Compact Tractors

haybob

I don't know how many of us are left but I sow the garden every year for the house. Due to awkward angles and haggards I use a 135 to plough draw dung etc but was wondering should I upgrade to a new compact

Now I'd be handish around tractors but what should I do

What brands should I go for
Where should I go

Hagimalone

Should have went to the ploughing, you would have seen a lot of them there.

Dinzee Conlee

haybob wrote: »

I don't know how many of us are left but I sow the garden every year for the house. Due to awkward angles and haggards I use a 135 to plough draw dung etc but was wondering should I upgrade to a new compact

Now I'd be handish around tractors but what should I do

What brands should I go for
Where should I go

Why do you want to get rid of the 135?

haybob

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

Why do you want to get rid of the 135?

I don't know that I do tis a great yoke but I saw another thread on turkish tractors and I said I would throw it up

Dinzee Conlee

haybob wrote: »

I don't know that I do tis a great yoke but I saw another thread on turkish tractors and I said I would throw it up

If it’s doing your job for you, I would hold onto the 135...
But, I say this for two reasons
1) I have a 135
2) if I could, i’d avoid spending money...

Say my name

Branson seem an interesting brand.

Bazzer007

Kubota would be a one of the most reputable compact tractor brands. You’d also see a few NH & JD tractors on grass tyres for sale on DD the odd time. Branson & Kioti are Korean tractors, don’t know much about them. Hard to beat a 135 for reliability. In saying that you’d have a lot more comfort operating a newer tractor but it will cost you. The smallest of the Turkish tractors would be at least 25k.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/18370813

invicta

On my second compact here, wouldn’t be with out it. Used with, box,trailer,yard scraper,rotavator,log splitter, mower, chainharrow etc.Really comes in to its own on the log splitter-split all day on a gallon of diesel.
20 h.p shibaura,both and apart from general service, never a problem with either!
Away more economical,tidier, and more versatile, than any 135!(had one of them too!)
Only advice I’d give is if I was buying again I’d get ag. tyres rather than grass ones.
Even with 4wd rather useless on wet grass!

Odelay

The 135 is a compact tractor, designed for what you want it do, does it well and easily maintained with easy access to spare parts. Don't waste your money on something else.

bryanMC

I got a second hand 20HP Yanmar compact tractor with front loader this year. A machine no 135 can beat. Power steering, 4WD, power shift and only 10x4 foot. Haven't had any problems with it in these 6 months.

jfh

bryanMC wrote: »

I got a second hand 20HP Yanmar compact tractor with front loader this year. A machine no 135 can beat. Power steering, 4WD, power shift and only 10x4 foot. Haven't had any problems with it in these 6 months.

They look fierce handy, where did you purchase?

bryanMC

Got it from a dealer in Waterford. He had a few second-hand tractors and plenty of attachments. Small firm but reasonable prices and really clean tractors. Check out his DD account. I think he also had a website.
https://www.donedeal.ie/all?userId=2841816