|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Re: Collector value vs. practical use value
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 19, 2003 at 06:09:44 from (66.83.236.250):
In Reply to: Re: Collector value vs. practical use value posted by Trevor on September 19, 2003 at 05:31:22:
Sure the new stuff has plenty of power. It has all the modern conveniences of the day. What I'm talking about,is 10 years down the road, when all the electronic gear shifters and the like start to go bad. Who in the world can work on stuff like that, at a price that farmers can afford.
I rented a "new" tractor, last spring. They're great when they're new. What isn't? But I have to keep, and use my purchases for years. My "primary" tractors are 22 and 25 years old. I farm about 1500 acres. That's not the Southfork by any stretch, but it's not small-time either.I am "typical" of todays farmer. Using older stuff is the only way most of us can keep our overhead down to a level that allows us to eat, and clothe our families. I have a combine that is 3 years old. I wish that I'd kept my 20 year old one that was traded in last year. I had to make repairs on it, but the "new one" has to be repaired and maintained also. The cost of the newer one is mind-boggling, compaired to the older one. Yes it will do more in a day, but the bottom line is suffering in a major way.
The new equipment is great if you farm 10,000 acres, and have a full time mechanic at your farm. I don't. (Well, maybe I do...ME)
My point is not about the first time you unload a tractor, from the dealers truck, and head out into the field. It's about the long haul.
My 25 year old 4440 will do anything that a new 130 hp tractor will do. Maybe it won't do it with the push of a button, but it won't cost me $90,000 either.
As far as I'm concerned, "getting the job done" means doing the task at hand, within the budget I have to work with. If something is way too expensive to fit into the big picture, well, it just doesn't work, no matter how modern it is.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Gatherin of the Orange - by Rick Nikolich. In July of 1998 I was talking to fellow Allis Chalmers collector Mike Schilling about the annual "Gathering of The Orange" AC show coming up in August of 1999. He got this wild idea that we should get a convoy of AC tractors and drive them from Charlotte, Michigan 105 miles to LaGrange, Indiana.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
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. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
