Hope everyone is having a good summer. Haven't been around much lately as we've been playing a lot of baseball. In fact five of the next six weekends we'll be on the road playing tournaments. Lots of fun but the time it takes is admittedly insane.
I'm in the market for a tractor. Nothing fancy, just something for bush hogging, light cultivating and working the hunting property I've been given access to. I'm looking at tractors in the 30-40 hp range and under 4000 lbs as the Tacoma has a towing capacity of 6000 pounds. I'd love to get a 60+ hp tractor but that's too big for my present needs/capacities.
Not having a big budget I'm looking at older tractors. Besides, I tend to like old US made stuff anyway. Some of what I've been looking into thus far are Massey Ferguson 35, 135, and 230s, Oliver Super 55 and 550s, International B275, and Ford 6xx and 8xx series. The one thing that scares me about the Olivers and International B275 is getting parts. Those rascals have been out of production a long time. Parts for the Massey Fergusons and Fords from what I understand are easy to get since they built many units over a lot years.
Does anyone here have advice on buying an older used tractor? Perhaps some personal experience with the above or other recommendations. I'm interested in hearing any thoughts or advice on tractor purchases in general or as they relate to working on duck property.
Eric
I'm in the market for a tractor. Nothing fancy, just something for bush hogging, light cultivating and working the hunting property I've been given access to. I'm looking at tractors in the 30-40 hp range and under 4000 lbs as the Tacoma has a towing capacity of 6000 pounds. I'd love to get a 60+ hp tractor but that's too big for my present needs/capacities.
Not having a big budget I'm looking at older tractors. Besides, I tend to like old US made stuff anyway. Some of what I've been looking into thus far are Massey Ferguson 35, 135, and 230s, Oliver Super 55 and 550s, International B275, and Ford 6xx and 8xx series. The one thing that scares me about the Olivers and International B275 is getting parts. Those rascals have been out of production a long time. Parts for the Massey Fergusons and Fords from what I understand are easy to get since they built many units over a lot years.
Does anyone here have advice on buying an older used tractor? Perhaps some personal experience with the above or other recommendations. I'm interested in hearing any thoughts or advice on tractor purchases in general or as they relate to working on duck property.
Eric