What Did I Purchase?

[SmallChange]

Must be a good tractor you have or have had. What I love on old tractors is absence of much plastics compared to the more modern ones as you call them.

I'm with you. I don't like plastic on tractors. I prioritize more metal and less plastic in buying. Unfortunately I don't buy often, don't have a lot of money to throw around, and don't have many different brand options that I'm aware of, so there don't seem to be many options for exercising this preference by itself, there's always so many other competing priorities.

My old Kubota B6200 did have more metal and my new New Holland WM25 does have more plastic. That feels like a step down to me.

The old Kubota had unknown hours on it when I bought it. The hour meter would roll back around at 1000 hours, and the dealership that sold it said they thought it probably wasn't on the first go around. When I bought it, the tractor looked pretty worn, had some makeshift repairs, and it had some "funny places" where accessories had been removed and left messed up holes. I got 25 years out of it, but over the last 100 hours or so of use, I had to replace the gear shift lever (it broke off down at the base), the water pump, the alternator bracket (cheap easy job but we were out of commission for a couple weeks when I wanted to use it), and the clutch which stripped its splines (though I'm not sure that was within the last 100 hours). Besides, it was blowing a lot of blue smoke when it had to work hard. So, I was finding it unreliable and expensive.

Plus, I wanted a FEL, whereas the old tractor had a dozer blade. And I wanted something heavier and more powerful. Those were big steps up for the New Holland. Overall I am happy with it.

What I wish I could do is point at this and this and this and this, and say "I want these things to be metal rather than plastic". I'd have paid $1000 more if I could have done that. But this level of choice wasn't there.

 

[ArtMech]

I'm with you. I don't like plastic on tractors. I prioritize more metal and less plastic in buying. Unfortunately I don't buy often, don't have a lot of money to throw around, and don't have many different brand options that I'm aware of, so there don't seem to be many options for exercising this preference by itself, there's always so many other competing priorities.

My old Kubota B6200 did have more metal and my new New Holland WM25 does have more plastic. That feels like a step down to me.

The old Kubota had unknown hours on it when I bought it. The hour meter would roll back around at 1000 hours, and the dealership that sold it said they thought it probably wasn't on the first go around. When I bought it, the tractor looked pretty worn, had some makeshift repairs, and it had some "funny places" where accessories had been removed and left messed up holes. I got 25 years out of it, but over the last 100 hours or so of use, I had to replace the gear shift lever (it broke off down at the base), the water pump, the alternator bracket (cheap easy job but we were out of commission for a couple weeks when I wanted to use it), and the clutch which stripped its splines (though I'm not sure that was within the last 100 hours). Besides, it was blowing a lot of blue smoke when it had to work hard. So, I was finding it unreliable and expensive.

Plus, I wanted a FEL, whereas the old tractor had a dozer blade. And I wanted something heavier and more powerful. Those were big steps up for the New Holland. Overall I am happy with it.

What I wish I could do is point at this and this and this and this, and say "I want these things to be metal rather than plastic". I'd have paid $1000 more if I could have done that. But this level of choice wasn't there.

I understand you since I also have owned a Kubota L2202 which was all metal. The guy who bought it from me is still happy, we even became good friends. But yes, more modern mini and landscape tractors have more new features, less vibrating. And that became a priority comparing to the fact that a lot of plastic is used in tractor production.

Your B6200 probably was eating engine oil if you say it was blowing blue smoke. Nothing lasts forever. You had to give up that tractor.

 

[ArtMech]

Take smartphone and download Google Translate app. Let the app use phone’s camera. Point phone at Japanese signage. Read the English translation on your screen. The wizardry we carry in our pockets these days is amazing.

Is there any Translate app for desktop to translate Owner's Manual in many pages? I found it for this tractor in Japanese in a link posted by 5030 on another thread. Thank you in advance.

 

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Is there any Translate app for desktop to translate Owner's Manual in many pages? I found it for this tractor in Japanese in a link posted by 5030 on another thread. Thank you in advance.

It's possible to translate in google docs, but this PDF is actually just a bunch of images - it's not text.

 

[ptsg]

You can use the Google Translator app on a smartphone and point the camera to the text you need to translate. It works surprisingly well.

 

[ovrszd]

I think you did very well. I'm sure it will serve you for years to come. Thanks for posting and especially the excellent pictures!!!! We'll look forward to seeing the tractor working.

 

[ArtMech]

I think you did very well. I'm sure it will serve you for years to come. Thanks for posting and especially the excellent pictures!!!! We'll look forward to seeing the tractor working.

Meanwhile I'm thinking about the attachments, and how to collect them. Winter time is dedicated for that. It's not easy, 'cause you always need to remember - 15 hp is not the same like 90 hp of M9000, when I got used not to think about power.
I'll post more pics later.

 

[ArtMech]

You can use the Google Translator app on a smartphone and point the camera to the text you need to translate. It works surprisingly well.

Yeah, but there are many pages... Maybe one day ...

 

[plastikosmd]

Nice machine
Check pto rotation direction before purchasing attachments maybe?
I know my old 6100 was reverse and this cool machine may be similar

 

[ArtMech]

Nice machine
Check pto rotation direction before purchasing attachments maybe?
I know my old 6100 was reverse and this cool machine may be similar

Very good question.

Checked it out while purchasing. PTO has both directions in 540 rpm. And a regular direction in 1000 rpm.