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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: H2901]
#2260109
10/16/17 07:26 AM
10/16/17 07:26 AM
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Rmart30
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4x4 is almost a must have for a hunting club.
Whats the budget and how many acres to work?
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: H2901]
#2260175
10/16/17 08:53 AM
10/16/17 08:53 AM
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Goatkiller
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I'd get something like a Ford 3000/3600 or better 4000/4600 either with a diff lock. Maybe a Massey 165 or Deere 2150 or 2155. There are a slew of Deere models that would fit the bill. 5-6 foot bush hog. 6-7 foot disk. Spreader and a box blade. Probably get into all that for $5-8k.
Those would all be good first tractors, reliable, easy to work on and would do anything you need done.
A step up from that maybe a Ford New Holland 3930, Deere 2030/2440 which are stout little machines.
All 4wd is going to do is allow you to get stuck a LOT worse or rut your fields all up... OR tear your roads all up.
I like 4wd on a tractor with a loader. Doing loader work. Other than that my opinion is it is not necessary.
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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: H2901]
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10/16/17 09:23 AM
10/16/17 09:23 AM
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Goatkiller
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Both. It won't get stuck as easily but when it does you'll get stuck much worse. If you actually need 4wd to get down your roads it will soon look like a log skidder trail.
4wd is not magic as far as getting around in wet conditions. My Grandfather farmed his entire life without a 4wd tractor and so did most everyone else's. If it got that slick he put duals on it.
For loader work I would consider 4wd almost a must have. Huge difference in the strength of the front end when moving things like feeding bales, etc. For the occasional loader work not necessary. Loader is handy though just going to cost a lot more for a tractor with a loader.
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Re: Need Tractor Input
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10/16/17 10:41 AM
10/16/17 10:41 AM
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Zkd22
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I can see where we'd be kicking ourselves at some point for getting a tractor without a loader on it, but it might not be in the cards at this point. Do y'all think there is any way to get into a running tractor that will disc and mow in our conditions for 5k or less? Probably not a dependable one
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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: H2901]
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10/16/17 01:03 PM
10/16/17 01:03 PM
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Snuffy
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Personally I wouldn't own a tractor without 4wd and a loader.
If you always do what you've always done you always get what you've always got
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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: Snuffy]
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10/16/17 02:44 PM
10/16/17 02:44 PM
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Fuzzy_Bunny
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Personally I wouldn't own a tractor without 4wd and a loader. This, and buy bigger than what you think you need.
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Re: Need Tractor Input
[Re: auburn17]
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10/17/17 03:46 AM
10/17/17 03:46 AM
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Goatkiller
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With a $5-6k budget you should be able to find a Ford 3000/3600/4000 diesel. IMO for a straight up food plot tractor they are hard to beat. I agree. If your budget is low You can get a good running '68-'75 4000 with diff lock for that. Those are the years I would start with on a Ford. The 3000/3600 is a good one too. I use to have a 3000 and it was a great machine especially for bush hogging 4-wheeler trails with a 5ft bush hog. But the 4000/4600 is a more capable tractor. For a food plot machine there is not much a 4000 would not do including run a loader if you found one that would fit it. The 4600 would be better but they are essentially the same as the 4000 just hydros (I think) are updated a bit on the 600 series... 3600/4600 models and they swapped from a generator to an alternator making the wiring a bit easier to deal with on the instrument panel. You got options. I'm not selling anyone on the Ford, Deere and Massey Ferguson made a slew of good tractors as well. So did IH. But parts for older IH and Allis Chalmers in that horsepower range are too hard to get and can be expensive. You absolutely can buy a used tractor that is a worn out POS. Let's face it. They are old and who knows how many actual hours are on one. But you can also get one that has been taken care of. Look at how many are on Craigslist for sale. They are still running. Anyone that says that era Ford/Deere/Massey is not dependable does not have a clue what they are talking about. A tractor bought new today and used will NOT be running in 40 years. Look, everyone wants a 70hp 4wd tractor with a loader. Me too.They can suggest it all day long...But they aren't going to help you pay for it. Let's take an Example: There is a Massey 265 on B'ham Craigslist first page in Wilsonville. $5500. Roll Bar and Canopy. 60 PTO Horsepower. 50 at the draw bar. Cat II lift @ 4,000 lbs. Rebuilt Perkins Diesel. Diff lock. Looks like it might need a seat and some headlights. Make a bumper for it and a little spray paint you'd have more tractor than you ever needed. That is a more capable tractor than 90% of the people on this board have.
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