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Re: 966 for brushhog
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on January 20, 2006 at 17:13:16 from (209.226.106.151):
In Reply to: 966 for brushhog posted by Rifman on January 20, 2006 at 14:58:56:
Rifman: Most folks are running 8' bush hogs with 60 hp or less. Big tractors are fine if you have the heavy work for them. Sure, you can buy them cheap and in decent shape. However, you know something, in 63 years I've never found a tractor that didn't break down. That usually requires a trip to the parts counter. Some of those trips with 100+hp tractors especially that hydro, could be damn hard on the bank account, probably twice what the tractor will cost you. Did you read the article here at YT yesterday about folks waining on the tractor hobby and ownership of older tractors? Part of that is the fact that they buy big tractors, because they are cheap. I can take you to countless numbers of big tractors parked in the bush or back 40 out of sight and out of mind, and broke down. Why are they there? Simply because someone is either unable finincially or unwilling finincially to spend the dollars to fix them. Believe me, I farmed with big tractors, they can present you with 5 figure repair bills. 966 for bush hogging, yes if you have 500 acres per year to bush hog. By the way, I give this little lecture about once per month. Having a tractor to do your property work can be fun, don't let it make a slave out of you.
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