Trying to find a post

[madhouse]

A few months back there was a response to a post where someone broke down the "price" of a tractor. Something along the line of take the price you paid for the tractor + 50% of that price in implements + 100% of that price in a shed to store the tractor and implements, +...

I would appreciate help in finding this, or similar posts. It may have been in a post on how/where to store implements. It may also have been in a post of determining the operating cost of a tractor.

Thanks in advance.

Madhouse.

 

[Parkanzky]

I think it was in this thread:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...does-cost-per.html?highlight=barn#post3992930

 

[madhouse]

I found it!

I wish I was smart enough to know how to transfer the actual post... but I will have to resort to cut and paste:

From 1026mrg on 12-09-2014 post #23 in "Where do you store your attachments" originally posted on 12-07-2014

"There should be a "Primer of Tractor Wisdom and Reality" somewhere. First rule is to dispel the notion that a tractor is a vehicle. It is really a mobile power plant from which one can operate a variety of tools. Second rule is that you must take the price of the tractor and double it to get the initial, estimated investment in both tractor and attachments. Third rule is to take the cost & size of the original investment in barn/shed etc. and place a 50% multiplier on that to account for the additional storage of said attachments. Fourth rule is to keep spousal communications limited to the initial cost of tractor only until it is wise or inevitable to disclose follow on rules. Fifth rule is to reveal rules 2 and 3 to spouse/family only after initial investment is granted and executed. Sixth rule is to beg for forgiveness about being ignorant of Rules 2 and 3 until it was too late."

To this I say AMEN! I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on building/buying storage for my implements and a trailer to transport everything.

 

[Poopdeck Pappy]

That post by 1026mrg is pure genius. Love it. Thanks for finding it.

I found it!

I wish I was smart enough to know how to transfer the actual post... but I will have to resort to cut and paste:

From 1026mrg on 12-09-2014 post #23 in "Where do you store your attachments" originally posted on 12-07-2014

"There should be a "Primer of Tractor Wisdom and Reality" somewhere. First rule is to dispel the notion that a tractor is a vehicle. It is really a mobile power plant from which one can operate a variety of tools. Second rule is that you must take the price of the tractor and double it to get the initial, estimated investment in both tractor and attachments. Third rule is to take the cost & size of the original investment in barn/shed etc. and place a 50% multiplier on that to account for the additional storage of said attachments. Fourth rule is to keep spousal communications limited to the initial cost of tractor only until it is wise or inevitable to disclose follow on rules. Fifth rule is to reveal rules 2 and 3 to spouse/family only after initial investment is granted and executed. Sixth rule is to beg for forgiveness about being ignorant of Rules 2 and 3 until it was too late."

To this I say AMEN! I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on building/buying storage for my implements and a trailer to transport everything.