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Pierce county WI | So I have been contemplating updating my tiling tractor. I currently have a John Deere 8960 with a 3pt I tile with. I haven't even got to use it on the farm for the last few years, cause it's busy custom drain tiling. It's got 7300 hrs on it. The only thing, is if it goes down, I usually have 2 employees standing around if the tractor breaks down. It's kinda hard to get excited about a really fancy or expensive tractor to tile with, cause it's not like you spend all day in the cab. I spend more time running the excavator. So I was thinking, just keep it and update my 8200 to a tractor that would run the tile plow if I needed it. Hopefully the old 89 runs for years, but when it's time, we have to get pipe in the dirt. Our spring and fall tiling seasons are short. I'm running more land too, so I'm spread fairly thin. Looking at the test results, it looks like an early 8r vs 30 series has lots more pull. ( 8295r vs 8330) and the 20s are less. Also hard to find a nice 20 with low hrs. Are the early 8rs good? I have a friend with an 8330, and that thing pulls like a freight train. So, just thinking, don't have to do anything. Thanks! | |
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8020 vs 8030 vs early 8r?
