Scott,
A County might not be the ideal tractor for what you suggest. County made a tractor such as the Super Four and Super Six based on the old Super Majors as Steven said. These were great for straight pulling as they had something that no other FWD had. Four equal sized wheels. These were driven from the bull pinion shafts on the rear axle by two drive shafts, one on each side. The universal joints did not allow a very tight turning circle and even on road work, some times you have difficulties turning corners. Don can tell you more of this.Later models such as the 1004 and 1006, 1124 and 1164 all suffered from the same problem. This does not matter too much when ploughing etc. as application of the brakes on soil causes the tractor to come around like a Bobcat. County did introduce small front wheeled tractors towards the end of its existance and these proved popular as they had a better turning cicle. On the Super based County look out for hydraulic problems. This could be an indication of the final drive bull gears and bull pinions breaking up. On the later models listen for a clicking or tapping in the rear axle as you drive. This is caused by drivers engaging the dif. lock when one side wheels are slipping. 100hp + wheelslip + sudden gripping on both sets of wheels = shock loading on just two teeth of the crownwheel = great expense. But if you really want one go for it and hang the consequences. In this hobby/work its your feelings that count. You may wish that you had bought that tractor because it was bound to be the best that was produced.BTDT. regards
Brian
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