Buying Advice Newbie looking for serious assistance

[sccadriver]

Ok......I appreciate the good advice. For some reason, CalG thinks: "Hire the work out, You don't seem to be calm enough to actually use a tractor, or own one" , Not sure where that came from and frankly don't understand the negativity on here. I've built a number of homes and have held a GC license for many years. The majority of my experience lately has been reconstruction. I am probably more aware of the challenges than some think, although I have always subbed out most of the work. I may in fact do that on this build. I was honestly looking for advice and comparisons of the models I listed, not a critique of my experience and a analysis of my personality. While I appreciate it, I think I probably am on the wrong site.

 

[jeff9366]

You do not PARAGRAPH, despite prompting.

You opened two threads on the same topic. Not done.

We tolerate these indiscretions.

You need thick skin to participate on web forums.

I thought CalG out-of-line too, but that is the internet.

 

[oosik]

Well - you have come to this forum and asked for serious assistance. I'm not here critiquing your experience - you indicate in your first post - "this is my first tractor". You DO NOT have the experience to successfully complete those projects I listed in the first paragraph of my post - fact.

Do as you wish - - its your time and your money. Good luck.

 

[Coyote machine]

Ok......I appreciate the good advice. For some reason, CalG thinks: "Hire the work out, You don't seem to be calm enough to actually use a tractor, or own one" , Not sure where that came from and frankly don't understand the negativity on here. I've built a number of homes and have held a GC license for many years. The majority of my experience lately has been reconstruction. I am probably more aware of the challenges than some think, although I have always subbed out most of the work. I may in fact do that on this build. I was honestly looking for advice and comparisons of the models I listed, not a critique of my experience and a analysis of my personality. While I appreciate it, I think I probably am on the wrong site.

For future reference on this or any other site, I'll illustrate paragraph structure and error corrections so you might get what you seek - members of a site reading your posts without having to make sense of long-winded single paragraphs, which are a chore to wade through.

I appreciate the good advice.

For some reason, CalG thinks: "Hire the work out, You don't seem to be calm enough to actually use a tractor, or own one" Not sure where that came from; and frankly don't understand the negativity on here.

I've built a number of homes and have held a GC license for many years. The majority of my experience lately has been reconstruction. I am probably more aware of the challenges than some think, although I have always subbed out most of the work. I may in fact do that on this build.

I was honestly looking for advice and comparisons of the models I listed, not a critique of my experience and a analysis of my personality.

While I appreciate it, I think I probably am on the wrong site.

^^^^^ Which is easier to read/comprehend? You decide.
Double posting is not really cool. Pick a forum and post once.
You need to answer people's posts that come back to you - to clarify things so you can get the advice you seek.

If you address what exactly you can afford, what your long term thinking is, and if you have good dealerships near you if buying new, or an area that has lots of used but not beat up equipment for somewhat reasonable pricing, that all helps us help you.

Questions?:confused3:

 

[atsah]

Ok......I appreciate the good advice. For some reason, CalG thinks: "Hire the work out, You don't seem to be calm enough to actually use a tractor, or own one" , Not sure where that came from and frankly don't understand the negativity on here. I've built a number of homes and have held a GC license for many years. The majority of my experience lately has been reconstruction. I am probably more aware of the challenges than some think, although I have always subbed out most of the work. I may in fact do that on this build. I was honestly looking for advice and comparisons of the models I listed, not a critique of my experience and a analysis of my personality. While I appreciate it, I think I probably am on the wrong site.

"For some reason, CalG thinks: "Hire the work out, You don't seem to be calm enough to actually use a tractor, or own one"..

I have no idea where that came from either but just ignore it..

In your opening post you stated what you wanted to do and said this is your first tractor, many new members come here with the first words, "this will be my first tractor", we have no idea of your prior GC experience before this post and because you have been a GC in the past does not mean you can do the things you outlined with a tractor that you never used before.. You may have no talent at all with a tractor, some do, some don't.

You specify some jobs you need to do that take some skill, when your talking grades etc. I have been using tractors for 40 years and I wouldn't attempt some of the tasks you have outlined, you may be better at it then me, who knows.

This is the internet, there are people here that know a lot of things about a lot of things, if you stick around I'm sure you will benefit from them as most do..

 

[CMV]

Might be a little smallish, but you sound like time to get the work isn't critical....have you checked out something like an LS MT125? For a small tractor with a backhoe, very affordable. Lots of guys in the LS forum getting great projects done with them. Not a JD 310 or Case 580 by any stretch - definitely little bites.... Would do a lot of your listed tasks, much larger needed for some.

 

[RandyinTN]

Tough crowd here. Hope I don't piss any of you off in the future with my basic knowledge of questions, lol

 

[4570Man]

Tough crowd here. Hope I don't piss any of you off in the future with my basic knowledge of questions, lol

The op wanted reassurance on his idea which he didn’t get. He did get good advice even if he doesn’t like it. Besides it’s a free online forum. Take it for what it’s worth.