Posted by rrlund on December 20, 2009 at 14:16:16 from (216.46.211.138):
Ain't it amazing how the perspective of how big of a tractor we need has changed over the years? I think about it alot,but the post below about the Oliver 880 on a 20 acre farm brought it back to mind again. Back when I was growing up,pretty much all the farms around here were 80 acres. 2 plow tractors were the rule. Dad had an Oliver 66. The whole neighborhood was peppered with those,with Farmall Hs,8N Fords,JD Bs,AC WC and WDs,Case SCs,etc. You didn't see 3 plow tractors on anything less than a 120 or 160 acre farm,but there weren't that many of those. When my uncle went to about 800 acres,he went from an Oliver 88 to a brand new 4010 Deere and a 4x16 semi mount plow. Unprecidented around here.
Now anybody with 40 acres think they HAVE to have a 5 plow tractor. I'll be the first to admit that my 135 horse tractor is more than I need for 240 owned acres (about 300 with rental land) but it sure is nice to have the extra power for silo filling. I was actually working more acres in the 80s with a 90 horse tractor.
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