Soundguy
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- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
OK... I'm a city boy, but my wife isn't... but I'm handy with the tools.
We are searching for an acreage to have a few horses. I know, they are lots of work... We are looking for 5-10 acres and some have told me... I need a tractor, to do some work around the place... mowing, manure spreading, hay moving, snow plowing, drive maintenance and maybe gardening. One of my friends says... a Ford 8N... another friend says a 4X4 utility... personally I like the vintage tractor idea.
I was thinking about something under $5K, with a 3 point hitch, wide front and no live PTO... any suggestions/opinions from the readers?
edit what you said to live hyds, and live pto if possible, then forget the 9-2-8n, and step up to a NAA, ore preferably ( live pto ) a 660, 661, 860 or 861. more tractor.. more options.. newer.. just as sturdy.
the NAA + has live hyds.. the *6* models have live pto.
an 860 costs about the same as a good 8n.. and is literally 2x the tractor.
soundguy