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Read articles →A first-time tractor owner explains why she traded her manual-clutch 35-hp machine for a Massey Ferguson 1740M with hydrostatic transmission just one week in, specifically citing hilly terrain and stall-related safety concerns as the deciding factors. The video captures the delivery day and her plan to put it to work the next day. Best for new buyers weighing transmission type for uneven ground.
Posted by the Momma Got A Tractor channel, which appears to follow a non-commercial owner navigating early tractor ownership on her own property.
Her first tractor had a manual clutch and stalling on hills risked losing control and getting hurt, so she traded up to the hydrostatic 1740M for safety on hilly terrain.
It has a hydrostatic transmission, which she describes as basically an automatic transmission, versus the manual clutch on her first tractor.
It is 40 horsepower, compared to the 35 horsepower manual-clutch tractor she traded in.
