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Good morning Tom, I do believe that you're right about those old posts on SS. (Also, there is no disengaging)As for loads and sidehilling,once again I agree. While my loaded R4s,rollbar and seatbelt do make me feel safer, I have no intention of finding out where that saftey ends and the rolling begins.

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Replies 24 Post by Tom Kopf

Steve! Congratulations on the new toy! It sounds like you bought the same one I did 2 years ago. I know that you'll love it. I sure do. I too wanted to get a backhoe, but this economy told me otherwise. I'll probably get one someday when I no longer need one. Have fun and you better be nice to your wife, Tom

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Replies 4 Post by Tom Kopf

My point is that I have no clutch pedals or levers on my machine. I have 2 brake pedals on the left foot and a forward and reverse pedal on the right foot. Even my PTO has only the lever to engage. What clutch are these guys talking about using when they go between ranges? For me I have to stop to go between H and L on the lever at my left hand or just press the button on my loader joystick to pick between fast and slow in either of the H and L ranges. Again, no clutch to engage.

TC33D
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Replies 22 Post by Tom Kopf

Good morning Steve,
I'll try to answer your all your questions. I have not finish mowed with mine yet. I do finish mow at another property with a 25 HP tractor, and going by that I don't think that I would have a problem doing it with the 40. I do about an acre around my house and down by my ponds with a ZTR mower. I don't think that even the 33 that you are looking at can do as close of a job as a dedicated mowing machine can. I'm sure the salesman would tell you that a 100 HP tractor would work fine if he could find a mower to fit.(more $$$ for him.) I have only taken my loader off twice, and that was just for the sake of doing it. With loaded R4s and the loader on, I have only chewed up the lawn when I was being stupid.(Lawn was too wet) The SS and the automatic 4WD clutches really help here. I use mine for all kinds of chores. I sometimes pull a full size industrial chipper through the woods and mud. A smaller tractor could not do what I've asked of this machine. I went through the same process as you have and 200 hours and 2 years later I am sure that I bought the machine that I will be satisfied with for the rest of my life. If you'd like, you can email me direct and I can finish talking you into it over the phone.

Which tractor Dilema
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Replies 13 Post by Tom Kopf

I went to my local surplus steel place and to my welder and had VERY Heavy Duty forks made that bolt onto my HD bucket in about 4 minutes. I couldn't have bought better forks and I spent about $75 doing it.

pallet forks for 7308
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Replies 23 Post by Tom Kopf

I hope that you checked prices from Chuck at Romance and sons in Arcade NY. I passed 2 other closer dealers to buy from him. He knows how to treat people right, not to mention that he had a better up front price on my TC40D than the others would give after hours of talking.

TC29D and TC33D
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Replies 5 Post by Tom Kopf

Cutter, That is what I think I have going on with the front of my TC40D with SS. When I pulled on the lever to lock in the front end, it felt springy. When I got off the tractor and looked at it I saw that the cable to the front end clutch has a spring built into it. Sure enough, the lever on the front end seems froze up. Too bad I waited until it was out of warranty before I ever had to lock it in. I'll look at it myself when it gets warmer in the garage.

NH engaging FWD - supersteer
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Replies 7 Post by Tom Kopf

I went through the same thing about 20 months ago and ended up with the same tractor as Mike except no backhoe. No regrets here. I thought that I didn't need all that HP either, but you seem to find uses for it. The Super Steer option is also worth the money for me. Good Luck.

TC33D TC35D TC40D
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Replies 5 Post by Tom Kopf

BeeFarmer, I couldn't agree more with every word you said. I have a ZTR mower for the lawn around the house, so I went for the 40 for exactly the reasons you said.(I also went for the SS and love it.)

TC33 vs TC35
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Replies 7 Post by Tom Kopf

Tom, I think you got it right on all points. I have a TC40D with FEL and SS. It does make a difference. For example, today I backed it into the garage into it's less used winter space. That is to say-over a bit more and behind a post between 2 garage doors. With SS I was able to get it centered behind the post within 2 feet of it without using a rear brake on the painted floor or jogging back and forth. It will get out just as easy. That couldn't be done without SS. In the woods I feel that it makes the machine as maneuverable with the FEL attached as a standard steering tractor without the FEL attached. It is a bit hard to describe.I hope that made some sense.

TC45D questions
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Replies 8 Post by Tom Kopf

I just came in from the garage. I looked at the fan and shroud of my 2001 TC40D with loader and supersteer. After about 150 hours on it,all with the loader on and many on slopes (and also on 3 wheels while running over stumps) I see no problems. I have also used the side edge of the bucket for levering out stumps.

All TC35 TC35D TC40 TC40D TC45 45D Fan blades hit plastic fan shroud
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Replies 14 Post by Tom Kopf

I meant that I paid $22,200 total.

puzzled about prices
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Replies 6 Post by Tom Kopf

Raider, go down about 8 posts. A bunch of us talked about this model then. The only way that that is a good price is if you are talking about canadian dollars.- and I don't know if it would be too good at that exchange rate.

TC40D
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Replies 2 Post by Tom Kopf

I've taken my loader off twice just to do it. The second time took about 4 minutes. The mechanic at the dealer demonstated how to do it in about 2 minutes. As for it shutting off with the parking brake on and the hydro in neutral, something is not in adjustment on that machine. I'd say to go back and have one of their mechanics give you the demonstration. I spend most of my time on the tractor in the woods. With the Super steer, I don't feel that it's worth the few minutes to take off the loader.

Help with TC40D Price
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Replies 5 Post by Tom Kopf

Always check tir pressure first. I made this mistake with my ZTR mower.

MMM deck leveling
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Replies 4 Post by Tom Kopf

I just read your post to my wife. She says that I ought to be getting a commision from NH for all the TC40Ds that I've helped sell in the past year. I've had mine for about 1 1/2 years now. I plan on owning this machine for the next 50 years. Congratulations! I'm sure that you'll love it.

TC40D Thanks
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Replies 3 Post by Tom Kopf

I've had my TC40D with SS and 17LA loader about 1 1/2 years now, and I've said this here before.-I wouldn't change one thing about my purchase. I have about 50 acres with slopes,flat areas,woods,fields,mud,lawns,just about everything. No regrets on the extra $1000 or so. My closest dealer also talked down SS.(He had none to sell.)I drove a bit further to test drive it and bought it right then. I won't repeat what the others have already said, but I can tell you that I've always kept the blue side up. Good Luck.

tc40d w ss
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Replies 16 Post by Tom Kopf

I'm glad that somebody else said that before I did. IMHO,I think that enough of us compact tractor owners buy these for working toys as much as tools. I bought my D series Boomer last year because I liked all the bells and whistles that no other tractor offered. I would have gladly given up HP for creature comforts. I figure that this should be the last tractor that I should ever want to buy. No new tractor is a small sum of money, and I certainly didn't want to ever hop onto my "investment" and wish that I had spent a bit more for one that was more comforable or easier to work with. That kind of thinking sometimes makes one sorry for spending so much and not getting what you wished for, or on the more expensive side, back to the dealer to trade up.
I hope that you end up with the tractor that you love. Tom

NH 3010S
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Replies 3 Post by Tom Kopf

You're gonna love it. I've had my TC40D for about 15 months now, and I wish that I could find even more jobs to do with it.

Tractor with Altitude
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Replies 7 Post by Tom Kopf

Congratulations! I'm sure that you'll love it even more over time, I know that I sure do!

tc40d quote
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Replies 20 Post by Tom Kopf