Posted by Lewis Brown on January 05, 2010 at 14:44:01 from (71.54.206.234):
Howdy.
I'm new to the farming and tractor biz so need some sage advice. I don't have the money for a new tractor so need to buy used. I like the older ones, but I'm not sure they are practical.
I have about 65 gently hilly acres of clay soil that can be quite wet half the year (Willamette Valley). I will keep most of it in hay, so need to pull a mower, rake, and small-bale baler. I'd also like to grow between 2 - 10 acres of grains, corn, soy beans, and root crops - primarily for feed, thus needing to pull a small plow, harrows, seeder, cultivator, small pull-behind combine, sprayer, and manure spreader. I'd also like to have a front loader, if possible, and I've heard that live PTO is the way to go. Not sure if I need 4WD, but it can get very muddy here.
I don't need anything fancy. As I'm small scale, I don't mind things taking a little longer because I have to do them the old fashioned way.
As there are so many good tractors out there, some general pointers might be what I need. Is there a particular year after which all makes and models had all the necessary features? Are there any clunker/lemon models or years to stay away from? What makes/models have the most parts available at reasonable prices? Gas or deisel?
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