Been reading a lot about farm tractors in the 50's until around the time IH sold to it's ag line to Tenneco/Case to form-up the CaseIH line.
Very interesting to read about all the color tractors on farms that were 100 - 300 acres. Full time farmers on those family farms. JD, AC, MF, IH, etc.
With all the BTO's, not sure if a family could survive on 100-300 acre farms today and thrive like a middle class family. But I do see a fair number of part time farmers and they are still running the old iron from the 80's and back - with a sprinkling of newer stuff here and there. Although some have what seems like new everything.
When the Farmall's were going head to head with Deere and tractors like the 4020, etc., lots of great posts of these farming experiences.
But what about today. What would a farmer be using on a farm that would be bought new. Not sure what the acrage would be to justify the newer stuff - but there must be some stiff competition out there among new/late model tractors.
Deere vs CaseIH vs New Holland. Seems like the older tractors - families were all green, red, orange, etc.
Anyone out there farming TODAY with newer stuff that can share equipment brand and models of choice - are you green, blue or red? What models of tractors are being bought today that 30 years from now (if the electronics hold-up) will my boys be reading about and seeing on the used tractor lots?
What do you got, why that brand/model and why not something another color?
Very interesting to read about all the color tractors on farms that were 100 - 300 acres. Full time farmers on those family farms. JD, AC, MF, IH, etc.
With all the BTO's, not sure if a family could survive on 100-300 acre farms today and thrive like a middle class family. But I do see a fair number of part time farmers and they are still running the old iron from the 80's and back - with a sprinkling of newer stuff here and there. Although some have what seems like new everything.
When the Farmall's were going head to head with Deere and tractors like the 4020, etc., lots of great posts of these farming experiences.
But what about today. What would a farmer be using on a farm that would be bought new. Not sure what the acrage would be to justify the newer stuff - but there must be some stiff competition out there among new/late model tractors.
Deere vs CaseIH vs New Holland. Seems like the older tractors - families were all green, red, orange, etc.
Anyone out there farming TODAY with newer stuff that can share equipment brand and models of choice - are you green, blue or red? What models of tractors are being bought today that 30 years from now (if the electronics hold-up) will my boys be reading about and seeing on the used tractor lots?
What do you got, why that brand/model and why not something another color?