Tractor budget started at $_____, now at $_____.

[glalonde]

$2000 (or 2300 with tax) - That's CDN dollars though.

Hummmm, someone's selling 170 acres down the road.

 

[Rick Jay]

O.K....I think I might have everyone beat here, but if not, I'm certainly in the top 2! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I have about $30,000 invested in the Kubota and a whole slew of implements on 2/3 acre! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Let's see...invert the fraction...then multiply...that comes out somewhere around $45000 per acre! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Yuck....and that doesn't include the 3 years interest on the loan OR the $3,000 I have in my lawn tractor. I don't think I like this calculation at all. And it doesn't look much better if I divide by hours of operation, as I only have about 80 hours in 3 years.

I think I would prefer to say that I have 45 hp/acre. I can at least say that with a Tim Taylor grunt. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

And yet....I'd do it all over again...only maybe with an L30 series. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

~Rick

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I guess its like any hobby or such. There are some things you could never cost justify...you just gotta have em. I think thats what drives America.
You could compare almost any hobby/sport.

New fishing boat with all the trimmings costs about $25000. How many pounds of fresh fish fillets would it take before you came out cheaper having your own boat??? What are the true costs of those fresh fillets? When I used to sell sporting related stuff, the guys who spent the most were the one's who needed a spousal avoidance unit (barn) the most....Kyle

 

[dieselsmoke1]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( As for the Vette. It has always been my favorite year too. I wanted one since they were new. Only took me about 38 years to get it. It may be just slightly altered from original. See attached pic. )</font>

SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[GregJ]

Rick,
Good to see you and your sense of humor back on line. Hope all continues to go well.

Greg

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Not on the low end, not on the high end, just right about the middle at $720.

Steve

 

[slowrev]

Re: Tractor budget started at $_____, now at $____

I am at about 200.00 per acre. this is by buying good used American built tractor.

 

[EastTexFrank]

Thank you guys, or at least some of you, you have really cheered me up. Right now I'm at $1700/acre and I thought that was pretty bad and it's fixin" to get worse ... PHD for Christmas, pole barn for tractor and implements next year and backhoe on the horizon. At least now I can say, "But honey, I'm not the worst!!!!!" Thanks, thanks, thanks ....

 

[JohnS]

$183 per acre, Tractor, fel, hoe, rotary cutter, box blade, and spare parts divided by 60 acres.

 

[Alan L.]

About $1000 an acre.