Tractors equipment and specifications

Choosing a tractor: walking, compact and mid-power wheeled models

The tractors listed in this section sort into three groups, and the first decision is which group fits the land. A single-axle walking tractor suits small plots where a four-wheel machine cannot turn. Compact four-wheel tractors, rated from 18.5 kW to 36.8 kW in this listing, cover farm, garden and row work. Larger wheeled tractors are built for paddy and dryland fields and the heavier implements used there. Each group is quoted differently, so it pays to settle the group before asking for prices.

For the walking format, the Sifang GN151 from Zhejiang Sifang Group is a single-axle machine on a 1100-series diesel rated 11.03 kW at 2200 rpm, with six forward and two reverse gears. It ships either with a traction frame (351 kg structural weight) or with a rotary tiller (472 kg), and works with single or double plough shares. Wheel-centre track is set within 570–810 mm on rubber wheels and 850–1090 mm on iron wheels, and electric start is fitted to engine variants marked M, with hand-crank starting on the rest. A GN151 quote is only comparable once the wheel type, implement and starting version are named together.

Most of the compact models come from Zhejiang Xinglaihe, which fits its own XY engines. The TA254-A6 / TA254-A9 pair shares an XY377-C rated 18.5 kW at 3000 rpm and a 970 mm body width; the A9 has a wheelbase 50 mm longer and a different speed range. The TA304-A9 keeps the same 970 mm width and the 770 mm standard track, adjustable from 960 to 1200 mm, but moves up to an XY477-30 at 22.3 kW, with PTO speeds of 592 and 1041 rpm forward and 581 rpm reverse. Both narrow models turn in a 1700 mm radius, which helps in tight rows and small fields.

Stepping up, the TB404 runs an XY477 rated 29.6 kW at 3600 rpm in two travel versions: the A9 with stepped gears in three ranges and the H1 with continuously variable speed inside each range, up to 22.2 km/h forward. Its design table lists a front PTO at 3461 rpm and a rear PTO at 750 rpm. The largest compact, the TC504-A8, carries an XY484 at 36.8 kW, is 1337 mm wide, has PTO speeds of 644 and 812 rpm and switches between two- and four-wheel drive. The TA304, TB404 and TC504 all use a category 1N rear linkage, so most small mounted implements can be checked against one standard.

For field-scale work, the 5E series from Ningbo Benye Heavy Industry sits in the 100–120 horsepower class, with 12 forward and 12 reverse gears, separate main and auxiliary clutches, hydraulic steering, a hydrostatic brake system and a Guhe front axle. Benye publishes it at series level, so name the implement and field task and ask for the specific model, engine, PTO and lift ratings. Benye's 3548 Ningbo axle entry describes a medium four-wheel-drive tractor for paddy and dryland ploughing, harrowing and ditching; its size and horsepower fields are blank and the photo carries a 704-1 marking, so ask first whether it supplies an axle assembly or a complete tractor. Ningbo Ningben Benye offers the NY504 in a square-hood version with an open station and a 3B cab version with a closed cab, from a catalogue spanning 28–100 horsepower.

Whatever the size, specify from the implement backwards. Write down the PTO speed and shaft your tools need, the linkage category, the lift you expect, the row spacing that sets the track, the tyre pattern for your ground (the TC504-A8 runs 7-16 front and 11.2-24 rear, the narrow TA models 5.00-12 and 8-16), and the turning space at your headlands. Add the operator station you need, open or cab, and whether the quote should include the implement itself. With those fixed, every maker can price the same build.

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Read competing quotations on the same basis

Line quotations up on one fixed build: the model and variant code, engine and rating, PTO speeds, linkage, tyres and track, operator station and any implement in the package. For the GN151, compare offers only on the same wheel type, implement and starting version. For series entries such as the 5E and the NY504, ask each maker for a model-level configuration sheet with engine, PTO, hydraulic and dimension figures before setting prices side by side, and price spare parts for the first season in the same request.

Questions for your supplier

• Which exact model and variant code does this price cover, and what engine rating is fitted?
• What are the front and rear PTO speeds, linkage category and lift capacity of the quoted build?
• Which track settings and tyre sizes are supplied, and what overall width and turning radius result?
• Which implement, wheels, weights, manuals and starter spare parts are included in the price?

Send these questions with your enquiry and ask for the model-specific documents in the quotation.