Why I Need More Than 1 Tractor

[3BPercherons]

1 tractor and 2 draft horses. All the power I need.

 

[TripleR]

Well I have two. Can't decide whether to fix the 3 point on the 861 and put it out to my folks for work out there or to sell it and just use the 3038e for everything. If I sold the 861, I'd have more room for other things. Plus selling the 861 Icould maybe net enough to buy a set of pallet forks for the 3038e and a used trailer for hauling it around.

I don't think I could sell an 861; love those old Fords.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

1 tractor and 2 draft horses. All the power I need.

I've done the draft horse thing too. When my son was pulling the pallet around leveling things out I kept thinking how much neater it would be if he were driving a horse instead of a 4-wheeler.

I remember many an afternoon spent on the back of our old mustang dragging a harrow around the pasture to spread out the "fertilizer".

I finally went away from the horses because tractors don't eat hay when I'm not using them. It looks like I'm getting back into the horse thing this year, though. That's part of why we were cleaning out the corral. My daughter is doing 4-H this summer, and we're bringing a few horses back to the house so we can ride.

 

[techwrtr2]

I have two here now and really could use a 3rd. And a UTV. And money to pay for them all.

 

[wedge40]

Yesterday I learned I could use a second tractor. My ford 4000 PS went south, not sure when I'll get it working. I NEED a tractor to finish the prep work for the barn I want to build this summer. So I can work on the tractor when it breaks.

Wedge

 

[dcyrilc]

Yesterday I learned I could use a second tractor. My ford 4000 PS went south, not sure when I'll get it working. I NEED a tractor to finish the prep work for the barn I want to build this summer. So I can work on the tractor when it breaks.

Wedge

Here's the real question...which should come first? The tractor or the shop? lol

 

[wedge40]

Here's the real question...which should come first? The tractor or the shop? lol

Ya it is the classic "Catch 22" isn't it. It's funny till it happens to you.

Wedge

 

[3BPercherons]

I've done the draft horse thing too. When my son was pulling the pallet around leveling things out I kept thinking how much neater it would be if he were driving a horse instead of a 4-wheeler.

I remember many an afternoon spent on the back of our old mustang dragging a harrow around the pasture to spread out the "fertilizer".

I finally went away from the horses because tractors don't eat hay when I'm not using them. It looks like I'm getting back into the horse thing this year, though. That's part of why we were cleaning out the corral. My daughter is doing 4-H this summer, and we're bringing a few horses back to the house so we can ride.

I'm going the other direction - looking for more ways to use horses. I'm considering getting a team of shires to do more grunt work - my bride prefers to see the percherons in front of a pretty wagon

 

[dcyrilc]

Ya it is the classic "Catch 22" isn't it. It's funny till it happens to you.

Wedge

I built the barn 20+ years ago. Just got the tractor this last winter, used. Now it's in the barn so I can get it fixed up and use it. lol What I really need now though...are a third and forth barn (or a good 60x100 in the right place).

 

[Robert_in_NY]

My friend has a rule, one tractor per implement. only a few tractors actually have implements changed out on them and those are the spraying tractors which pull the carts during harvest. All the other tractors (30+) stay hooked to what they are meant to be hooked to. Its a good system but one that not all of us can afford

I need one more 2wd utility tractor to help out with haying and a FWA vineyard tractor to help out with the vineyard and orchard. Plus I need to reclaim my big tractor from the dealer then I will be set till I expand my farm. That would give me 6 tractors with 3pt hitches that are useable. It sure would be nice right about now