Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Reason I ask is, and I want to emphasize that I am not trying to be a smart a$$ or beat up on anyone, I was looking at my previous post about the relevance of hours. I was surprised at the number of replies that actually tried to discourage me from buying an older combine. Y = "Yesterday's" and I would think that discouraging the use of yesterday's combines would be somewhat OT. And hiring a small operator to come combine it for me and watching as he pulls an F3 on the place to do it seems to be a little foolish. Only the BTO's around here are using new combines. Anyone I would hire is going to use a much older machine. I would further add that we have 9 tractors on the place and the NEWEST is 1989 and it is way too small to do much with. Our big tractor is from 1979 and it is a fine running, 160 HP tank of a machine. Well maintained by its original owner it came to us well used and ready for more. I don't find it unlikely that I can find a combine from the same era as my tractor (and most of my other equipment) and put her to work doing my small fields. If it breaks I'll fix it...what else is new? Appreciate all the help and I am listening to everyone, including those who say hire it out. Just don't want to do that.