Big Budd

[T in NE]

Looks like Big Tractor Company is making another run of Big Budd tractors, C18, cat 18 speed powershift, 988 payloader axles, 550-675 hp, with no proprietary computer programming- any Cat dealer or independent with the Cat software can run diagnostic on them.

 

[d9gdon]

Seems like a good idea to me.

That ought to be a heavy duty drive train.

 

[paul]

Would seem there is a market for that, and they have the reputation of making a good machine that survived decades.

Not for everyone, but big heavy hp as needed more in the West to pull big air seeders and the like on huge fields. They dont need fancy they need acres covered and dependable in wide open remote hours from anywhere locations.

Paul

 

[ajl]

Surprised they could get C18 for this project. Versatile already occupies the bottom end of the 4wd tractor market already so there really is no unoccupied niche in this space. A Versy has a Cummins mated to the Cat transmission right now and is as basic a tractor that would sell. Prices are getting more reasonable on equipment now that interest rates are higher and demand as slowed. Can't see a Bud being much cheaper than a Versy and Big Equipment is a Versy dealer.

 

[r.w.b.]

reliable out west? we need that everywhere

 

[rustyfarmall]

Why does there even need to be any computer related garbage on them in the first place??