Tractors are getting more costly every year

[CalG]

My first tractor (Fordson E27n) cost me $200 cash. Brand new rear tires, but needed the main bearings re-babbited. (Mowing hills with only splash lube is a devils mix)

The second tractor (Bolens HT, with a 54 inch mowing deck and snow blower) I traded for a Honda trail 90 that I had bought for $80

The third tractor, B7200 came along with a snow blower that I wanted , all for $2K

The forth tractor (Hurlimann Prince 435) was bought from a dealer for $6500, but I asked the fellow throw in a Cat 1 tool bar and a new seat!.

The fifth tractor, is a B2601, that was a private sale at $12,500. Less than 200 hours, with FEL and a rear snow blower, wheel chains and spacers. The fellow delivered it to the house.

All of them are in good shape and I use them all the time/

Now I hear the dollar is losing value. With this prgression, I can't imagine what the next tractor is gonna cost!

 

[grsthegreat]

Not just tractors. I stopped at a food truck today. A single burger without cheese or fries, $11. $4.5 for fries, and $4 for can soda.

Dont think so.

Walked over to taco truck. They wanted $15 for 3 tacos.

Dont think so

Went to Red Robin, ate in air cond restaurant and had full meal for way less money. And alot better food.

Was going to hit buffalo wild wings for their lunch specials for about $10 which include drinks, but was on opposite side of town.

What happened to cheep food trucks

 

[CalG]

Not just tractors. I stopped at a food truck today. A single burger without cheese or fries, $11. $4.5 for fries, and $4 for can soda.

Dont think so.

Walked over to taco truck. They wanted $15 for 3 tacos.

Dont think so

Went to Red Robin, ate in air cond restaurant and had full meal for way less money. And alot better food.

Was going to hit buffalo wild wings for their lunch specials for about $10 which include drinks, but was on opposite side of town.

What happened to cheep food trucks

I can't recall the last time I "ate out".

Though there was catering at my young son's wedding a couple of weeks ago.

 

[4570Man]

Not just tractors. I stopped at a food truck today. A single burger without cheese or fries, $11. $4.5 for fries, and $4 for can soda.

Dont think so.

Walked over to taco truck. They wanted $15 for 3 tacos.

Dont think so

Went to Red Robin, ate in air cond restaurant and had full meal for way less money. And alot better food.

Was going to hit buffalo wild wings for their lunch specials for about $10 which include drinks, but was on opposite side of town.

What happened to cheep food trucks

I don’t do food trucks pretty much ever. I’m already working outside, I want an air conditioned lunch with a bathroom and like you said they’re a ripoff. Fast food in general is a ripoff. This was my lunch check at a sit down restaurant. I couldn’t eat McDonald’s or Taco Bell for less. I always pay extra for the grilled chicken because I hate the boiled chicken and I usually drink water because I think $2.85 is a ripoff too.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Somehow people keep paying the prices, otherwise they would not continue to increase.

We eat out about 3x per month. Nothing fancy.

I cook A LOT.

Our total food bill for three, including eating out, is about $475/mo

 

[sd455dan]

Pretty much have given up on buying a new tractor, but I just bought a spare of the same model Rhino for parts, and with the Schulte 84" snowblower included almost makes the tractor free. No emission BS either. Figuring 3.2K spent - Blower has to be worth at least $1500, new spare starter and $400 worth of new HD Les Schwab batteries. Feel like at worst have $1100 into the New to me tractor.



edit: Got the tractor, 84" Schulte snow blower, field drag, forks, and spare parts home tonight.

I have twins!

So much for parts, going to just fix up the new twin and then if one breaks I can just use the other until I can find what I need to fix the broken one. Probably convert the Fast attach bucket to bob tach / Skidsteer, mounts as well like I did the original, the new to me unit engine data tag says 7 years newer so a 2000 year model.

ps. Would have had them home earlier but was lifting the spring harrow off of the trailer deck and blew an old FEL lift hydraulic hose on the left side of the Ford TLB- the split line shot about 3 gallons of fluid in just a few seconds -actually landed on the backhoe as well I got covered.

Luckily had a new spare line that I neglected to change months ago... DOH

 

[Tinhack]

It's just the cost of doing business is what I'm told. I don't know why the doctor's office charges over $400 for a two hour infusion. That doesn't count the cost of the medicine. It takes the APRN about 3 minutes to set it up. I lounge there for two hours. I might get a soda and a snack. I understand the retail price of the medicine is around $2500 for a couple of ccs mixed with 100ml of salt water.

 

[ptsg]

My tractor costs now €7500 more than it did when I bought it in 2017. Indeed prices have been going up.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I must have gotten a bad deal on mine...

The price now, is what it was three years ago.

About $30k

 

[Hay Dude]

There’s NO WAY wages are keeping up with prices.
Only way manufacturers are selling is through more gimmicks, like “0 percent financing” or 7-10 year loan terms, leasing, etc.
Tractors aside, Look at housing in most parts of the US. Young people are having trouble buying a shoebox home now.
A 3/4 ton crew cab truck is $85,000. Heavy duty Trailers are $15,000.
I’ll be OK as I can probably keep cobbling my stuff together, but I have no idea how a young man can start a business today without outside capital.