Re: compacts

Posted by mark on May 14, 2005 at 09:47:46 from (172.155.89.172):

In Reply to: Re: compacts posted by RustyFarmall on May 14, 2005 at 04:25:08:

A man once said to me, "you can do small work with a big tractor, but you can't do big work with a small tractor."

Let that one soak in for minute or three. Then, after you go spend your money, that bit of wisdom will come back and haunt you if you err on the side of 'too small'.

I visit here most every day, don't claim to be an expert and have come to recognize the 'experts' from their comments on everything from weevils to widgets.

Allow me to say this; JD has been in business long before most of these companies were even a figment of some man's imagination. They are here for the long haul and will probably be around when we're all dead and gone. I'm not going to knock Kubota, they make a good machine.

I'm 47 years old and started with my backside planted in the seat of a 1946 Oliver RC 60, 40 years ago....yeah, either folks were stupid then or figured kids had more sense than now. Since that time, I've had several tractors and everytime I trade, I get a bigger one....that ought to tell you something, as my place isn't getting any bigger.

I mow my 2 acre yard with a finish mower, bushhog a few more acres and have a big truck garden. My latest tractor is a JD 5320 4 wd with a 541 loader. It isn't too big for mowing the yard.....you'd be surprised at how nimble it is. It handles an 8' bushhog and pulls 2 16" plows like they're not back there. The tractor is heavy enough that the nose stays where it belongs instead of looking for the stars when bushhogging on a hill side and loader will move most anything you put in it.

You don't have to go buy a new outfit, but while you're buying, get enough machine and buy something that is built to last and has a good dealer behind it.

Follow Ups:

• Re: compacts Galen 16:17:19 05/14/05 (1)
  • Re: compacts mark 18:09:00 05/14/05 (0)
• Re: compacts dmc 10:57:24 05/14/05 (4)
  • Re: compacts Robert in W. Mi. 17:46:22 05/14/05 (3)
    • Re: compacts Ken Macfarlane 18:17:14 05/15/05 (2)
      • Re: compacts Robert in W. Mi. 14:40:46 05/16/05 (1)
        • Re: compacts Steve_in_WV 07:59:31 05/24/05 (0)

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