Posted by oldtanker on November 29, 2012 at 20:17:17 from (66.228.255.239):
I'm one of the guys that will tell you to go for it. If you start with decent equipment and fail you should be able to get back most of your money.
Don't listen to the guys about brands. Take a couple of days off and go sit in the local coffe shop and talk to the area farmers. They will tell you which dealerships are good and bad. Color of the paint isn't much help if the local dealer support isn't good. Also check, some parts are getting hard to find for older stuff. My BIL went through that with an AC last year on a 8070 AC. That's a tractor that was made in the 80's. Yea green paint is a little more expensive to buy but if that's the only good dealer in the area your hands may be tied. Here both the CaseIH and JD dealers are good so I have a choice. You really don't want to be driving 120 miles round trip to get parts when you are on a tight scedual. I'm running IH and Fords here. Would not turn down a deal on a JD. Wouldn't touch AC/White/Oliver/MF. Closest good dealer is 124 miles round trip. And I'm not working off farm.
As far as learning....coffee shop time again. Bet you can find a bored retired farmer that you can hire to help get you started. Someone who knows the local soil conditions.
If family fights over land start it could well end up in court with the whole works being sold. Seen it happen more than once.
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