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[ovrszd]

Only knowing what I am reading in this thread..... I'm now with your friend. I don't think you should buy a tractor either. Use what you have access to until you are financially stable enough to afford a new tractor. Right now I think it is going to take every penny you can scrounge to pay the cost of property ownership. Get your property bought and get financially stable with the additional costs that are going to come with that. Then look at expanding your financial responsibilities with the addition of a tractor. By then you may realize you need other things a lot more.

It's common to see tractors for sale with less than 100 hours on them. Reading between the lines you can see the owner is overextended and needs out from under the payment. If you get yourself in that position you will also have your property financially upside down and risk losing both.

Slow down and do the property purchase first.

 

[RFB]

Only knowing what I am reading in this thread..... I'm now with your friend. I don't think you should buy a tractor either. Use what you have access to until you are financially stable enough to afford a new tractor. Right now I think it is going to take every penny you can scrounge to pay the cost of property ownership. Get your property bought and get financially stable with the additional costs that are going to come with that. Then look at expanding your financial responsibilities with the addition of a tractor. By then you may realize you need other things a lot more.

It's common to see tractors for sale with less than 100 hours on them. Reading between the lines you can see the owner is overextended and needs out from under the payment. If you get yourself in that position you will also have your property financially upside down and risk losing both.

Slow down and do the property purchase first.

Do the above.

This is called wisdom. Cannot buy it; it must be earned from life lived, or received as a gift from someone who has.

 

[ovrszd]

Do the above.

This is called wisdom. Cannot buy it; it must be earned from life lived, or received as a gift from someone who has.

And usually comes from mistakes made.

 

[foreman Etexas]

And usually comes from mistakes made.

I hear that! Great advise you gave...

 

[ovrszd]

Remember when we were young and thought we could do it ALL,,,, TODAY!!!! The old Bull, young Bull story...

 

[Bluegill2]

Well said Richard!

When in my early 20s' I was in debt up to my eye balls! Decided I didn't like that and by age 29 was debt free. Been Debt free ever since, except for a couple small amounts. When I want something I save up and pay cash...

 

[diesel lover]

Well said Richard!

When izn my early 20s' I was in debt up to my eye balls! Decided I didn't like that and by age 29 was debt free. Been Debt free ever since, except for a couple small amounts. When I want something I save up and pay cash...

I agree with every single one of you. Instead of getting a new piece of equipment in a year or two, it will be 5 years or more.
I'm going to use my Massey MF 25 as much as I can. Implements are cheaper than a new tractor ..... I may pay cash for a new flail mower (not something I would usually buy used), 3point pallet forks, maybe a box blade!!!! Implements are way cheaper. Buying category one implements will allow me to use them on a rental tractor or friends tractor if something happens to mine and its down!!!

Right now its the tractor and the wheel weights a box blade that needs some welding that I can do and a finishing mower that needs welded up.

The poor tractor has a bad fuel leak seeping from the rotary fuel injection pump. I plan to repair that with friends help. As soon as the fuel leak happened on this 60 year old tractor my dad said "I don't want it" he was really mad wanted nothing to do with it. He knows I fix semi trucks every single day of the week so he is okay with me fixing it and using it around my future home.

On the BEST note of all I just got PReapproved for 150,000$ !!!!! We are looking In the 90 to 125,000 range with 5 acres plus or minus and a two car garage at least. Some have garages and pole barns!

 

[diesel lover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XIORB_qUp8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwesdqCBgZU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The MF 25 itself! Its in great shape! Hard to find parts for tractor but the Perkin engine I can find parts for! Plan to repair and use it. 8 speeds forward and 2 reverse.

Instead of counting my chickens before they hatch I will look at used tractors AFTER I buy my home and land.

Even old worn out kubotas could help me out in two years! An old worn one will help me while I pay off my house. No problems

 

[ovrszd]

I was 50 before I bought a tractor that was anywhere near new. Then I paid cash.

I bought 20 acres, cleaned it up, built a new house on it and maintained it with a Farmall Super C and a worn out 800 Ford. The tires on my Kubota are worth twice what those tractors were worth.

 

[murphy1244]

I was 50 before I bought a tractor that was anywhere near new. Then I paid cash.

I bought 20 acres, cleaned it up, built a new house on it and maintained it with a Farmall Super C and a worn out 800 Ford. The tires on my Kubota are worth twice what those tractors were worth.

I was 48 when I bought my Kioti with cash.