How are your mechanic skills? Any older farm tractor is going to be 40+ years old - and stuff happens. They are a lot heavier, tougher, and stronger than a modern tractor of equivalent HP. And much easier to work on. But you will be signing up for fixing it occasionally, which can be frustrating if you need to use it and it has a problem.
For some of us - its a labor of love, but that even that is a reach when its snowing, 20 degrees, and the radiator is leaking like a sieve.
Given all that, a Ford 5000 comes to mind - 60ish hp from the late 60's to early 70's. BIL has one as his big tractor for a small beef herd. It struggles on the banks pulling a baler and kicker rack, but its a tough old beast. Lots of options in red, green, blue. And in green, don't forget Olivers - they made some really nice tractors in that time frame. The other green, at least around here, is usually priced much higher than the other colors.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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