Posted by NY 986 on December 20, 2009 at 15:41:51 from (32.178.190.190):
In Reply to: ain't it amazing.... posted by rrlund on December 20, 2009 at 14:16:16:
Around here a lot of it is plain ego. One fellow farms with a 450hp articulate (new), 200hp mfwd (2 years old), 165hp mfwd (2 years old), and 2 other very late model tractors on less than 1000 acres. He is the only one to operate these tractors during the season. These are all owned (no leased equipment). His old stuff would make a young starting out farmer envious. He's at retirement age and his kids have zero interest in taking over. Another guy runs 2 new combines on less than 1000 acres and has 5 150hp plus tractor none of which are over 5 years old. There's probably a half a dozen guys around me that have equipment that are pretty much toys for them. And the worst part is that they look at a guy like me (just trying to make a living) as being in their way. I'd welcome a guy to be my neighbor that was only worried about an 880 on 20 acres.
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