What small tractor to get?

Posted by dpski on October 02, 2006 at 10:32:23 from (128.222.37.21):

Hello, yup another newbie here with tractoritis.

Don"t really need one, just want one to tinker with, haul some cord wood, maybe plow the driveway and mow a small field ~ 1 acre. I"m thinking the field would require a bush hog for there"s all sorts of stuff growing in there, not big stuff, just not pure grass. I"m not sure if a belly mower could handle that stuff or not. Don"t need a loader.

I"m mechanically inclined, I can fix brakes and bearings, waterpumps, timing belts, etc on cars but I"m not a mechanic. So I really don"t want to get involved with a full tear-down rebuild project.

These are the tractors I"m considering;

Ford 8N, Allis Chalmers B, Farmall A or Super A

The Ford seems like a good choice for easy parts availability and the 3-point system for a bush-hog. Since I"m a newbie at this don"t know enough about the Allis"s or Farmall"s if you can hook up bush-hog or not. I"m thinking it may be possible with the Farmall"s but don"t think they have the typical 3-point hitch system. Wouldn"t need a huge bush-hog for this field. I don"t think you can hook up a bush-hog to the Allis, but I really don"t know. Maybe a belly mower would be fine, but I honestly don"t know.

There"s a 8N and Farmall A for sale in my town, Ford has a loader on it, but I"ve read that can cause a lot of wear and tear on the front end. The Farmall has a cord-wood saw on the back, but no 3point, just the U shaped draw-bar. Not really sure how the cord-wood saw attaches, Seems to be bolted to the draw-bar and attached to two upper bars. The A is $500 more than the 8N, however it is in good shape, no rust, good tin, good tires, not show/parade quality, but in good shape.

Any tips/advice/recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks

Dp

Replies:

• Re: What small tractor to get? Leonard Rahilly 17:58:50 10/05/06 (0)
• Re: What small tractor to get? dpski 09:42:27 10/03/06 (1)
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• Re: What small tractor to get? Hard Knocks 06:15:44 10/03/06 (0)
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