Help please to choose 2wd tractor to move caravans

[Skintagain]

Tractors arn`t the best for moving caravans.
Can`t usually see down the sides
We found a pickup was as good as anything

I think the op wants an excuse to buy a tractor.

A 40 series ford would suit the job imo. Modern enough but simple enough

 

[Classichay]

Nash 785 574 685 etc would be ideal plenty of poke too they cant half give a good service if looked after. or if your as heavily retarded as i am and buy a db painted red and called a case - they still are a good tractor plenty of cheap DB's on ebay lots of tractor for moneys value. 1490's upwards have wet brakes. but our 1394 has a good set of brakes and turns on a sixpence and fairly simple to fix, People tend to say keep away from hydrashifts but barclay williams (one of the last DB strong holds in the UK) has told me that the synchros cost 4x more to fix when they go wrong.

 

[Courier]

Main thing to remember is don't even think about moving a caravan when the ground is waterlogged...

 

[Bronko]

I spent ages looking for a half decent scraper tractor. Looked at old MF and Ford just wanted something that looked like it wouldn’t break down in a hurry. That was possibly asking too much and ended up with the new kubota. The 5 year warranty was probably clincher over a old second hand tractor.

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Did you go for an M5 like your link?

 

[Boysground]

Did you go for an M5 like your link?

Afraid not

I traded this nice little runner

for a beauty

4wd air con, air seat, hydrostatic, Radio

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[Flat 10]

i agree. Use a pick up 99% of the time here. I do on occasion use the merlo with a ball fitted to a pallet tine.

I was going to suggest a teleporter....

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

International / CaseIH 956xl, 2wd nice flat cab, tight turning circle, etc

 

[Bronko]

Afraid not

I traded this nice little runner



for a beauty


4wd air con, air seat, hydrostatic, Radio

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Oooh, that's still very smart! Just what is needed.

 

[jackp]

International / CaseIH 956xl, 2wd nice flat cab, tight turning circle, etc

2wd 956 were good tractors, but good turning circle was not one of there good points 4wd probably better than 2wd

 

[organic antares]

A bit left field, but how about Same

 

[essexpete]

International / CaseIH 956xl, 2wd nice flat cab, tight turning circle, etc

A bit long.

 

[essexpete]

The caseIH with XL is good for access but finding a clean one without cab corrosion is difficult. The 4cyl ones in 2wd are very manoeuvrable and not too bad in 4wd with centre drive. You might need to fit some tescopic decent sized mirrors.

 

[Tomr10]

How steep a hill I'd go for a 20 serries john deere 4wd

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[Highland Mule]

200 series Massey. Cracking turn circle, good all rounder and won’t depreciate.

or a td5 defender

 

[kill]

Afraid not

I traded this nice little runner

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for a beauty

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4wd air con, air seat, hydrostatic, Radio

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The hydrostatic must suit scrapping duties perfectly ?

 

[FE35]

Same Explorer 3 100 2 Wheel Drive Tractor

www.jerees.co.uk

don’t know anything about it, just think it looks good! Would do the job easy I think

 

[airedale]

We use a Kubota L4200,fitted with a front drawbar. Plenty of power,good turning circle,and plenty of gears. Have used the KX71 a couple of times for hard to site vans as it has a hitch on the blade and arm but is mainly used for statics due to their weight.

 

[Will 1594]

How steep a hill I'd go for a 20 serries john deere 4wd

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That smells funny

 

[Sid]

Used a hitch on a loader, mounting it on front gives greater maneuverability along with option to raise or lower.

Professional static moving crew had a ball hitch mounted on passengers side of truck so could see down one side.

 

[Boysground]

The hydrostatic must suit scrapping duties perfectly ?

Wouldn’t go back, the staff love it. Drive is all on the foot pedal. Rock it forward and move forward, rock it backwards and move back. It talks to the engine so revs move accordingly. My night milkers don’t really drive tractors but this is easy for them to learn, they only have 10 mins driving to clean the collecting and exit yards.
With the Kubota here and 3 cvt tractors, I don’t have a tractor with a conventional gearbox

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