Which Old Iron to get???

Posted by CK in MN on May 13, 2002 at 09:34:39 from (216.189.130.145):

My wife and I recently purchased an 80 acre homestead and my little Pasquali tractor sees all that land and starts crying (poor thing, I've made that machine do things it ain't supposed to do!!). Anyway, have been looking at the following tractors: AC D17, AC D19, Oliver 1650-1955, and some of the IH's in that size range. JD's seem to bring a higher $$$ just cause it's a Deere (I like 'em, but also watching my $'s). I used to have a TO-30 and loved that machine, and I suppose I could be considered a Massey fan at heart, but Massey's are harder to find in northern MN. In order of preference, I'd like to get a Massey, Oliver or AC (both tied for 2nd), or an IH. Similar sized JD's would also be fine. We're just trying to get the most for our money. So as you can see, I need the help, knowledge, and experience of many of you. Have my eye on a local AC D-19 with loader cause I've heard good things about the man selling it. HAD my eye on an Oliver 1850 with cab from a dealer in Sebeka, MN until I saw he had 2 other 1850's, both without cabs and looked rougher, but higher $ tags; maybe that's saying something about the mechanical condition of those tractors. Have seen some nice (looking) tractors for sale online both in US and Canada, but I'm not able to run all over the country listening to and trying out each machine (though Lord knows I'd love to!!!! :-)

Tractor will not be used for farming (other than a 3pt tiller for 1/2 to 1 acre), but will be doing much digging with 3pt backhoe. FEL will get a workout as well. Would a smaller machine handle lots of FEL and backhoe use? Has anyone bought a tractor they couldn't actually hear or drive, and if so, what questions does one ask the seller? If I don't buy locally, could anyone recommend a reputable dealer in MN, ND, or southern Canada, preferably with a website? Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated. Well, back to my research........

Follow Ups:

• Re: Which Old Iron to get??? steve 19:04:56 05/13/02 (2)
  • Re: Re: Which Old Iron to get??? CK in MN 21:59:13 05/13/02 (1)
    • Re: Re: Re: Which Old Iron to get??? JMS/MN 00:23:32 05/14/02 (0)
• Re: Which Old Iron to get??? Dave T 18:35:48 05/13/02 (0)

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