire to punch a glass panel out with a tree branch. And I need something to mow 200 acres. Don't see any option other than 2 tractors.

 

[Digityman]

I assume you have the enclosed cab. I do not. I use mine in tight properties and in the woods quite often so as much as it would be nice to have, I had to go without the cab and I chose the 474 because it was smaller than the 494. The 494 was just too big for what I will be using it for.

I got the 474 with the cab. My 17 acres are all wooded. I have to be careful with the cab when creating trails but it's not as bad as I thought. I needed to be able to work in the cold/wind/rain (live in Maine) and keep the bugs at bay. I was back and forth for a while but I settled on the cab for snow plowing. Just have to be careful - heat and AC really do make a difference.

 

[TractorTYMe]

Cab makes the tractor a 365day tool

 

[Dieselbuff]

5. The PTO will not move at all by hand. I know this seems petty but when hooking up your implement PTO shaft, you have to turn the implement's shaft to line things up instead of the PTO on the tractor. Turning the PTO on the tractor is so much easier than turning my 6' grooming mower or my bush hog shaft.

You may have figured this out, and maybe the HST machines are different (mine is a shuttle machine), but on mine there’s a PTO On/Off gear selector on the left side of the seat. With that in the OFF position, the PTO will spin by hand.

I agree with you about the 3 pinpoint height control. It’s a pain, but you get good at it over time.