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1970 Ford 5000 or new JD 5103?
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Posted by SSGShelton on October 19, 2006 at 17:10:23 from (72.71.67.119):
I am trying to make a decision on which way to go with my next tractor purchase. I have 5 antique tractors that either run or are in parts. None have a 3pt hitch that I can use. I am also frustrated from time to time with the realiability of these tractors. It seems that there is always something to fix...the brakes, starting up, power and so forth. Well I am finally in shape to buy a tractor that I can use with a 3pt hitch. I have thought about 8n or 9n types for $1500 but worry about the problems with them and throwing away another $1500. So I moved on to my local dealership that has a 1970 Ford 5000 with rebuilt motor, new paint. It looks and sounds good but the steering is kinda loose. I can get it for $8500 and it has a six month warranty on the engine rebuild. The dealership has had it for sale for over a year. My next option is a new JD 5103 with a loader for $18500. It has the options I want plus most of all a two year warranty. The payments are the same for both except the Ford 5000 is for a much shorter term.
The worry wart that I am inside says that 84 months is much too long to pay for a tractor to use on a 30 acre hobby farm but I am sick and tired of having call my dad to bring his massey down to get some work done. I am a little uneasy about the pymts for the JD but I would pay much more and have wasted almost as much in the past getting the old ones running.
Part of me really likes the Ford 5000 since it is very sharp and will fit in nicely with my other antique types. But I think I am leaning toward getting the new one for the long term.
Have any of you guys had any experience with a similar situation or had either one of these models? Please let me know.
Joel
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