Howdy all,
Bear with me on this, I hope it makes sense.
Currently in the stable I have one B6100D, one B6100 HST and one B7100D. All need engine work in one form or another. All were purchased as project tractors. Several months ago I was lucky enough to purchase a new in the crate D850. It will swap into any of the tractors with minimal hassle.
The question is, which one?????
I was initially going to swap it into the HST unit. However, as time has gone on, I'm beginning to think that the better swap may be into the B7100D (gear drive with 3000 hrs) because it has a newly rebuilt transmission.
My plan was to use the HST unit primarily for mowing duties as it has the mid mount mower.
I also have one front loader a box blade. I figured on mounting the loader and box blade on the same unit. My thought was to use a gear drive unit for the loader and box blade because I've read that it puts more power to the ground. But for loader work, does it make more sense to mount it to the HST unit due to the easy forward and reverse load after load rather than clutching and shifting?
I've bought these over time and have very little experience actually running them (only one barely runs at the moment and is sick so it's unusable). I have a larger B9200 TUG (HST) that works great and I've used it a ton. Based on that, I could see holding down the pedal being a royal pain after about 15 minutes especially if mowing a large field or something like that. Since its a TUG, with no PTO, I've never used it for long periods mowing. I do know that it requires a fair amount of leg pressure when driving any distance. It works perfectly and there is nothing wrong with the pedal just takes a bit of pressure to hold down. I could see where it would get tiring after a while especially if one had a lot of mowing to do, so I figure the 6100 HST unit might be similar.
So, if you had the choice between re-powering either a gear drive or HST unit, which would you choose and why?
I've been debating this for awhile now and am tired of going back and forth about it not wanting to make the wrong decision. Since I have no real-life experience, I decided to ask for opinions from folks who maybe have used both.
Thanks in advance for any help\comments.
Kind regards,
Steve
PS - Yeah I own quite a few orange beauties. Unfortunately, all are projects and the only one that runs and is usable is the B9200. You know the saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure...
Bear with me on this, I hope it makes sense.
Currently in the stable I have one B6100D, one B6100 HST and one B7100D. All need engine work in one form or another. All were purchased as project tractors. Several months ago I was lucky enough to purchase a new in the crate D850. It will swap into any of the tractors with minimal hassle.
The question is, which one?????
I was initially going to swap it into the HST unit. However, as time has gone on, I'm beginning to think that the better swap may be into the B7100D (gear drive with 3000 hrs) because it has a newly rebuilt transmission.
My plan was to use the HST unit primarily for mowing duties as it has the mid mount mower.
I also have one front loader a box blade. I figured on mounting the loader and box blade on the same unit. My thought was to use a gear drive unit for the loader and box blade because I've read that it puts more power to the ground. But for loader work, does it make more sense to mount it to the HST unit due to the easy forward and reverse load after load rather than clutching and shifting?
I've bought these over time and have very little experience actually running them (only one barely runs at the moment and is sick so it's unusable). I have a larger B9200 TUG (HST) that works great and I've used it a ton. Based on that, I could see holding down the pedal being a royal pain after about 15 minutes especially if mowing a large field or something like that. Since its a TUG, with no PTO, I've never used it for long periods mowing. I do know that it requires a fair amount of leg pressure when driving any distance. It works perfectly and there is nothing wrong with the pedal just takes a bit of pressure to hold down. I could see where it would get tiring after a while especially if one had a lot of mowing to do, so I figure the 6100 HST unit might be similar.
So, if you had the choice between re-powering either a gear drive or HST unit, which would you choose and why?
I've been debating this for awhile now and am tired of going back and forth about it not wanting to make the wrong decision. Since I have no real-life experience, I decided to ask for opinions from folks who maybe have used both.
Thanks in advance for any help\comments.
Kind regards,
Steve
PS - Yeah I own quite a few orange beauties. Unfortunately, all are projects and the only one that runs and is usable is the B9200. You know the saying, one man's trash is another man's treasure...
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