If it were me... depending on what you want to spend of course.. I would be looking for something along the lines of an IH 1086 (around 120 HP) with cab and air for all those acres.. will pull a 21 or 23 foot disc all day long at a good clip, also would look into a less expensive 75 horse tractor or so and look for an older air IH cyclo-air 6 or 8 row planter. Pretty accurate and rarely have problems. If you go with something newer that has meters, you have to get the meters calibrated yearly and they run anywhere from 100-150 a row just for that. With 300 acres, you"re right about where I am at.. and I would not be going with a gas machine as it will not be cost effective. (Less difference now with the difference in fuel prices, but the fuel economy is still making diesel the better deal.)
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