tmac196
Silver Member
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2010
- Messages
- 163
- Location
- Temperance, MI
- Tractor
- 1951 Ford 8N, 1965 Ford 2000, Grasshopper 325D, JD 5065M
Hello all,
I am looking t o move out of the burbs and purchase 15-20 acres where I can keep my horses and learn to raise my own hay. I have recently become enamored with the Farmall Letter series tractors. I like the old iron, I guess.
I am contemplating purchasing one of these tractors for general farm use and, of course, for fun. Duties would include land clearing (light brush and small saplings - the property has been overgrown for 15 years now - old cow pasture - the land is flat and relatively sandy soil), finish mowing, hay cutting and raking and perhaps general grounds maintenance (snow removal, riding arena dragging), plowing and discing the hay fields, etc.
I need advice on whether this is feasible with these old tractors and, if so, what should I look for in this class of old tractors to define if a given tractor is worth the price. What should a buyer look for to differentiate a good tractor from a bad one?
Thanks in advance. I also posted this on the Case-IH forum, but I thought this looked like a good place for advice, too.
tmac
I am looking t o move out of the burbs and purchase 15-20 acres where I can keep my horses and learn to raise my own hay. I have recently become enamored with the Farmall Letter series tractors. I like the old iron, I guess.
I am contemplating purchasing one of these tractors for general farm use and, of course, for fun. Duties would include land clearing (light brush and small saplings - the property has been overgrown for 15 years now - old cow pasture - the land is flat and relatively sandy soil), finish mowing, hay cutting and raking and perhaps general grounds maintenance (snow removal, riding arena dragging), plowing and discing the hay fields, etc.
I need advice on whether this is feasible with these old tractors and, if so, what should I look for in this class of old tractors to define if a given tractor is worth the price. What should a buyer look for to differentiate a good tractor from a bad one?
Thanks in advance. I also posted this on the Case-IH forum, but I thought this looked like a good place for advice, too.
tmac