Re: Re: Farmall Super A advise.

Posted by Hugh MacKay on May 13, 2003 at 04:04:42 from (209.226.247.112):

In Reply to: Re: Farmall Super A advise. posted by Ray on May 12, 2003 at 19:29:54:

Ray: I can understand you having some second thoughts as to whether you made the right move or not. I farmed for many years and had a number of different tractors, up to 150hp. What did I keep for the day when I just have a garden, lawn and a bit more ground; Super A. For the garden end of this you probably have the best. When it comes to mowing with 3 point you don't. When it comes to efficiency you have chosen well. These little tractors are not big demand on the pocket book. I just helped a guy fix one of these tractors that he just bought. His rad, water pump, generator, regulator and battery were shot along with minor bits and pieces. He knew this when he bought the tractor and paid accordingly. He now has a nice little tractor for under $3,000. and a plow and disk harrow with it. He is undoubtedly going to buy more attachments, thus spend more money. I will however guarenttee he will not spend more then about $250. per year on repairs to what he has.

My advise to anyone with 2,5, 7 or 20 acres of ground to look after; stay away from diesel. Good diesels were built for heavy work. The cheap ones were designed to empty your pocket book. These little 15 to 25 hp 40 plus years old are economical little tractors for the guy wanting do yard work. Most of them any make have been neglected, and need a bit of cash outlay. I always say a good one needs a $1,000. spent on it. So your probably not going to have much for less than $5,000. and that is not show restored, that is just a good functional tractor for the guy with 20 acres or less. Keep in mind back when these little tractors were new farmers were farming 50 to 100 acres with them. The very first year I plowed a 100 acres I did it with a Farmall 130 and 2 x 12 fast hitch plow. I had 250 acres of land at the time and 2 other larger tractors, they were busy with other work. I have a picture somewhere of my Farmall 130 coming out of the bush in winter on snow covered frozen ground, pulling a set of bob sleds with 2 cords of pulpwood on it, that's 8,000 lbs. That was not the average load, but rather the largest. The 130 however did bring the 158 cords out of bush in 113 loads.

These little tractors have done a lot of work in their day. They are still good little tractors and guys like manufactureres would like to see them cut up for scrap then we could all go out and buy one of those little $25,000. 4x4 , for want of a better word, pieces of JUNK.

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