LOOKING TO BUY A TRACTOR BEFORE WINTER

I liked all of these units, especially when it concerns pricing.

I live in Pennsylvania and would like to purchase out of state to avoid sales tax. Currently, I seek a unit approximately 35-40 H.P. with front end loader and brush hog.

I would like to hear other tractor enthusiast viewpoints on these units, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

My MF35 diesel is working right along with a 58 hp Kubota and a 70 hp Valtra in my tenant's haying operation this summer. It runs just as well as the new ones.

If you read my posts in implement alley, you surely would stay with Mother Deere. Those guys have their act together.

She is the only national company that is still in one piece.....all others have split and joined others or just quit.

Mark

I will probably invest about 16k on this, which has to include a tractor at least 35 HP, with a loader and brushhog.

I am currently looking into some information a member sent me, regarding the tractor sale near him.

I might tell them what I have to spend and see if they can alert me when they have these deals.

I know what you're saying.

Despite the fact that I got myself attached to Century tractors, I often thing "what if the company crashed?" How the heck will I get parts, and even if I can get parts, how much are they going to cost, if they have to come from oversees. Sheesh!

I appreciate everyone's feedback, its very kind.

Think about it. You could have your $15k tractor dead in the field 4 or 5 years from now, for want of a $5 part that you can't get cause the mfgr went belly up, or that is overseas and our state dept is mad at them and you can't do business with them.

Something else I am hearing on here is some of these dealers that are a conglomeration of several old brands that consolidated aren't interested in servicing the old name brands, just the new conglomerate brand. Something to think about.

I don't give a flip about color per se. I want a good reliable tractor that I can keep running and I have 3 brands at my farm; of those 3, Deere has the best service.

Mark

I did have an occasion to look at, and actually mess around with the Century brand. I was very impressed. They were letting one go (35 H.P.) complete with front loader and brushhog for less than 16k, which included local sales tax.

My useage? Mow about 8 acres of heavy thick fields, and use it to clear out a series of trails in the woods, install a septic system, light landscaping and possibly pull a Hayride with it.

I wanted something not to big, but not to small either. I heavily consider the weight ratio, so that the unit can dig, while putting it's own weight behind it.

I hear you about Kioti, I glanced at them too.

I've been lurking a lot of forums, to see what the scoop was on Century. To be honest, I haven't heard a bad thing yet, and the stats are better than the competetors.

We used to have a Ford 1500, which as you know, it was a great little 20 HP diesel 4X4 tractor.

That thing would mow fields that were 6 foot high without struggle.

I appreciate the information.

What they say is true, they just don't build them like they used to.