Posted by IaGary on August 01, 2008 at 05:50:53 from (207.177.17.200):
Heard a lot of talk about the newer tractors being junk. I farm with 30 year old tractors that were built in the late 70's and early 80's.
Yeah they take a little maintaining to keep them doing there job, day in and day out, but so did the 1940 and 1950 models.
I believe those tractors of the 40's thru the 70's took some maintenance also to keep them running. They just don't get used as much today so less maintenance is needed.
There were tractors in the shop to be worked on back in the 50's just as they are today.
Lets put it this way, I have a MTA, 300, 560, 1066, 1086, 1086, and MX200. I put about 30 to 80 hours a year on the oldest 3 tractors and 100-200 hours a year on the newer 4.
Which ones do you thing I work on the most?
Not the 4 newer ones.
Parts and labor may be higher priced for the newer ones but they will do more work also.
Farmers probably said the same thing when they went from the horses to the tractors.
"Never had to tune that horse up all the time".
But look how much more work he got done with the tractor.
Which required more maintenance a 1946 Chevy or a 2004 Chevy, per mile.
Use them old tractors like we do the newer ones and they break down also.
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