Posted by Paul from MI on November 30, 2007 at 17:34:12 from (66.42.246.121):
In Reply to: Help..New to Farming posted by Dennis A. Starliper on November 30, 2007 at 06:52:38:
A lot of what you need depends on your background and what you want to do with your land. If you are not a pretty good mechanic, stay away from the very old stuff. If you are going to maintain pastures, etc. you may not need as big a tractor as if you are raising crops. If you intend to raise grain crops, it's pretty hard to do it with less than 40HP and then you won't find much modern equipment of that size. I grew up wrenching on old tractors in the 50's and get by on 12 acres with 3 old John Deeres(A,B,D), no live PTO, no 3 point and a bunch of old drawn equipment that I rescued from the scrap iron pile. Works for me, but I have a fairly well equipped shop and am a journeyman tool & die maker and master electrician. Have fun with whatever you do. It is very satisfying to raise good crops with this kind of equipment, and you'll turn a few heads when people drive down the road. Paul
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