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Spud 
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 Topic: Versatile Growing Again
Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 8:30pm |
Versatile just bought Ezee-On which gives them a line of air seeders, discs, chisel plows, cultivators, and loaders.
They say this is essential to their goal of becoming a full line equipment company.
It is interesting to see how they are growing and I hope they do well. It is good to see a smaller company get ahead.
Anybody on here running Versatile? If so, how do you like them?
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Andrew(southernIL)
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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 8:47pm |
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Got a neighbor with a couple and believe ILGleaner has a couple of them.
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JohnCO
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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 9:14pm |
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I've got an old 160 bidirectional. Not a bad tractor. Seems like they need a line of smaller (under 100 hp) tractors to really get a following.
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Spud
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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 9:41pm |
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I think the McCormick line would be a good match myself. Unless they purchased a line of smaller tractors from another manufacturer like Agco Allis did in the beginning or even AC and White.
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ILGLEANER
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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 11:22pm |
I like them Spud. They are not the Cadiliac,but they are not priced like one either. I have had 3 of them now, cant complain.
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Spud
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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 8:17am |
Do you run the articulated type or row crop type?
They have always had a reputation for a simple but reliable articulated tractor.
The row crop is based on the Ford Genesis although they have made changes. I am curious how they fare out there as the row crop tractor is the heart of the midwest market.
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redline
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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 8:55am |
I like the looks of the 305 mfwd tractor. If it had a larger fuel tank I would get really excited. 110 gallon isn't going to last all that long when you are making in excess of 300 horsepower. It looks like an operator could get in and not be overwhelmed by electronic gizmos and junk. Simplicity still appeals to me.
I have a 9480 that has been good to us. We are currently waiting on some aftermarket axle housings, but dollars per hour of use has been reasonable.
Traded this 900 for the 9480 in 2000. The 900 was a Hoss!
Edited by redline - 08 Feb 2011 at 9:15am
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Spud
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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 10:15am |
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What kind of engine is in that 900 Redline? I noticed the V8 configuration as well as the twin stacks.
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Dans 7080
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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 10:51am |
They came with a 903ci Cummins.
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Posted: 08 Feb 2011 at 11:10am |
 Dans 7080 wrote:
They came with a 903ci Cummins. |
Yup. Naturally aspirated 903. Many people don't have much good to say about them, but it was a great engine while we had it. For example, it never once threw a rod out the side of the block like the 7580 did. Granted, the 855 in the 9480 has loads more torque, but that 903 was pretty good. I liked the dual exhaust pipes. You just line up your target between the goalposts and open the throttle. It was hard on mufflers. It had Oliver 1750 mufflers when we got it, and they would turn the prettiest dark red at night-for a while. Then I adapted Two-Ten/Two-Twenty mufflers to it, and they quickly broke out around the bottom. I finally ordered a couple of truck mufflers from VanderHaags in Des Moines, and they appeared to stand up better. Incidentally, the last issue of Heritage Iron magazine had an article on the 900 versatiles. If you haven't seen the magazine yet, you might want to try to find one to look over. I sure enjoy every issue of it.
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