That's right, I need you to help me spend my money, lol!
We've currently got an Oliver 77 NF that mainly gets used for grinding feed. That was until last weekend when I bought a 1209 mo-co, 24t baler, and a rake to take care of the 7 acres of hay on our place. The 77, come to find out, has a dead hydraulic pump or relief valve and won't lift the mo-co in it's current state. Hydraulic rebuild is going to cost as much as I paid for the tractor and will still be marginal cutting heavy hay. I've been wanting a tractor with a loader since we bought the place and am kind of fond of Oliver meadow green having grown up with a 66.
Dad found a Farmall 560 gas with loader about 40 minutes away and I found a 1550 gas with loader about 3 hours away. Both are right around the $5k pricepoint.
What would you buy and why?
We've currently got an Oliver 77 NF that mainly gets used for grinding feed. That was until last weekend when I bought a 1209 mo-co, 24t baler, and a rake to take care of the 7 acres of hay on our place. The 77, come to find out, has a dead hydraulic pump or relief valve and won't lift the mo-co in it's current state. Hydraulic rebuild is going to cost as much as I paid for the tractor and will still be marginal cutting heavy hay. I've been wanting a tractor with a loader since we bought the place and am kind of fond of Oliver meadow green having grown up with a 66.
Dad found a Farmall 560 gas with loader about 40 minutes away and I found a 1550 gas with loader about 3 hours away. Both are right around the $5k pricepoint.
What would you buy and why?