Cherokee140
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2013
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- Kingsville MO
- Tractor
- John Deere 650, Ford 8n, John Deere Model 70 Kubota BX25D
Look and see if there is a farm show coming up near you....I am in the same boat as you are and that show was a great place to see EVERY POSSIBLE MACHINE within walking distance from each other.
I would also say look at what you currently do, then look at what you want to do....then what you would like to do. Then start looking at sizes. For me the want and would like are pretty close together, and the same machine can really do both just a little slower then a large machine. Everyone and I do mean EVERYONE wants to up sell you in this market....reminds me of the motorcycle market.....you really don't need a 1200cc motorcycle to ride on the highway, I rode a 225 across this state, and there are books by a female that rode one across Africa, and then rode from Alaska to the very tip of south America....all on a Yamaha XT225 (Books called Lois on the loose if you are interested and they are good books) point being that you really don't need a big machine to do a lot of things....a small machine correctly run and projects planned can make do with less.
Yes I know some things you HAVE to have that big machine....round bails and such....but I have yet to find anything on my 13ac that is a mixture of fields, woods, and pretty swampy with some steep hills that my little JD650 would not do. I really have a problem seeing how people with 4ac need a 40hp tractor.
I would also say look at what you currently do, then look at what you want to do....then what you would like to do. Then start looking at sizes. For me the want and would like are pretty close together, and the same machine can really do both just a little slower then a large machine. Everyone and I do mean EVERYONE wants to up sell you in this market....reminds me of the motorcycle market.....you really don't need a 1200cc motorcycle to ride on the highway, I rode a 225 across this state, and there are books by a female that rode one across Africa, and then rode from Alaska to the very tip of south America....all on a Yamaha XT225 (Books called Lois on the loose if you are interested and they are good books) point being that you really don't need a big machine to do a lot of things....a small machine correctly run and projects planned can make do with less.
Yes I know some things you HAVE to have that big machine....round bails and such....but I have yet to find anything on my 13ac that is a mixture of fields, woods, and pretty swampy with some steep hills that my little JD650 would not do. I really have a problem seeing how people with 4ac need a 40hp tractor.