Re: what size tractor for 30 acres of corn/soybeans

Posted by paul on July 15, 2007 at 21:38:09 from (66.44.132.64):

In Reply to: what size tractor for 30 acres of corn/soybeans posted by arod on July 15, 2007 at 11:25:54:

You can farm it with 30 hp if that is your main job.

If you are farming it on weekends & evenings, 50 hp will do.

If oyu are married & want to do other thangs as well in spring, you want 70 hp.

The good news: 30 hp tractors are all the rage with the 5 acre yuppies as well as collectors, and are over-priced.

You can often buy a 70 hp tractor for the same money. They are kinda big for the yuppies, and too small for the real farmers. I'd look in the 60-80 hp, diesel, 1958 or newer. (Cool features you will want started appearing in the mid 1950's....) Avoid the 'glitzy' options, such as Ford's Select-o-Speed, or other things that have faded away again. While some of these things worked ok in their day, after 50 years of service they tend to be more trouble & expense than worth.

--->Paul

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