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Central MN | We have an 1170 with OUT the powershift and although its kind of a bulky tractor, it is quite a work horse. Does the one you are looking at have a power shift or standard trans? Surprisingly there are quite a few variations of these machines. Some are built extra heavy for some reason. We got lucky and purchased the heavier one so although a bit clumsy, in the field under pull its quite a machine. Not the fastest in high gear either so if your going to use it for a wagon puller might not be good. I don't know which versions had the 2 speed PTO but some (like ours) are easy to switch, pull a clip on the PTO shaft, turn around and place back in and you've switched PTo speeds. Kind of a handy feature.
They are relatively cheap so not a huge risk. Although I will guess that an engine rebuild will cost you about the same what you paid for the tractor. Not sure how strong the standard tranny is but we've never touched ours. I would NOT call thier cabs comparable to a JD "Soundguard". | |
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Case 1070 - Good Bad or Ugly?
