New Tractor Sales Are Declining
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ovrszd
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It's a great chore tractor. I bought it for $8,500 and spent $1,500 on minor repairs and a new pair of rear tires. I've had it 8 or 9 years. Very good match with the larger Kubota w/FEL.
YanmarFever
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Richard that ford looks like a tank! I think that blue tractor will be around for another 50 years.
OP
Cahaba Valley Farm
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Point exactly, thanks for sharing.
OP
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Those old Fords never die. They have their picture next to the word reliability in the dictionary.Richard that ford looks like a tank! I think that blue tractor will be around for another 50 years.
Sid Post
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Between my friend and I, we have a dump trailer, a small tracked Cat excavator, and a smattering of things like a post-hole digger and a 7' gear drive tiller.
He is actively looking to buy a Kubota SVL-75-2/95-2 so, I'm looking for something along the lines of a Massey 5S tractor or possibly a CaseIH Maxxum if the Massey option doesn't work out.
When I find a 1-ton dually dump bed pickup that isn't totally shot and worn out, I will probably add that to the mix along with a bigger trailer (larger than my Big Tex 14-PI) to do some heavier hauling as the excavator and the pending Skid Steer are really too heavy with fuel and dirt for the current trailer. Not so worried about slow-speed local trips but, we really need more tow vehicle and trailer capacity to provide a larger margin of safety when moving the excavator and skid steer. My tractor and current trailer will be right at published specs as well so, a bit more trailer would be welcome for it as well even though not technically required.
2manyrocks
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I'm wondering if TYM will enter the skid steer market anytime because those SVLs look pretty expensive.
Wishful thinking on my part, but I wish someone would make an affordable skid loader.
Wishful thinking on my part, but I wish someone would make an affordable skid loader.
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Sid Post
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Cat, John Deere, New Holland, CaseIH, Kubota, Bobcat, and several Japanese and Korean options are on the market with equipment like this. They cost pretty similar money when they have similar features.
The same can be said of backhoes. Pretty spendy but, priced similarly among the brand options.
Yander
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You know they say '
"the two best days of a boat owners life is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell their boat. "
I think, for tractors, the saying should be "the two best days of a tractor owners life are the day they buy their tractor and the day they buy a bigger tractor."
"the two best days of a boat owners life is the day they buy their boat and the day they sell their boat. "
I think, for tractors, the saying should be "the two best days of a tractor owners life are the day they buy their tractor and the day they buy a bigger tractor."
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