Re: Newbie questions...

Posted by Paul from MI on May 26, 2007 at 13:04:46 from (66.231.36.154):

In Reply to: Newbie questions... posted by SA-PA on May 26, 2007 at 06:28:01:

Farmall 140 is a great little tractor and parts are not too hard to find. No matter what you get, new or old you"ll need parts sometime, so it"s an important thing. Should be fine if all you are going to do is mow the 10 acres and putz around with a garden. It you plan on making hay it"s a little too small. Won"t do very well on a baler unlees you make the windrows pretty small and drop the bales on the ground. You"ll need something a little bigger to pull a wagon behind the baler. I am talking about small square bales, no big round ones at all. It won"t run any size haybine, but will do ok with a 7ft. sickle bar mower. You probably are making grass hay for your horses so crimping it isn"t too important. Here in MI it"s pretty hard to get alfalfa hay made without getting rained on if you don"t use a haybine. Takes too long to dry.

If you plan on farming the 10 acres get something bigger. Plowing with a one bottom plow is an enjoyable way to spend some time, but if you can only do 1/2 acre an hour at best. It is too small for even the old pull type combines or a one row corn picker.

I would look for something a little bigger if it was me, but that is why I have 5 tractors for 12 acres. Could do it all with one, but where is the fun in that? Just my two cents.
Paul

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