There are many instances where tractor purchases are not really justified.
About 20 years ago a tractor about 5 years old was offered to me, and it had less than 100 hours on it. Fellow bought it with a full line of implements and attachments to treat himself once during his lifetime.
Saw a tractor advertised for sale a couple of weeks ago that was about 20 years old and had less than 5,000 hours on it. A 100+ horsepower tractor so I'd say it was under utilized.
My dad used to use a 100+ horsepower tractor on a Bush Hog brand trailing rotary mower. He used that tractor because it had power steering. The area mowed was grass and was mowed weekly so the mower needed few HP.
I tend to believe in a tractor being overpowered than underpowered. Will sip fuel instead of guzzle it and will last a lot longer.
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Today's Featured Article - A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
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