Posted by DeltaRed on September 20, 2018 at 19:43:14 from (67.40.52.190):
In Reply to: Re: Custom farming posted by TDJD on September 20, 2018 at 17:29:17:
By the time you pay for fuel,parts,newer/bigger/more equipment there isn't going to be much money left. Then you have travel time....However,dont give up. Custom work is often an avenue to start farming on your own. Leaseing ground.....Start by asking friends,neighbors. Advertize in the local newspaper(want ad). A little work will start to come your way. Do a good job in a timely manner. you will get repeat business,and referrals to new customers.An older line of equipment may be harder to gain the confidence of new costomers. However,once they find out you do good quality work for a fair price,the equipment wont matter.Inquire locally for local rates. If per hour is prevalent,then adjust price to allow for the smaller/older equipment. If per acre is prevalent,you can pretty much follow that.Go for it. Who knows where it will end up.In 5 years(or less) you could be making a full time living if God is willing.BTW,That is EXACTLY how I started with a Jd 730 diesel,buying older'smaller equipment as I had the cash to do so.Now I have 10 tractors that work,a full line of equipment that is all pd for.Yes it is old (Farmall M,up to IH 1456). But who cares(I like the old stuff!). It's MINE,not the bank's.And it earns my living.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Tractor Traction - by Chris Pratt. Our first bout with traction problems came when cultivatin with our Massey-Harris Pony. Up till then, this tractor had been running a corn grinder and pulling a trailer. It had new unfilled rear tires and no wheel weights. The garden was already sprouting when we hooked up the mid-mount shovel cultivators to the Pony. The seed bed was soft enough that the rear end would spin and slowly work its way to the downhill side of the gardens slight incline. From this, we learned our lesson sinc
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1965 International Harvester McCormick Farmall cub tractor 2,500. Two owner tractor. My grandfather bought new in 1966, then we inherited it. Have all the paperwork original manual and all maintenance records. It starts and moves. Comes with underbelly mower, plough, and some other attachments.
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
