What horsepower?

threeball

Just looking for advice on what horsepower tractor would you recommend to handle a 10-12 tonne dump trailer without too much hassle and be fairly comfortable on the road. That would be the heaviest work it would be doing.

Thanks in advance

flatout11

any 6 cylinder 100 hp up tractor will do the job to be honest weight is as big of a factor as anything,
but for 14 to 16 tonnes you need a fair bit more grunt
my pick would be a deere 6 series - bit extra weight to handle them depends on what you wanna spend

threeball

Thanks for that. Won't be doing a massive amount of road work. Just mainly tidying up ground that we have ourselves, have the digger already. Might be used for baling etc in time if I decide to purchase in time.

Was looking at a McCormick MC115 coming in at fairly decent money or a Renault Ares. The JD would be out of my price bracket I'm afraid.

coolio kidddd

fiat 110-90 mite suit your criteria

Bitten & Hisses

threeball wrote: »

Was looking at a McCormick MC115 coming in at fairly decent money or a Renault Ares.

Ares 620 will do it, but be sure you go for the RZ with cab suspension and quadshift. If budget allows, a late model 696 is one of the most underrated and capable machines around.

20silkcut

Zetor crystal 12045 ,cost ya the price of a bag of crisps plenty of pulling power ,Spartan comfort ,virtually indestructable.

threeball

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Ares 620 will do it, but be sure you go for the RZ with cab suspension and quadshift. If budget allows, a late model 696 is one of the most underrated and capable machines around.

I've seen one or two within Budget. Nice machine and for some reason they all seem well kept.

threeball

20silkcut wrote: »

Zetor crystal 12045 ,cost ya the price of a bag of crisps plenty of pulling power ,Spartan comfort ,virtually indestructable.

I think I might feel as though I spent the night sleeping rough after a day in one of those

jeff greene

20silkcut wrote: »

Zetor crystal 12045 ,cost ya the price of a bag of crisps plenty of pulling power ,Spartan comfort ,virtually indestructable.

The OP has narrowed it down to two modern, comfortable tractors with shuttle, powershift, and you come in with that monstrosity:D :DIs that your Crystal on Donedeal?;)

20silkcut

jeff greene wrote: »

20silkcut wrote: »

Zetor crystal 12045 ,cost ya the price of a bag of crisps plenty of pulling power ,Spartan comfort ,virtually indestructable.

The OP has narrowed it down to two modern, comfortable tractors with shuttle, powershift, and you come in with that monstrosity:D :DIs that your Crystal on Donedeal?;)

not mine no. I actually have a 1992 zetor crystal 8111 with a 40k box that would shake the absolute **** out of you when opened to the last . Never gave an ounce of hassle though. Loads of them still going strong in our area.

poor farmer

flatout11 wrote: »

any 6 cylinder 100 hp up tractor will do the job to be honest weight is as big of a factor as anything,
but for 14 to 16 tonnes you need a fair bit more grunt
my pick would be a deere 6 series - bit extra weight to handle them depends on what you wanna spend

Good advice, the weight is a of the tractor also the wheelbase is a major factor when selecting a tractor for heavy pulling

fastrac94

totaly agree with bitten and hisses ares 696 all the way,we ave one since new and have put over 10000 hours on it and oil and filters and an alternator is all we have put into it,when the goin gets tuff and the john deeres start bouncing trying to get traction before they get stuck the renault jus keeps goin.....serious tractor for right money....

threeball

Speaking of hrs. What would people consider to be an acceptable number of hours on a 2002 - 2004 machine before you'd turn your nose up at it.

jay gatsby

threeball wrote: »

Speaking of hrs. What would people consider to be an acceptable number of hours on a 2002 - 2004 machine before you'd turn your nose up at it.

Any more than 800-1000 hrs a year and she has been worked hard. If the machine is well kept and serviced I wouldn't rule it out but you wouldn't expect a tractor to have done much more than this.

MacOwen

Fiat 110-90, should be spot on for a handy dump trailer. Ideal for baling and other bits and pieces too!