Eagle Creek, Oregon

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Originally Posted by NWOutlawMX

Fischer's Mill was where I have been looking mostly, they seem to have all the equipment I'm in the market for and in the price range. Wasn't aware of Pape JD so I'll have to check them out.

Unfortunately I have to leave on the 4th of Jan and will be gone for a few months so will miss the AG show, but when I get back I'll have 4 months to get busy. I've seen people brush hog blackberries but wouldn't that just spread seeds? I had planned on cutting them off with my Stihl combi with brush attachment and shredding them to minimize spreading then spraying. Most of these are 6ft tall. A 6ft sickle bar won't work either because i've seen old barb wire in some areas. Labor intensive yes, but my whole purpose of the purchase was to give myself something to do in the off seasons.

Thanks

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Yeah, Fischer Mill has quite a few nice used tractors on the lot right now. They have a 4wd Mitsubishi but Im not entirely sure where you could get parts for that. They also have a couple Yanmar's although their 226 Yanmar is only 2wd, you would be better off with the 336D. Pape has a decent selection as well, however their prices are a little higher than Fischer mill. I am sure you will find a good deal on the right tractor, I have seen quite a few lately that are defiantly worth the asking price, and of course a few that are way more than they should be.

After some extensive searching of present and future uses I will be looking for something in the 60hp range and focusing on Massey Ferguson. They make a small round baler that only requires 50 at PTO. I'm 42 and 2 back surgeries so small squares are out, and I would want to keep the bale sizes small to somewhat have something small enough to fit in the back of a truck for hobby farms. I have to head back out to the open ocean for a couple months so am not in too much of a rush and fortunately we now have internet so I can watch what will be available when I return and my budget will be quite a bit larger. Right now Fischers has an MF1190 with a FEL that would work. A mitsubishi BD2J dozer is also on the list to start on the MX track and reroute the driveway back to the house.