Posted by militiaman11 on October 04, 2022 at 13:15:07 from (73.133.108.56):
I am new here. I've spent countless hours reading this forum before joining, and it looks like a goldmine of information. I'm glad it exists.
I will preface this by saying I am new to tractors. I am looking to buy my first tractor. Intended use is brush hog and mow approximately 8 acres, farm personal vegetable plot of maybe an acre, work in and out of woods for trees/logs, building material moving (gravel, lumber, etc), and eventually small-scale commercial farming of one or two crops (not yet chosen). I am in the Florida panhandle near Marianna. Land is pretty much flat, with very gentle slopes. I'm looking for one tractor to start with for general to cover these needs. I understand there are different uses for different tractors and visa versa. I have always loved the old tractors, and it seems to me I should be aiming for something between 40-50HP, to cover all bases for now.
My biggest question/concern is narrow vs. front end. I have read numerous posts about this, and I am not pro or anti either. My concern is the soil. I cannot find an answer anywhere on this. With sandy soil (not straight-up sand, but sandy soil) in Florida, will a narrow front end work well? I envision it digging into this soil and getting bogged down, and a wide front end working better. Can anyone shed light on this? If a narrow front end will do fine, even after plowing and turning the soil, then i will likely get one, as the tractors I gravitate toward tend to be NFE and WFE is much harder to find.
I've been considering Farmall/IH almost exclusively, as I just personally like the look more than others. 300, 400, 460, M. Can anyone help me out?
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