If you are looking for a used utility farm tractor, it is always a good idea to have a list of questions ready to ask and a list of items to examine on the tractor. Especially when buying an item like a compact tractor with loader that is capable of completing a multitude of heavy projects and that too on a ton of different terrains. Below is an inspection list and tips that you can use while inspecting a used farm tractor. It is worth noting that tractors are often badly neglected based on one or several of the following features:
1. Peeling Paint
2. Cracked Tyres
3. Bulging Tyres
4. Dents
5. Loose Fixtures
6. Signs Of Welding
7. Mismatched Parts And
8. An Overall Appearance And Feel Of Being Weathered. Hence, you might want to be a bit more cautious while examining used tractors with these types of factors and must ask a lot more questions.
Decide Whether You Need A 2WD or A 4WD
If you are going to use your tractor primarily for front implements, 4WD may be a better option than 2WD. It is also worth noting that 4WD tractors have a higher resale value than 2WD tractors. Once you have made up your mind, get into the basics.
TOTAL HOURS OF OPERATION
Hop inside the cab and observe the number of hours of operation the mini tractor has performed. On the other hand, diesel engines can go for much longer. In general, diesel engines are considered to still be good at 6,000 to 10,000 hours
of hard work. If they are well-maintained some tractor models can exceed even 12,000 hours and still operate like new. It solely depends on the tractor model and maintenance. Do your complete homework and do not be afraid of a bit larger number of operating hours, sometimes the tractor may still be in excellent shape if the previous owner or owners have maintained it really well.
GOOD MAINTENANCE LOGS
Do review the maintenance logs, inspection lists, work orders, receipts and any other supporting documents you can get your hands on. These documents combined with detailed questions to the seller can offer valuable insights about the history of the tractor, and how often and what types of repairs were performed. It could also uncover potential issues that have not been addressed by the owner!
SOLIS N75
The ideal partner for your narrow farm, Solis Tractor N75 is designed to simplify tasks such as spraying pesticides, irrigation purposes other such tasks with exceptional ease and proficiency. This narrow farm tractor is powered by a 4-cylinder turbocharged CRDi engine, which supplies a tremendous power of 75HP. What makes it the best choice for a narrow farm is its slick turning radius of just 3.6m, which makes it highly maneuverable on narrow farms. In addition, the width of this tractor is only 1400*mm, which lets its glide easily through narrow trenches & rows at a narrow farm.
Other than that, this narrow farming professional offers an exceptional lifting capacity of 2500 kg, along with a four-wheel drive and power steering and more. Moreover, it comes with a roll-bar with a beacon to prevent you in case the tractor turns over. Overall, Solis N75 is a perfect choice for owners of narrow farms as it offers greater functionality & features in an affordable price range.
N90
The narrow farm professional, N90 by Solis, is a more powerful version of N 75. It also comes with features such as power steering, four-wheel drive, and amazing speed of over 30 km/h and a four-cylinder, turbocharged CRDi engine. Its turning radius is also 3.6m, and its lifting capacity is 2500 kg. The major difference between the two is that Solis N 90 offers 90HP.
With its greater speed, maneuverability & power it makes tasks such as mowing, managing the soil, crop protection much easier. Its aerodynamic bonnet is crafted to give it a modern & advanced appeal. Standard features by Solis such as roll-over protection bar with a beacon etc also come with this tractor.
Solis Narrow Trac Series (N Series) is equipped with advanced synchromesh transmission, which ensures ease of operation, making the performance of the tractors more effective & functionality, enhanced. Both are the narrow farming tractors come with a three-point CAT-II attachment system & a greater lifting and towing capacity than others of its category. Overall, Solis N series is specifically engineered to cater to narrow farms & increase their productivity and potential by manifolds. So, if you are out in the market looking for a narrow farm tractor for your narrow farm, Solis N Series might be the one machine that will cure all your worries at you narrow farm.
SOLIS, the third largest tractor manufacturing company in India and the sixth largest globally, is taking Agriculture Technology to a new arena. Empowering over 10 lakh farmers in more than 140 countries, SOLIS has introduced extraordinary innovations to accelerate modern farming and give it a new, upgraded face.
The brand has the world’s Largest Integrated Tractor Manufacturing Plant in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. Providing the best-in-class, customized solutions to farmers across India and 140+ other countries, the plant spans an area of 225,000 sq mtrs. and has a production capacity of producing 300,000 tractors per annum. The fully integrated assembly line has a roll out time of 2 minutes per tractor.
The plant is designed in an environment friendly manner and boasts natural light and ventilation, complying with the industrial safety standards. SOLIS employs latest production technologies on this new production line .
With this plant and its sizeable employee strength, SOLIS is growing at a faster pace and has registered a significant growth in its sales in the last year. Moreover, their in-house engines and transmission hydraulics add to its competence and makes the turn-around time much faster. The plant has the capacity of rolling out tractors ranging from 20 HP to 120 HP in a single assembly line. Fully equipped to manufacture components required in making of a tractor, from sheet metal to the whole tractor, with this plant, SOLIS has conquered yet another milestone in the agri-tech industry.
SOLIS produces same assembly tractors with different colours including Solis Blue and Sonalika Blue besides the colour Orange for 90 HP tractors exported to Myanmar. In collaboration with Japanese farm equipment manufacturer, Yanmar Holdings Co., SOLIS jointly develops tractors in the colour Red, manufactured for markets across the world.