Posted by bison on March 24, 2015 at 11:50:43 from (69.168.144.134):
In Reply to: Nostalgia posted by Mark W. on March 24, 2015 at 10:55:45:
It has to do with economics too.
With the average low money return of farming it often does not pay to invest in new equipment and not everybody is willing to start farming more acres and then having work harder (with all the headaches involved) to pay for the darn things.
I rather invest in a few more older used tractors than i really need and spread the hours among them as to make them last longer. That way i won't be out of business in case a tractor breaks down versus having only one expensive new one that when gives up the ghost and leaves one sit and picking his nose or going bananas till it is fixed.
I also have an easier life by farming fewer acres with less tractor hours and costs and still have the same net income as the bigger operator with twice or more the acreage and high input and machinery costs.
Quality of life versus quantity of life.
My motto,...Work smarter..not harder.
I don't need AC or GPS or whatever modern gadget in a sound guard cab on a tractor for the couple hundred hours i drive them per year.
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