argeaux
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- Joined
- Jan 21, 2009
- Messages
- 31
- Location
- Central Arkansas
- Tractor
- Researching my first purchase (thinking of a B3200)
Please pardon me if this is a real newbie question, but I can use everyones' advice. I've got about 12 acres of land. Right now I'm not doing much with it but am planning on doing a little farming; a little bit of everything. It's mostly pasture with rolling hills. There's also a spring on the property (that I eventually want to try to re-route). I've been killing a little John Deer riding lawnmower mowing the pastures. The amount of land seems to be in between a riding mower and a tractor, but I also have a pond that needs to be dredged and at some point I want to do some earth moving to make a foundation for another structure on the property, so I'm looking for an all-around tractor that I can pick up that would hold its resell value, be common and reliable and have a lot of aftermarket parts/options and repair availability. I know virtually nothing about tractors, but I go to a lot of auctions where I see them being sold. I'm hoping to learn more and be able to recognize a good deal and at some point "if the price is right" pick something up. I don't mind spending for more than I need if it means I can recoup my money if I get a good deal.
For example, there's an auction coming up for a John Deere 5410 with a front loader with under 2500 hours on it (looks to be in very good shape with a cabin). What kind of price can you imagine something like that going for? And at what price point is it an incredible deal? Or is it even a good tractor? It's probably overkill for my application, but if I could get something like that cheap enough, I'd rather have more horsepower than I need, but again, I am just learning and scoping out the notion of picking up a tractor. Any advice is most appreciated.
For example, there's an auction coming up for a John Deere 5410 with a front loader with under 2500 hours on it (looks to be in very good shape with a cabin). What kind of price can you imagine something like that going for? And at what price point is it an incredible deal? Or is it even a good tractor? It's probably overkill for my application, but if I could get something like that cheap enough, I'd rather have more horsepower than I need, but again, I am just learning and scoping out the notion of picking up a tractor. Any advice is most appreciated.