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AKrawchuk,
Of all the attachments and implements available to a CUT, the loader is perhaps the MOST important. You will find it most useful for a wide variety of tasks. If you pass on it, you may as well have bought a lawn & garden tractor.
My .02
Tim

After 6 months of looking
Kubota Tractors
Replies 11 Post by 5picker

JParker-
Get out that old stick welder and get practicing! You'll be an old farmer in no time <g>

As for the RFM.. mine will take all you can feed it up to about a foot high but I thought when you said "the wife likes it cut short" that you meant at all times, not just after cutting.
Tim

Front Wheels for Bushhog
Operating and Attachments
Replies 10 Post by 5picker

I've got a TC33D HST w/7308 FEL, ballast box, rake, front forks, 5' hog and a 7' RFM. My senerio here in Western PA on 32 acres is about like yours.

I am VERY happy with my machine and at 260 hrs. it has brought me nothing but smiles! This machine has done everything I've asked of it and more.

Do differently....with an annual snowfall here high atop the Laurel Highlands of just around 300 inches, I'm lookin' for a good snow blower to mount on her!
Tim

What would you pick if you had to do it again
Everything and Anything
Replies 22 Post by 5picker

One other thing...most of those cutters with a 'stump jumper' have cutter blades that are designed to pivot/swing freely on their mounting bolt. Sometimes they can gald up if left sitting for a while, especially over the winter. At first glance it may look as though the blades are in 180 degree alignment but even the slightest offset can cause a vibration.
Tim

Shakey Brush Cutter
Mowers Field and Finish
Replies 7 Post by 5picker

I have 32 acres here in Western PA that I am doing the same things you described wanting to do in your post. I wrestled with the lower budget CUT's idea for several months and was actually close to having made up my mind to purchase one until I went to several dealers (blue-green-orange) and test drove them or had them bring to the property for a demo..

I've posted this before...it's during this process that you really find out what the machine will do. They ALL look good on paper and it's worth the effort it takes to demo them. I opted for the larger TC33D/7308 FEL. It has far surpassed my expectations and has done everything I have asked of it. I have since added homebuilt front forks, a homebuilt ballast box, a homebuilt landscape rake, Woods 5' brush hog and a Woods 84" RFM. This tractor handles them all with ease.

Considering what I have done with my machine and what I experienced testing the smaller one's, I doubt 10k will get you the machine you need unless you can find one used.

My .02
Tim

What Tractor to Buy for 40 acres
New Holland Tractors
Replies 8 Post by 5picker

Frank,
You shouldn't have to move the tractor to engage the rear PTO but you might have to slowly let the clutch out just partially while holding slight pressure on the PTO lever to get the gears aligned and then she'll slide right in. My.02 worth.
Tim

bought a 33 boomer today
New Holland Tractors
Replies 31 Post by 5picker

Neal, we've all been faced with the "which one's best" question but in the end it's a question only you can answer.

If budget is the primary consideration, then you have to find the best bang for your bucks and that might be the TC30. If operation/looks and bells & whistles are a consideration then look at the TC29. Keep in mind the TC33 is on the same platform as the 29 so for a few extra bucks you can go there as well.

If you are still not sure, test drive each one and compare. I was going crazy with all the different specs and brochures whizzing around in my head but it was the test drive that put it all into prospective. You wouldn't buy a new car without doing it. Any dealer worth his salt will allow you to spend some time with each machine whether it be at his lot or at your home. It was during this process that I found out how much nicer the the options on the 29/33 were compared to the "price fighter" 30. The adjustable 3PH arms are worth the price difference alone. Throw in the tilt/tele steering, nicer seat/platform area, cruise as a standard option instead of a dealer add on, and along with several other 'goodies,' the 29/33 looked awfully good IMHO.

Good luck on your process!
Tim

Shopping for first tractor TC29 vs TC30
New Holland Tractors
Replies 7 Post by 5picker

Been reading the HST clutch or no clutch thread with interest and since there wasn't a definitive answer on clutch pedal operation for the transmission, I thought I'd start another thread but on a related subject.<br>
Question is...I too have a TC33D HST, are there any clutches/clutch packs used inside the HST operation of the trany or is it 100 percent fluid coupled? I question this to determine if I am doing any harm to anything when I bore into a dirt pile or bog down with a heavy load in soft/muddy soil. I know you should find a range beforehand that allows maximum torque to the drivetrain but there are times when you can find yourself in a situation where you are in the wrong range and the machine simply won't pull or push. It's during those brief moments before you stop and re-range that I am wondering if I am hurting anything?<br>
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I guess all the years of seeing burned up clutch packs in an automotive type trany has me wondering???

HST Question
New Holland Tractors
Replies 29 Post by 5picker

I own a TC33D and wonder what the proper use of the lower link arm adjusters are on the 3PH? Not being an "old farmer" and with little mentioned in the owners manual I am looking for advice. As you know these adjusters have several holes that line up with a pin that inserts into the holes according to the width of the implement you are attaching. It also has two slotted holes that allow for some movement when attached in that position. When would you use the slotted holes? Would you ever not insert the pins? I've seen cheaper models use a chain & turnbuckle for the link arms and most folks with them said "draw them up good and tight." Even with the pin in the proper holes they allow the link arms to move a small amount and never "hold it good and tight" Is there a reason to have the implement secured this tightly other than maybe transport? Also depending on the length of the lower pin on the implement, the ball swivel can move a bit if the lynch pin hole is at the very end. Should some kind of spacers be utilized there if "good and tight" is the answer?<br>
5picker

Lower Link Arm Adjusters
New Holland Tractors
Replies 4 Post by 5picker

I just got a quote from my NH dealer here in PA for $2700 for a 72 inch side discharge NH MMM installed...and I thought that was high!

NH mmm price
New Holland Tractors
Replies 4 Post by 5picker

Thanks folks, I appreciate the input. My dealer is going to bring a trade in TC33D w/MMM over this week and let me use it a few days so I'll get a good idea then. I plan to keep the field mowed and the Hog has been doing an OK job but the Lawn & Garden tractor we use around the house is on it's last legs so that's why the interest in the MMM. How well do the pull behind finish mowers do around the house. Can you really get close & around obstacles?

TC33D Belly Mower Use
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by 5picker