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Swmn | I own an 8730 and love the tractor. Have 5600 hours and have owned since 2300. Purchased from our neighbor, who didn't really take care of it. But that doesn't seem to matter its been a great tractor. the only thing we have done to it was put in rear bearings and seals at 5400 hrs. That was the result of running a 36' mounted planter on it. now i pull a 108' redball sprayer in the summer and mainly use it in the fall for chopping stalks. We buy fords because they are 2X the tractor for 3/4 the money. the only thing i really don't like is its hard to get in the seat. the seat doesn't pivot either which is sometimes an inconvenience. other than that its a nice reliable tractor. one nice feature is the fuel capacity. not sure on the exact gallons but it seems i can run forever on a fill. Several years ago we bought an 8870 new holland tractor used and have had great experience with that as well. the 8730 will work great for what you describe. once you have mfwd you will wonder why you didn't buy one sooner. | |
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Ford 8730 or JD 7800?
