newer tractor

This year, I have fixed a broken spindle. Then fixed it again when the bushing failed.

I"ve broken two hydrolic hoses.

The power steering hydrolic cylinder came loose and then bent. After getting it repaired, I broke the hydrolic line going to the cylinder trying to straighten it out.

I have a diesel line leak that I can"t quite get stopped.

The tractor mows fine but requires ether to start and I just found oil in the radiator.

I"m not sure I am up to owning an antique tractor.

I don"t make any money from my tractor, I"m just trying to keep 60 acres of grass and trees at bay. I can"t justify spending alot of money on a tractor but on the other hand, I"m spending a lot of money keeping my old tractor running.

I"ve been watching the paper for tractors but any thing that looks like it would fit the bill is too expensive or to far to actually go look at.

I"m not much of a mechanic, fixing up the old tractor would be expensive but much less than another tractor. I"m just afraid that no matter how much I spend, there will be another part that will break.

Where does one find decent iron? Auctions seem to be a way of replacing your problem with someone else"s. The local dealers don"t have much of a selection and the prices are very high.

Actually, I would look at what the payments on a new 40+hp tractor would be & look at what you would have to put into yours to get it into top notch shape. Betcha you will end up spending a lot more on a new one, but you would also have a higher resale value. Guess it depends on what you want & what you can afford.

I personally like the older stuff. Can do most of the work on it myself & you can still get parts for it...also it is not made of plastic & sensors like most of the newer tractors.

Matthew

The other is a farmall 340.

TA overhall last year.

This year.
Blown hydrolic line, not hose, and deep inside the frame to boot.
Dead battery.
glazed brakes.
Bad ignition that I haven"t gotten to yet.
lost fast hitch adapter, bought a spare at an auction.

In general, I don"t like to turn over the second tractor without fixing the first. It seems like the second will alway break if the first is down.

Last year, I had the farmall down in the barn, I was mowing with the Ford when the spindle broke. I didn"t want to work on it in the tall grass so I fired up an old backhoe I used to have, I made it about half way to the barn when the backhoe broke down. About this time, my wife came driving up the drive way. She asked me if anything was wrong. All I could say was no, everything seems to be working as usual.