Thread: Buying dilemma
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Old 07-05-2009, 12:09 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Buying dilemma

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Originally Posted by whistlepig View Post
I had a Massey 135 diesel for thirty years. It ran like new when I sold it two years ago. Awesome tractor. I would stay with the big three. John Deere, New Holland, or Kubota. Maybe a few dollars more but well worth the peace of mind. Some talk of "stouter" tractors. Tractors with more weight. Weight isn't everything. My Kubota is 1,000 pounds lighter than my old 135. My Kubota will do what the 135 did in a day and then some. And with a whole lot less wear and tear on me at the end of the day.
I agree, I would go with one of the big Three. The Case IH is simply the New Holland without the availabilty of Supersteer and a different color.
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