I am going to take exception to one comment. I would tend to agree that farm tractors (row crop) are not the best choice for all around use. Utility tractors, however, are a lot more versatile. I was more than a little surprised last year when I hooked the IH 300U to a 500 gallon sprayer with 40' of boom. It did an excellent job. Modern diesels are expensive but very reliable and versatile. Older gas tractors have less safety equipment so you need to be smart. They are easier to repair in most cases. If you want to mow ditches and move some material a modern diesel with ROPS and a loader is your best option if you can come up with the coin. You will be surprised at all the things it will do for you. I call mine "the son I never had" or "the boy" for short. If you cannot afford that, then you need a medium sized utility type with a loader. Must be designed to be used with a loader. The 300U for example, has a loader available but is not designed to move a lot of weight on the front end...so not a good choice. You will want power steering for loader operations. ROPS may not be practical, so a brain must be standard equipment on the operator. Color makes little difference. How it suits your needs is everything that matters. They are for sale everywhere. Educate yourself and look around a lot. Usually, a little extra money spent at purchase on a honest, working tractor is cash well spent. Rusted, broken, worn tires or other parts, "ran when parked"...look elsewhere.
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Today's Featured Article - Timing Your Magneto Ignition Tractor - by Chris Pratt. If you have done major engine work or restored your tractor, chances are you removed the magneto and spark plug wires and eventually reached the point where you had to put it all back together and make it run. On our first cosmetic restoration, not having a manual, we carefully marked the wires, taped the magneto in the position it came off, and were careful not to turn the engine over while we had these components off. We thought we could get by with this since the engine ran perfectly and would not need any internal work. After the cleanup and painting was done, we began reassembly and finally came to t
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