Max 8070 hp

Tbone95 wrote: If your answer is the only safe HP is as designed, that's totally fine by me.  I don't have a single turned up unit on my farm, or even an engines swap.

The question is kinda moot because the safe hp is what it came out with. Sure you can push it beyond that point if you want but I wouldn't put much more than stock hp to the ground. What gets to the ground depends on how much you weight it down. So maybe the question isn't moot it is just too subjective to satisfy everyone. But I am a believer that the owner can do whatever he/she feels like.

BTW I run on mountain dew no coffee for me. Not enough norsk in my blood.

Tornado.   I have a converted 7580 that the guy that did it honestly made it look factory.   Radiator cools better than my stock 8030 does.and the 8030 is a recent recore with all the foam in place. Hood panels are intact exhaust is routed out the factory hole. No oil leaks and dash is stock except the push pull knob is disconnected and it has a dial oil pressure gauge. Sometime your in my area stop in I'll show you.

I could respect a neatly done repower, I still won't do it on my tractors. Victory if your ever over this way your welcome to stop in as well. If you wanna push an 8070 chassis put it in one with a PD.

Tbone95 wrote: I'm still curious about what you mean by pitfalls of an articulated tractor.

1) In my experience they cost more to own.
2) Take more shed space.
3) Hinge area needs frequent greasing some of the U joints are a real treat.
4) Outside of Allis and the pre 60 series Deere most are bareback.
5) Nearly impossible to see the drawbar when hooking up.

In the end odds are I'll buy another. just exploring my options.

Find and early one with the big finals, and a power director, set it at 245 and let it rip. That's what ours is set at. How big is your finisher? We pull a 22 ft sunflower, could probably pull 24. Your 7580 would pull a 15 knife aa bar in rolling ground, our 7080 would only pull 13, I run out of traction before power.

Edited by Dkienzle - 28 Jul 2017 at 10:18pm

Buy an 8550 and have about $10,000 left in ur pocket. You won't have to worry about lack of hp.

Austin Lol!!

KCgrain i usually laugh every time i see u post.