Tough as WD?
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Topic: Tough as WD?
Posted By: 1951WDNWWI
Subject: Tough as WD?
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2018 at 9:11pm
| Any newer tractor as tough as the WD? Something you can 'slip' the clutch on without fear of burning it up when you get into tough brush hogging. |
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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 10:32am
| define "newer" |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 10:55am
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Hydrastat tractors can be run in an infinite number of speeds, many tractors have way more gears with creeper gears where the tractors can be slowed to a crawl.And lastly there are tractors with much more HP so they can go right on thru the rough stuff |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 11:14am
You can slip the clutch on a newer tractor with a wet clutch until the cows come home. Is the tractor as tough as a WD? Probably. Will maintenance costs be higher? Yes, considerably. Will the initial purchase price be higher? Definitely. Can you justify a $30,000 tractor only for brush hogging? No. |
1951WDNWWI wrote:Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 2:24pm
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The way things are going, $30,000 for brush hogging will be considered cheap! ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: deadeye
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 3:57pm
| You will be hard pressed to find a new tractor that will work for you for 60+ years that the WD has done. You can slip your hand clutch on the WD all day as long as you have oil in it. They are one tough unit, can't be beat for the cost. |
Posted By: ACD14Man
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2018 at 5:30pm
| We run a WD here on the farm for 50+ years. I keep up with the maintenance and repairs and it still does the job. Every once in a while I get the itch for a newer tractor. After looking at the prices and condition, the old WD looks pretty good. I suggest you go looking for another tractor, you just may find the "old WD" looks pretty good. |