I'm with some of the others: when gas gets that high, my H will burn a lot less fuel than a 656, and can do most of the jobs the bigger boy can do, as long as I don't get carried away with loads.
It will rake hay, run a bailer, and pull a hayrack, just not as 'conveniently' as the 656. I'll miss live PTO and hydraulics, but I can still get the job done, for a lot less than a bigger gas guzzler will.
Considering the relative costs, I would think that this will be a banner year for the 'old iron', and the bigger units are the ones that will suffer in sales. Especially for hobby farmers and acreage owners, who may want something a little more economical.
In fact, my advice would be to keep you're letter series tractors....they may be the ones worth quite a bit when it all shakes out.
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