MountainMomma
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Hi! Looking for advice on a specific model number of a Deere tractor to buy.
So, we live in WV mountains on 40 acres. We致e been here for 7 years, so we have a pretty good idea of what we need a tractor for on our land. We have had a 1947 Ford 8N that has a PTO and three point hitch and has been a PITA to keep running. We farm goats (and chickens, but they don稚 need tractor work) and keep a couple of riding horses. We use square bales, which we purchase, so we don稚 move round bales around.
We are finally ready to buy a new (or used) tractor, and we壇 buy used if we new more about them, but we are thinking of buying new for the sake of the warranty and the service. The ONLY game in town is a Deere dealership. They are 1/2 hour away, and will service what they sell. The next nearest centers are an hour away over mountains and we don稚 have a flat bed trailer that we could use to haul there for repairs. So, it痴 new from the Deere dealership, or used and we are up the creek if it breaks. We are NOT mechanical.
We need a tractor for the following purposes:
1. MOSTLY mowing, which means bushwhacking, the fields (not mowing the back lawn, but knocking down tall grass with a bushwhacking attachment, one of which we own, though itç—´ pretty old). Our fields are HILLY. And, in spring, it can be pretty soggy ground in places.
2. We also seasonally drag some of our fields, spreading the horse manure around.
3. Occasionally, we move heavy loads様ike you壇 use a front loader forå‚*ut thatç—´ not a NEED. We might plow our drive if we had a front loader, but again, weæ±*e semi-retired and work from home, so don稚 NEED to get out in snow storms. I知 thinking we don稚 really need a front loader. We can稚 muck stalls with a tractor, the way weæ±*e set up. (And don稚 need to, with goats, anyways. Theyæ±*e a light load.)
SO: which model Deere is enough for these tasks and the most stable on hills? (I posted two pics of our farm below.)
So, we live in WV mountains on 40 acres. We致e been here for 7 years, so we have a pretty good idea of what we need a tractor for on our land. We have had a 1947 Ford 8N that has a PTO and three point hitch and has been a PITA to keep running. We farm goats (and chickens, but they don稚 need tractor work) and keep a couple of riding horses. We use square bales, which we purchase, so we don稚 move round bales around.
We are finally ready to buy a new (or used) tractor, and we壇 buy used if we new more about them, but we are thinking of buying new for the sake of the warranty and the service. The ONLY game in town is a Deere dealership. They are 1/2 hour away, and will service what they sell. The next nearest centers are an hour away over mountains and we don稚 have a flat bed trailer that we could use to haul there for repairs. So, it痴 new from the Deere dealership, or used and we are up the creek if it breaks. We are NOT mechanical.
We need a tractor for the following purposes:
1. MOSTLY mowing, which means bushwhacking, the fields (not mowing the back lawn, but knocking down tall grass with a bushwhacking attachment, one of which we own, though itç—´ pretty old). Our fields are HILLY. And, in spring, it can be pretty soggy ground in places.
2. We also seasonally drag some of our fields, spreading the horse manure around.
3. Occasionally, we move heavy loads様ike you壇 use a front loader forå‚*ut thatç—´ not a NEED. We might plow our drive if we had a front loader, but again, weæ±*e semi-retired and work from home, so don稚 NEED to get out in snow storms. I知 thinking we don稚 really need a front loader. We can稚 muck stalls with a tractor, the way weæ±*e set up. (And don稚 need to, with goats, anyways. Theyæ±*e a light load.)
SO: which model Deere is enough for these tasks and the most stable on hills? (I posted two pics of our farm below.)
