Your Tractor's Age????

[ThistleKop]

"Should give everyone a good feeling if they've bought a late model, quality tractor!!! They've got a lot of years of use ahead of them."

I have an Allis 175 built in 1975. A large frame 63 hp tractor, does everything I ask it to. I'm not sure the new models will have the life span of the vintage models.

TK

 

[Marcussen]

Most used until June was a 1948 8N ford used to grade my driveway and mow my 15 acres plus both my daughters places (5 and 8 acres). I have had it for 17 years. My new 2006 kubota L2800 HST will take over the lead for most used in the future.

 

[ovrszd]

"Should give everyone a good feeling if they've bought a late model, quality tractor!!! They've got a lot of years of use ahead of them."

I have an Allis 175 built in 1975. A large frame 63 hp tractor, does everything I ask it to. I'm not sure the new models will have the life span of the vintage models.

TK

I should have used capitalization for emphasis, I used the word "quality" in that statement. I think if you buy a quality machine today it will still be serving you thirty years from now.

But I also think that tractors will tend to be kept by the same owner shorter periods of time in the future because of technology advancements. Tractors, just like everything else humans fabricate, will become obsolete quicker as technology advances. The first twenty years of your AC175's life there was very little technological advancement in tractors. Probaby the most significant was better cab design. Otherwise, they stayed about the same. In the last few years technology has stepped in and changed the drive systems by adding computers as well as many other modernizations which have dated your tractor significantly. Don't get me wrong here, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with your tractor. I'm just saying the a 60HP tractor of today has a lot of improvements over the same size tractor built in 1975. I enjoy watching these changes. I also wonder when I see a new design leap, why it took us so long to get it!!!

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Ovrszd,
Most used 1986 MF 1040 FWD diesel.

Also 1942 Farmall A and 1949 Farmall Super A

 

[Zenith]

Just purchased yesterday. 1989 Kubota B6200HST-D with FEL, tiller and belly mower. 540 hrs on working meter.

 

[BTDT]

Propane powered M is 49-52 model. H is about the same. Newest is the Ford 1300 which is a 2 cyl diesel, 83 model bought new for 5500.00 Engine has about 30 hrs on rebuild.

 

[RobJ]

1999 L2500 Kubota with about 1300 hours
Owned for about 14 months
put on about 50 hours at the weekend place
Paid $5000 for it and a TSC 4' BH and a 5' Woods fm. All bought new with the tractor. It's previous home was for a lawn company mostly mowing a 20-acre park.

 

[ToadHill]

1948 8N. It has now been retired to pulling a trailer with the grandchildren in it for rides in the woods.

 

[CDsdad]

2006 Massey Ferguson 1533. Huntin' a 135 though.

 

[mlauk]

Most used 1975 JD 4230
also have a 1968 MF 2135