Re: Looking for a good used tractor. What to choose?

Posted by The tractor vet on October 18, 2019 at 08:34:28 from (104.179.81.68):

In Reply to: Looking for a good used tractor. What to choose? posted by REPO on October 17, 2019 at 16:53:30:

For what you want to do the only one you have on the list in the wright size for you is the 4020 next on the list is the 1206 . The 1466 is a lot of tractor for loader work and way more pony power then needed for haying , the masseys have and had lots of issues over the years and are not on the top 10 of the hit parade The 4020 is and has been way over priced for years , the 1206 is now becoming way over priced due to the I GOT TO HAVE it crowed and i don't care about the price i got to have it same goes for the 4020 . You will find out fast that hobby farming with one tractor does not get it , BTDT . My best advice is you want one tractor around 80-100 Hp as your main BIG tractor and a second one in the 65-85 hp range that way if the big one goes down the second tractor can fill the gap , you want to have equipment that can be used by either , and when you get stuck , yes the day will come when you plant one that your going to need a helping hand that you have that hand close by . Stick with a main brand and i don't care what color you pick try and pick where they share common parts and oils . also what dealer net work is close at hand . Do you have someone in you area that does good work and is proficient in one band or the other that does work on them other then the over priced dealers. when looking for this stuff take someone along with you that knows what to look for and check it out for hidden problems . Other tractors to look at are the 886-986 as most of them are cabed tractors in that Hp range along with the 4030 4230-40 series &56*56 I H's and 756 -766 when ya can find them IN DIESEL only 674-85, 784-5 I H utility's are great loader and chore tractors along with the smaller Deer Utility Your 4- 5000 fords the 7-8000 fords . The only down side i have with the Fords are the engines as they are a non sleeved engine and the block needs removed to be bored as the days of the Normal Mechanic / wrench twister does not have the equipment or knowledge to do in house in chassis boring and the days of the old school machinist dragging his portable boring bar out to the job is long gone . stay away from the off brands . Myself i have a leg up with this Hobby farming with old junk as i can pick something out of the dead row at a sale and give me a week of rainy days And it will be in the field . So these are my thoughts on this from a professional out look .

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