Re: First Tractor Advice

Posted by paul on December 28, 1999 at 08:39:36 from (216.161.109.45):

In Reply to: First Tractor Advice posted by Steve on December 26, 1999 at 07:41:30:

Steve, I'd still recomend spending $12-50 on a blue book of used tractor prices & basic specifications.

You can find pictures on the internet, search for farm machinery sites, many of them include pictures.Sorry my list of sites is on the other computer....

Be careful of advise you get here. Lots of friendly people who really want to help, but we all have our favorite machine & will want to talk you into that. For example, if no one in your county has even heard of a Ford 100 series tractor, that might be a bad purchase - no one will be familiar to work on it, not even NAPA will be stocking parts for it. The 'local' salvage yard won't have any to buy a cheap casting off of when yours breaks, etc. If you happen to live next to an Agco dealer that used to be an old Massy dealer, Massy would be a better buy than a Ford. And me, I would want to steer you to a Ford.... ;)

For example, I am on my second old Gleaner F combine. Ran the first 20 years, kept it for a parts machine. I have 3 dealers, all 45 to 60 minutes away, and all have a couple of old 'F' combines in the back row to strip parts from. Combines need a lot more parts than tractors, but it is very easy for me to find something I need. If I had an Olver combine, there are no White/Agco dealers around me, so I would be ordering parts from a 1-800-number & waiting for UPS. Ugh.

You probably want a 3-point hitch & hydraulics. Live pto & hydraulics are better, but you could live without. This will all depend on your tastes & needs, which we can only guess at. You need to go out & look and decide for yourself.

I think any of the older 20 - 50 hp tractors would be just fine. Since others were talking about a wife in this thread, finding a tractor is kind of like getting a partner - you won't find perfection, just find something you like & can put up with. :) And maybe that's why we all have our favorite brand - it's something we are familiar with, and we overlook the flaws because it's something we are comfortable with.

And if you buy an old tractor you just don't like, you can probably sell it for about what you paid for it and start over with something else. Hey, better than dating! :)

Have fun,
--->Paul

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