Posted by Notjustair on March 24, 2015 at 15:56:35 from (70.195.0.190):
In Reply to: Nostalgia posted by Popinjohn on March 24, 2015 at 09:57:57:
I think I use older stuff because I don't fall into the same hole that a lot of guys with many years left do. They figure if they still have 30 years to farm they should buy new so they can expand. Why work yourself to death? I'm adding new technologies each year, but I can add those to a newer implement and pull it with the same old iron.
The main tractors that get used in a season here are a 4020, an 8430, a 4440, and a 7800. I hit lots of generations of Deere there. That 8430 is a big Brutus that has a nasty dusty cab and about throws out your shoulder to shift. But, it doesn't owe me much and isn't worth much. It does the disking and cultivating. It also runs the big graIn cart. Why in the world would I spend a ton of money for a new articulated tractor? The others all do their jobs well and have the load placed out so none is overworked. If I had my choice I would spend my day in the 4440. The 7800 is a Cadillac in comparison but I don't like the air conditioner and it doesn't shift as smooth. So, I prefer a tractor from 1980. I can't say I will be using it in 30 years, but I bet I won't be using a 2014 tractor in 30 years. I have a better chance of the 4020 pulling the planter at that point.
I guess I'm not willing to be in that much debit. That's really what it comes down to.
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