RowCropSpecial Steigers

[Laapa]

Given some people worry abouy being able to molboardplow with articulated tractors, (not onland-plowing, 2 wheels in the furrow) due to the rearend swinging sideways then making small steering adjustments how about using a CaseIH RowCropSpecial articulated tractor with conventional front wheel steering + articulation. (Hmmm, that's one long complicated sentence...)

I know plenty of people who would benefit from using a larger tractor than otherwise available, but as molboardplowing is still the dominating way of cultivation here, it is important that such jobs can be carried out well.
I understand the RCS CaseIH/Steigers were available up to 300 hp (9530 RCS) and now replaced by the ACCU-steer system.

Are the RCs tractors good for doing heavy tillage? They are quite smaller and lighter (not a disavantage) than the 400 hp machines. Would Accusteertractors work well for molboardplowing (not much swing in the rear end)?.
How would a 300 hp RCS tractor hold up against a similar size 4 wheel steer Case tractor?
How much would the pricetag on a good used RCS tractor be compared to a large Magnum etc.

[kenjar]

Hey Laapa,
 I compared prices on a 7240mfd and 9230rcs a few years back. The 9230 was about $10,000 higher.
Looking at used prices today a RCS will have more value compared to its2WD MFD counterpart.
As far as tillage goes a new STX 325 with  or without Accusteer should be equal.Virtually the same tractor, only one has an extra pivot.
There is little moldplowing done here in my area, but I have seen some 4WD's hooked to one. It was plowing onland.though. Really don't know how it would do in furrow,I would give the RCS the advantage there.On second thoughts didn't a CIH set some kind of record for moldboarding?

[eppie]

The french BIMA articulated tractors (360 hp Benz,Cat or Fiat engine and hydr. trans) have the pivot right after the front wheels, so that the tail wont swing so bad when ploughing "in the furrow". I saw a picture in a Dutch tractor magazine (about 11 years back) of a Bima with a four furrow at the front, and a 5 or six furrow at the rear.

I just plowed our small corn land with the 5245 and the Ferguson 120 three furrow.

[paddyland]

Remenber speaking to one user who ran a Case with the equal wheel steer and he prefered it to the Artic machines but said he was interested in the new double bend system

[GTP]

Hello,

Can you send me the picture of the Bima, I know the constructor because he live near my home and he has rebuilt the first Bima in a 3WD with big tires.

I open my new web site with a lot of tractors and in particulary Vandel and Bima french articulated tractors.

                                       GTP

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[eppie]

Hello GTP,

I will see if i can scan that article for you this weekend.

I'll send them to your hotmail.

p.s. What is the url to your webpage?? ?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.grostractorspassion.com??

[GTP]

No it's not this url, I send you when it's finidhed.


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