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warcat · 01-31-2008, 10:36 PM

xlr82v2, you're making alot of sense. I really don't know how much actual "seat time" I'll be getting on ANY tractor. I live 1.5 hours away from my ranch and between work, the family, the inlaws, fishing, and doing chores around my house, I only make it out there about 1-2 times a month on average. The home on the ranch belonged to my father, and hero, up until his unexpected passing in November of 2002. I miss that man everday of my life. It is a nice home, but my wife will not go there with me on overnight trips because it has no running water at this time. She won't let my kids spend the night either. It is fully plumbed for water, and was working perfectly when my dad lived there, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it back running again...The pump works fine and supplies water to the water troughs (known as canogas where I come from) and systern, but I can't figure how in the world it gets to the house. Maybe I'm just an idiot.

Anyway, back on topic..I'd like to be able to take my family over there to spend around a week at least twice a year (on top of my normal trips). If I can get that going, I know most of my week will have some tractor fun (aka work to the wife) each day.

The ranch is a little over 260 acres with about 60 acres on 4 fields- 10 acres of which I'd plant for deer season. My father planted hay grazer himself each year, but paid to have it baled. Without any cows of my own right now, I can't see myself doing that for a good while. But it is a possibility down the road. The last tractor my Dad owned was a ~70's-80's model 75 hp International.

The last thing I want to happen is to buy the tractor and not use it. This is already happening with the boat I bought a few years ago. It gets under 6 trips a year, and the wifey doesn't like that. But this year my oldest son will be 6 and he's ready to fish, so hopefully the boat use will go up.

Well, I went off topic again... Anyway, I agree that a 3525 will do the job I need it to do right now, but I think the 5525 will cover me if I "become my dad" a few years down the road.

01-31-2008, 10:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
warcat New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 22	Re: Help me decide which Mahindra xlr82v2, you're making alot of sense. I really don't know how much actual "seat time" I'll be getting on ANY tractor. I live 1.5 hours away from my ranch and between work, the family, the inlaws, fishing, and doing chores around my house, I only make it out there about 1-2 times a month on average. The home on the ranch belonged to my father, and hero, up until his unexpected passing in November of 2002. I miss that man everday of my life. It is a nice home, but my wife will not go there with me on overnight trips because it has no running water at this time. She won't let my kids spend the night either. It is fully plumbed for water, and was working perfectly when my dad lived there, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to get it back running again...The pump works fine and supplies water to the water troughs (known as canogas where I come from) and systern, but I can't figure how in the world it gets to the house. Maybe I'm just an idiot. Anyway, back on topic..I'd like to be able to take my family over there to spend around a week at least twice a year (on top of my normal trips). If I can get that going, I know most of my week will have some tractor fun (aka work to the wife) each day. The ranch is a little over 260 acres with about 60 acres on 4 fields- 10 acres of which I'd plant for deer season. My father planted hay grazer himself each year, but paid to have it baled. Without any cows of my own right now, I can't see myself doing that for a good while. But it is a possibility down the road. The last tractor my Dad owned was a ~70's-80's model 75 hp International. The last thing I want to happen is to buy the tractor and not use it. This is already happening with the boat I bought a few years ago. It gets under 6 trips a year, and the wifey doesn't like that. But this year my oldest son will be 6 and he's ready to fish, so hopefully the boat use will go up. Well, I went off topic again... Anyway, I agree that a 3525 will do the job I need it to do right now, but I think the 5525 will cover me if I "become my dad" a few years down the road.