Posted by rasman57 on November 20, 2008 at 19:59:07 from (12.73.241.226):
I am a new guy to the forum. We have 20 cutover acres in Michigan to put a small cabin on and I am going to start fooling around with fencing it and clearing a small area of some small brush and trees. Nothing real serious as the local contracter will do the big real work, but I want to buy an old loader tractor with a pto to run a post hole digger and other small implements.
I am looking for some advice on a make/model of an old workin tractor to fool with. I have messed with a few old collector car restorations and can work a wrench and don't mind getting dirty but other than really admiring the old tractors at some of the shows I am without any background information and hope you can tell me what you think.
Availability of parts and ease of repair information would be important to me. I do not need a cab or fancy, just looking to get an old reliable workhouse kind of loader tractor I can fool with and not bend anything.
I am starting my reasearch here from guys that have an opinion based on real experience and not trying to sell one. I have a little Kubota tractor for the house and the local dealer fools around with old Farmalls to show, but those old mules are old....very cool to look at but some old iron there. I was thinking I would enjoy a working tractor I could restore a bit along the way. Can't be as expensive as that old Pontiac I did I hope.
Take any input you can offer about what is a good old worker to have a loader on and be able to work on and get parts. Appreciate the help. You guys got a good site here. I probbably aint the first newbie that asked so if I should of looked somewhere else here let me know. Ralph
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