Posted by LDPosse on February 24, 2021 at 11:28:04 from (174.248.16.23):
I am trying to figure out what we need, tractor/equipment wise, for our 25 acre farmette. We currently use 7 acres of the land, we have horses, 2 pet cows, about 2 dozen chickens, a few turkeys, ducks, and ginuea hens. We raise hogs in the warm months, from about early April until late October, then take them to butcher.
We are looking to expand and take advantage of more of our land for grazing. We have about 8 acres that is currently grown up in brush and small trees that was last used for grazing back in the 70s. This land was previously inaccessible, but we are in the process of building a bridge across the creek.
Our current fleet consists of a 91 Kubota B7100HST, and a 1948 Allis Chalmers B that I put a C narrow front on. The B has a woods 59 finish mower, but the engine on that has been stuck since 2017. I had it parked down back and tarped, but the wind blew the tarp off and the engine filled with water during storms, and I didnt notice for at least a month. Right now, Im looking at probably just a replacement engine if I want to use it. I also have a cultivator and 2 plows, but I do not think I will ever have a use for those.
The Kubota is our main workhorse. I mow the pastures and down back with a 5 foot bush hog. It gets the job done, albeit slowly. It is a 4 wheel drive machine, but our property seems to have a way to get anything stuck. Ive had the Kubota stuck past the axles already. I never did manage to get the B stuck, but it has pretty good rubber out back.
I am looking at what my best options are moving forward, mainly making the decision to deal with what I have, buy an older, larger tractor in good condition, a new utility tractor with loader and backhoe, or a compact track loader.
The largest chore I have is mowing. We use the front end loader on the Kubota for lots of farm tasks. If is extremely handy, but small and limited in capacity. We also would like something capable of supporting a backhoe attachment. We need to trench for putting water lines and electric to other parts of the farm. We also are planning to build an addition on the house and will need to dig the foundation.
My first thought was to get the B fixed and use it for mowing, since it can go faster than the Kubota, however I have not seen any B engines out there. I like the B since I have been able to drive it on our swampy land without any problems. I am not sure how the B will do with attachments since it has no 3 point hitch.
I looked at some larger old farm tractors, like a Farmall 450 and 560. I am not sure ihow those will be on our soft land, I did not know if a larger tractor would do as well on good ag tires as my Allis B does.
I have looked at new compact and utility tractors, leaning towards utility, as it seems the ground clearance is not as good on compacts. I have gotten my Kubota high-centered kn obstacles more times than I care to remember. My concern is whether or not I want to have a tractor payment, and how big of a write off I get for the tractor.
Lastly I have looked at compact track loaders. They seem to be nice, but extremely expensive.
To summarize, I would like something that can do the chores I want, preferably without payments, and that I wont be wrenching on constantly.
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