Posted by BIGBOB2 on March 22, 2011 at 13:57:43 from (63.172.83.18):
New to the forum and in need of info.
I don't know a thing about tractors but have been reading on the net what I can find.
Since one of my grandfathers only owned IH Travelall trucks and the other only ran red tractors, we'll limit the discussion to them.
I'm about to start a small sheep operation in the northern Shenandoah valley region of VA and will need a small to med. sized tractor for use in hauling trailers and some small equipment. Hay trailers and the like. I plan on having a need for a 3pt backhoe to build a road down a ridge to where I'll have a small pasture. I'd also like a 3pt log splitter. Being able to remove snow with a rear mounted blade would be great. A bucket on the front would be useful, but not absolutely necessary.
It needs to have a wide front end for stability since the property is all sloping in one direction or another. As a matter of fact, the road I need to put in will be a 17% grade.
I'm thinking the power requirements of the backhoe would likely require something in the 30hp range. Maybe an old "C" model? That should show about how much I want to spend. I'm looking to get a tractor in the 2,000 to 3,500 range. I can work on most anything so something old doesn't scare me off.
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