what new international do you recommend?

Posted by WTA on August 13, 2007 at 06:20:43 from (66.209.246.232):

I am a longtime farmall fan and have had several. I had a really nice super C that we were forced to sell this past winter to pay for another project. I have a super M LP tractor out back that I was going to restore and convert to gas but it had so much internal engine damage that I'm just going to use it for parts and find one that's already gas and running hopefully one of these days.
I have a MM 4 star here too that came with the farm. It's an OK tractor but it sure takes a lot to keep it going and parts for it are very hard to get. I had to make some of the pieces I needed when I rebuilt the TA and PTO on it a couple weeks ago. Now the clutch is going bad and I just hope it gets through our wheat planting this month so I can split it after that.

What I am farming is 25 acres here. I have 4 pastures in giant bermuda and raise horses and cattle. I need a tractor that will handle any kind of haying equipment I might get for here and also a loader for all the other chores I keep having to borrow the neighbors Kubota for.

We also have another 100 acre farm a few hours away that I need to clear once again and get pastures and fence ready to go on. I'll be spending a lot of time logging that one before it's ready to move to again. I'll definitely need a loader there and 4 wheel drive.

So the tractor needs to be relatively light. I'd say under 9000 pounds so I don't tear up my truck transporting it, and it needs to have some power, around the 100 HP range.

I'm looking at the new JX 95 4 wheel drive with the 20 speed trans, air conditioned cab and all the other bells and whistles. Do ya'll think this would be a good choice? I just noticed McCormick has a few comparable ones online too but I don't know of any dealers around here that sell them. I'm stuck right in the middle of John Deere country and we only have one case dealer that I try to stay out of. They got me for 40 bucks for a oil filter on my super C once and I haven't forgotten it. Out east at the dealer I worked at they were only about 5 bucks.
Anyway, what do you all think I should do for a tractor? I would love to find a super M now but I don't think one would do everything I would need it to do without some major modifications.

Replies:

• Re: what new international do you recommend? GordoSD 07:48:45 08/13/07 (0)
• Re: what new international do you recommend? RustyFarmall 06:52:03 08/13/07 (2)
  • Re: what new international do you recommend? WTA 09:45:57 08/26/07 (0)
  • Re: what new international do you recommend? WTA 07:07:51 08/13/07 (0)

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