Agree with much of what you said. That all said, you have to realize that compared to many on this site you are a BTO even though you do necessarily consider yourself as such.
I piddle with a Farmall h as well as a farmall m. I agree the Ford 3000 is much more modern and likely more reliable too. If someone will find me one for the $500 I have in my ole h or the $800 that I paid for the m then sign me up and I will buy one in a new York minute.
That said, there is cavitation to worry about on that Ford 3000 block if diesel, injector pump, injectors etc. Even if a gasser repairing the 2 stage clutch PTO clutch will cost more than buying both a farmall m and farmall h. One injector pump repair would sink my hobby budget.
For a piddle/hobby guy like me then cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, and cheap to service and keep operational is paramount. The Farmall h amd m fit this requirement easily for me. I may have to tinker with them a bit but rarely need to spend money on them.
Now if I was a real farmer and farming some meaningful acreage then I would be having me some Oliver's 1850, 1650 and some Jd 4020's and 2520's or international 856, 806, etc. (all in diesel) for sure. If my cashflow deserved going newer then I would.
Its really all about cash flow your business or hobby generates. Mine generates very little cash flow so that means I stick with cheap tractors. Buying better stuff than I really need would mean pulling money from the family budget or my retirement budget. I have zero interest in having a better tractor to the detriment of either of those two factors. My ultimate is goal is to retire in my 50's - Not to own a better tractor than I really need.
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 08:28:28 03/22/15.
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