Soundguy
Old Timer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
- Messages
- 51,575
- Location
- Central florida
- Tractor
- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
I'm really in a pickle right now. i was all set to go and buy a ford 5000 and had a nice 10' howse mower picked out.. when we drive by the Nh dealership and see a 7810 in for trade.. 2 ys old... And then the wife sees a 12' batwing mower...
The smoke has started.. and the flames are getting higher. I wouldn't mind either setup.. but the 5000/10' setup is something I could easilly afford.. and pay off in a couple years. The 7810 and 12' mower onthe other hand would require me to also trade in my NH 1920, and then it would still be about 10k$ more than the other setup.. which kinda scares me. I know I'm good for the credit.. Ford credit already confirmed that...( scares me even more.. ).. but then that locks me in for another few years of payments... I hate being on long payment plans for stuff other than land...
While I'm happy to be mowing with something bigger than my 5' cutter ( especially since the wife intends to buy another parcel of land adjacent to our in a few years.. ) I don't see much difference in 10' to 12'.. as compaired from 5' to 10'.
And the scarriest part is the CFO has authorized the big$ purchase... ( even when I pointed out the high dollar figure for the mower and the tractor...)I'm not sure.. but I think this puts me in some kind of indentured servant category for..um.. eternity..
I need some reality advice here guys... (help!)
Soundguy
The smoke has started.. and the flames are getting higher. I wouldn't mind either setup.. but the 5000/10' setup is something I could easilly afford.. and pay off in a couple years. The 7810 and 12' mower onthe other hand would require me to also trade in my NH 1920, and then it would still be about 10k$ more than the other setup.. which kinda scares me. I know I'm good for the credit.. Ford credit already confirmed that...( scares me even more.. ).. but then that locks me in for another few years of payments... I hate being on long payment plans for stuff other than land...
While I'm happy to be mowing with something bigger than my 5' cutter ( especially since the wife intends to buy another parcel of land adjacent to our in a few years.. ) I don't see much difference in 10' to 12'.. as compaired from 5' to 10'.
And the scarriest part is the CFO has authorized the big$ purchase... ( even when I pointed out the high dollar figure for the mower and the tractor...)I'm not sure.. but I think this puts me in some kind of indentured servant category for..um.. eternity..
I need some reality advice here guys... (help!)
Soundguy
