TXHF
Silver Member
Hey all. TXHF here... That means Texas Hobby Farmer btw. In all the motorcycle/truck forums, people start a build thread for their machines, so I thought I'd start one here and consolidate everything about my tractor here. I joined this forum to gain knowledge after ordering my new 2017 Mahindra 2538 TLB. I'd done a ton of research, watched countless videos and visited dealers to test these machines before settling on the 2538.
Background: I grew up in rural Maine on a farm that our family of 9 sustained themselves on. Acres of garden and lots of animals. My Dad passed away when I was 10. By then, only three kids were left home and we couldn't sustain the farm. Mom sold off a lot of acreage and all the equipment, met a tradesman and remarried so Farming was done. The last time I drove a tractor was at 10 yrs old. I never dreamed I'd be on 27 acres in Texas and owning my own tractor. I guess, you often return to your roots, right? Well, I've made a career in Information Technology and work with servers, systems and email. I won't bore you with the details. We bought this property because the new home I bought oustide of Austin just doesn't suit us. The house is awesome but there's no room to do anything. We feel like the unfortunate person in the middle seat on an airplane with two very large people on either side of us... The land came up for sale, the price was more than OK so we decided it would be our retirement home. We've offered out three adult kids each two acres to build on. One absolutely will, the other two, not so sure... It's there if they want it.
Going forward, I plan to keep my timeline running here. Maybe it will inspire others who are considering it to make this jump. Maybe.... it will scare you away. Either way, I'll take all your comments, good or bad, and learn as I go. A lot has changed in the 42 years since I last farmed.
And thank you, all of you, for your contributions to this forum. I joined on June 19th and 90% of my questions have been answered with searches that turn up all the wisdom shared on this site. I appreciate each of you who take the time to document your experiences on both what you should and should not do. It helps a lot so please keep posting!
Background: I grew up in rural Maine on a farm that our family of 9 sustained themselves on. Acres of garden and lots of animals. My Dad passed away when I was 10. By then, only three kids were left home and we couldn't sustain the farm. Mom sold off a lot of acreage and all the equipment, met a tradesman and remarried so Farming was done. The last time I drove a tractor was at 10 yrs old. I never dreamed I'd be on 27 acres in Texas and owning my own tractor. I guess, you often return to your roots, right? Well, I've made a career in Information Technology and work with servers, systems and email. I won't bore you with the details. We bought this property because the new home I bought oustide of Austin just doesn't suit us. The house is awesome but there's no room to do anything. We feel like the unfortunate person in the middle seat on an airplane with two very large people on either side of us... The land came up for sale, the price was more than OK so we decided it would be our retirement home. We've offered out three adult kids each two acres to build on. One absolutely will, the other two, not so sure... It's there if they want it.
Going forward, I plan to keep my timeline running here. Maybe it will inspire others who are considering it to make this jump. Maybe.... it will scare you away. Either way, I'll take all your comments, good or bad, and learn as I go. A lot has changed in the 42 years since I last farmed.
And thank you, all of you, for your contributions to this forum. I joined on June 19th and 90% of my questions have been answered with searches that turn up all the wisdom shared on this site. I appreciate each of you who take the time to document your experiences on both what you should and should not do. It helps a lot so please keep posting!