Posted by phil_n on December 06, 2014 at 12:31:35 from (207.81.64.27):
Hi all.
I'm new to the board and I was hoping someone might be willing to share an opinion or two on this.
We recently bought a 5 acre rural lot that is real mess. It is mostly treed, 'not flat', has about one acre cleared for a mobile home and has plenty of rocks in the 'soil' (sand in places, clay in places and rocks everywhere). It looks as if a previous owner bulldozed the clearing and just left the bulldozed piles of rock and rubble sitting all over the place. This has blocked the natural drainage and it looks like an abandoned quarry in places.
So, I've decided that I need to buy an old tractor to get this place cleaned up a bit; partly because I can't afford a new one and partly because I like working on old things (sometimes).
This is what I think I need:
- Backhoe
- Brush cutter
- Snow plow
- Some kind of plow or thing with fingers to chew up the soil to prep for a garden (can you tell I've never farmed or owned a tractor before?)
(I'm 'semi' retired and have plenty of time so all these implements can be on the small side.)
After some preliminary research I'm leaning heavily towards an 8n because of their availability (there's usually 2 or 3 for sale around here), the availability of parts and implements, and helpfull people/places on the internet for when I get lost. But my budget is limited to around something like $2,000 for a runner and I won't even have that until next year. (There is a non-runner here for $1,200 but because I know nothing about tractors I really would have no idea if it was worth it if it didn't at least start.) I realize that after I manage to scrape together the cash there may not be a worthwhile 8n on the market (here in northern BC we are not blessed with an abundance of good used tractors) but there may be something else worth looking at.
Which brings me to the point (finally) - what other tractors would fit the bill if I can't find an 8n? (And do you think an 8n is a sensible choice anyway?)
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