I live in OK where prairie grass gets 1-1/2 ton per year and you only cut once. 65 acres could be handled pretty easily with a good 400 or 450. I use an M on a NH 479 and a 405 Super G. It's a little short on hp but we make about 600 round bales per year. I've got a 450D in the shop which ought to bale this summer.
The antiques are fun to run and easy to make money with because you aren't paying a mortgage. I keep a separate tractor on each implement but we really don't have tractor trouble, just implement breakdowns. The old tractors get pretty reliable when you use them and don't let old gas sit in them for two or three years. On a new tractor I always put an inline filter in the gas line to keep the crap out of the carb (I know the inline filters won't work on a gravity system but I do it anyway).
I'm just now doing my taxes and we spent $1,100 on tractor gas in 2009 including winter feeding so I'm thinking I can't save more than $1,100 on a new efficient solar powered tractor that uses no fuel at all and I spent $0 on maintenance except for oil, filters, and one flat tire. No spark plugs, points, condenser, carburetor kit etc. last year. So if I buy a diesel that saves half my fuel I'll probably wind up needing a $2,000 injector pump or a $1,500 hydraulic pump before I've used it two years, or I'll buy a new one and spend $550 (my total savings) on interest every year. Guess the M's will have to put another 2% on their life next year.
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