Hello. New to the forum. Really appreciate the great info here.
I am hoping for a bit of advice. I am in the market for a tractor.
I am looking for a used unit in the $25k-ish or less range. I don't care if it is an older unit, but would like something with low hours so I am not having to spend $$ to keep it going.
We are buying 11 acres and I need a tractor to take care of the property and to do light farming work. Initially I will need to disc/ harrow, then plant, and later mow the acreage. Also misc farm activities- remove old fence, build new fence, grade driveways, move snow, maintain manure, etc. In the future, I may want to hay the property and would like the ability to run a rake and square baler.
I am thinking a 4x4 tractor in the 60-80hp range with a loader on it.
Growing up on a hay farm, we had Ford tractors- 6600 2wd, 8600 2wd, and TW15 4wd. We had great luck with all these machines. I am thinking something in the size of our old 6600 would be a good fit for our new property- not too big to be useful for misc tasks, but big enough to have some muscle and run a baler in the future.
Any advice on brands to consider, models, and year ranges would be great.
There are a couple of 5000 series JD tractors (5210, 5420) for sale locally that look interesting, but had read a few posts by folks that weren't too happy with the 5k series and recommended going with older units... Also a NH Workmaster 55 local. A little smaller in the HP range, but in the ballpark...
At any rate, any advice would be amazing. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!
I am hoping for a bit of advice. I am in the market for a tractor.
I am looking for a used unit in the $25k-ish or less range. I don't care if it is an older unit, but would like something with low hours so I am not having to spend $$ to keep it going.
We are buying 11 acres and I need a tractor to take care of the property and to do light farming work. Initially I will need to disc/ harrow, then plant, and later mow the acreage. Also misc farm activities- remove old fence, build new fence, grade driveways, move snow, maintain manure, etc. In the future, I may want to hay the property and would like the ability to run a rake and square baler.
I am thinking a 4x4 tractor in the 60-80hp range with a loader on it.
Growing up on a hay farm, we had Ford tractors- 6600 2wd, 8600 2wd, and TW15 4wd. We had great luck with all these machines. I am thinking something in the size of our old 6600 would be a good fit for our new property- not too big to be useful for misc tasks, but big enough to have some muscle and run a baler in the future.
Any advice on brands to consider, models, and year ranges would be great.
There are a couple of 5000 series JD tractors (5210, 5420) for sale locally that look interesting, but had read a few posts by folks that weren't too happy with the 5k series and recommended going with older units... Also a NH Workmaster 55 local. A little smaller in the HP range, but in the ballpark...
At any rate, any advice would be amazing. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!
