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Length | 126 (320 cm) | |
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Weight (Ballasted) | 8 | |
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Weight (Operating) | 5 | |
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Weight | 5175 to 8195 lbs | |
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Wheelbase | 79 (200 cm) | |
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"This is a great tractor. Mine is 53 years old and knocked out 7,000 bales of hay last season. It will be in action again this coming season working along with a 1964 David Brown 880. "
"This tractor has been the most helpful and dependable piece of equipment I own. Would hate to do without it."
"We bought the tractor in 2001. It has a very large ROPS attached and looks as if it may have been a state owned mowing rig at one time. It is very reliable and has had a crack lengthwise in the block since we bought it and uses very little coolant as a result. I would definitely buy another given the chance. I've been running the same tank of fuel for a year. We mow a little over an acre with it a lot of that being uphill. All in all i am very impressed with our David Brown."
"I have to say first of all that this is my first ever tractor so I do not judge by comparison to other makes which may or may not be just as good or even better. Cannot fault build quality this is a pretty solid tractor with, I believe, an innovative hydraulics system for it's age. Don't like the links as they are a bit unstable and move side to side too much. Engine is going great but hydraulics are complicated and don't work as they are supposed to. I've got used to the hydraulics so they are usable for me and the engine has been absolutely great so I would say it's pretty reliable in its most important area, the engine. A tractor which runs is useful even if the hydraulics are a pain. a tractor that doesn't run is just iron."
"55 hp diesel with a 12 speed transmission. Tractor looks and runs well, temperamental hydraulic system."
"It is an old tractor I am slowly working out the bugs, but the valve assembly is an impossibility to fix or replace. So I am presently welding a metal to just lift and let down manually."
"We've used this tractor heavily for front end loader work weekly for 37 years. It has always been strong and very reliable. Often with poor maintenance. It has also cut, raked, and baled thousands of tons of hay. I use it commercially with a 6' brush-hog mower. The engine is tired now, and the Dunham loader is almost worn out, but it's still used regularly. The only negative is the 3pt hydraulics sometimes stick. A good old friend."
"A simple-to-operate tractor when in standard form. Good starter, reasonable to mount, cab restricts access slightly."
"I have owned mine for 30 years this July. I bought it with about 3300 hours on it and have used it for haying, firewood, bush hogging, snow removal and general farm chores. In that time I have replaced the water pump, front wheel spindle (2x), batteries and other normal maintenance. I have worked this tractor hard, although I also keep it shedded, run Shell synthetic Rotella (changed annually) and try not to do stupid things with it."