A Long Wait for a TN60A!

[PineRidge]

Bob years ago when I purchased my 1st new auto, at that time I was set to purchase just the basic stripped down car. My old man, (now deceased) told me to add some bells and whistles and take the difference divided by the number of years that I would be driving the car. For just a few bucks more a month I ended up with a really great car that was a pleaseure to drive.

 

[Larry-On-The-Hilltop]

Yes, you could think of amortizing the cost of 4WD over the life of the tractor, but I'm not using the tractor as my primary means of support. I still have a Ford 1600 2WD from 1978 that has 3100 hours on it now that's mowed the lawn with a 74" flail, dragged a single bottom moldboard plow and disc harrow, and driven a snowblower many winters faithfully for the last 28 years. May it last many more! Hopefully the TN will offer the same great level of reliability and durability; I've no experience with European-built tractors, only ancient domestics and units from ol' Nippon, but it was on the strength of what I read here that I plunked for the NH TN series as opposed to JD, Kubota, or some other brand.

In my case, I had a threshold level of indebtedness that I didn't want to exceed, as I'm a little old fashioned and prefer not to overextend myself. Besides, there are other places to park the extra cost that offer a significantly better ROI (return on investment) for me

 

[Big_Cajun]

Valid points Larry...thanks for letting us know what it cost you. I see the point of cost averaging the initial cost of 4WD over the working life of a tractor as the other guys have explained...makes darn good sense. I'll stick with the 2WD as it is what I can afford, and hopefully later the difference will pay off in a down payment on a new house and many new tractors down the road (necessary tools as I refer to them so that my wife will understand my need for the iron and diesel).

Congratulations again.

BC

 

[JerryG]

My FIL thought the same things about 4wd. That was until I worked with him one fall and winter. It didn't take very long for him to buy a 4wd after that.

 

[DmansPadge]

My FIL thought the same things about 4wd. That was until I worked with him one fall and winter. It didn't take very long for him to buy a 4wd after that.

It sounds like Larry is very comfortable with a 2wd tractor... I'm sure he'd have a 4wd if he really needed it.

We just got a TN60 at work. It's a really nice unit. I was surprised at how open and easy to get to the engine was. Maintenance will be real easy on this one. This is our second NH.. the other is a TS90 (used as a slope mower) with around 3000 hrs and little or no problems to date. I'm sure the TN60 will be the same.

Don't go crazy waiting on your new tractor!!

 

[Larry-On-The-Hilltop]

Thanks, BC. Trust me, I thought about the 4WD, but at the end of the day would rather have had a really well-optioned 2WD for the same $$. I'll just try not to get too bad a case of tractor envy in the meantime With the holiday season coming up, I probably won't have time to worry about it until after the new year, and a new tractor coming in during February is a nice way to break up the winter doldrums. I just keep hoping that the financing deals are favorable then...