Re: tractor recommendations

Posted by andy b. on April 22, 2005 at 17:35:46 from (192.19.194.27):

In Reply to: tractor recommendations posted by munklepooh on April 22, 2005 at 14:58:18:

first, i"d say as others have mentioned that you need to realize if you get an older tractor, you may very well be the one maintaining it. not because no one else will, but because it will end up costing you as much as a new tractor if you have to pay someone. sure, a nice old Deere, or Farmall, or Ford or any of a slew of others would be a cool tractor to own, but if you aren"t going to do the mechanical work that WILL come along with it, you may as well just go to the local Deere dealer and get a 4110 or something similar.

that said, i"m a relative tractor newbie (picked up my 1954 JD 40U four years ago for reasons similar to yours). i like it and it is very handy. it does not have power steering. while not a necessity, if you want to use a loader, power steering is a big help. i"ve driven a few of the neighbor"s old Fords with power steering, and they are like driving a new car.

also, i"d say it doesn"t hurt to go one size bigger than you think you"d need. using the Deeres for reference, if you think an old 40 may work, then look to see what a comparable model 50 in your area goes for. it never hurts to have a little extra weight or HP on an old tractor.

i love tinkering with the old stuff, and in fact the tractors i picked up after i bought the 40U have all been older. of course, the 40U has a 3-point lift and PTO, so i don"t miss those things on an older tractor. if you only have one tractor, those two items are pretty much a necessity.

andy b.

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