Posted by Negligence on March 20, 2009 at 05:49:30 from (198.103.223.52):
In Reply to: 2 tractors or 1? posted by Negligence on March 19, 2009 at 12:27:04:
Well I'd be using the tractor in summer to help doing hay, and the spring/fall for ploughing. It will sit all winter. And by 4wd I meant front-wheel assist. My first tractor was 2wd, I won't make that mistake again.
I'm on 170 acres (this is large for my area) and downtime is not a major concern since the hay season is the only time-sensitive work it will be doing.
I was under the impression that 4000 hours was fairly high, especially for a machine that has been ploughing and doing heavy work most of its life, and I could only realistically expect another 1500-2000 hours more if it was maintained well (but this is hard to determine). I have limited experience so I do not know what is high and what is average for a machine.
You guys have definietely got me convinced my budget should be a lot lower, the wife will be happy about that LOL.
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