Help buying a tractor

[prabhutravels]

I am looking for some advice on what I need to buy and with what options. We have 30 acres and my daughter does show cows that I keep and bred after showing. Getting to time consuming to feed square bales and do everything by hand.

What size tractor with what options and attachments do I need to feed 1400# round bales, bush hog ditches and trails, clean pens, unload pallets of feed. Looking for smallest new tractor that can accomplish this or should i get a skid?

 

[RjCorazza]

TBN users live to spend people's money.
I would think the feed pallets would be the heaviest lifting requirement, so I would start by shopping fel capacity. 40-50hp machines with some weight to them would be my starting point.
Options that appeal to me are SSQA, 3rd function hydraulics up front, (2) rear remotes minimum, and a cab. For lifting, you'll want loaded rears AND 3 point counterweight.

 

[scootr]

You might be looking for a unicorn. A tractor big enough to carry 1500# rounds, field mowing, and small enough to clean pens. I ended up with 3 different machines a 50 hp Kubota tractor for mowing etc. and a SS for tight places and a forklift for heavy technical stuff. All bought used to reduced the cost.

 

[Roadworthy]

Hi, and welcome to TBN. Pay attention to the tractor weight. Two tractors of the same horsepower may have a wide difference in weight. Some tractors are heavier duty than others of the same power.

 

[Mrsig]

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