Re: Which Tractor Is Right For Me??

Posted by paul on April 09, 2004 at 21:35:51 from (209.23.145.50):

In Reply to: Which Tractor Is Right For Me?? posted by Martin Miller on April 09, 2004 at 16:00:02:

I see you are struggling with this. :)

You seem to have a real good list there, and it
seems you know already what you want.

Don't get hung up on a color, or worrying about
what you shoulda coulda aughta have bought.

I would look at what is (was) popular in your
area. Getting parts & knowledge on how &
what to fix will be a lot easier if you are one of
100 people owning that kind of tractor, vs
being one of 2 people who own that color.

Shop on price. If you make a good deal, even if
you hate the tractor - or it doesn't do what you
want - you can sell it again next year for about
what you paid for it. The neat thing of a
well-used tractor. They hold their value if you
bought smart.

All of the tractors you mentioned in your
messages below will be a fine general
purpose machine. That is exactly what they
were built for - a little bit of everything.

One color or model might have some nicer
features for plowing, another will have better
features for mowing. And so on.

Just pick one you like, and be happy with it. It
won't be totally perfect for everything - but any
of those models you have listed before will do
what you want, and do it pretty darn well.

I'd sure want a live pto for baling hay. It can be
mierable baling without it.

IMHO, you will really limit yourself without
hydraulics & 3pt. how will you cut the
hay????? You either need hyd or a 3pt to raise
& lower the sickle mower. Or find a rather rare
lever operated bar. No haybine or moco
without hydraulics.

Same with a disk, can't use a wheel disk,
those trailing models you adjust with a lever/
rope are hard to find & do not travel well.

Now, it can be done. Buy why make life hard?
:)

--->Paul

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