am I nuts for wanting a 6115D?

[sdsigdestad]

Thanks, we are probably 80 miles or so east of Ipswich, yea pretty hilly.

Going to use the tractor mainly to mow road lines, rotary and sickle mower, baler, raking etc etc. Thinking it will be great on snowblower in the winter time and running augers and grain vac for cleaning bins. Hope it stands up to the abuse we are about to bestow onto it. I really liked the simplicity of everything in the cab, mechanical levers and a minimal amount of electronics.

We were hoping to purchase a JD 3020/4020 but it seems as if the collectable nature of those tractors was pushing the price for them sky high. So wife and I figured might as well purchase a newer/new tractor with a cab and mfwd. We got lucky and found a 2011carryover that was roughly $15k less than retail and would have a 2 year warranty and 0% interest on it for 4 yrs.

Would be nice to have a 6430 tractor, but the price is unreal on them. We really dont use mfwd tractors in the fields anymore as all the equipment has gotten so big. We actually find it cheaper per acre to run older larger 300hp+ machines in the field that are 10-25 years older.

Whats the soil like up there? You live in the mountains?

 

[sdsigdestad]

Oh yea... wife and I are extremely excited... our very first brand new tractor btw!

 

[AKfish]

We were hoping to purchase a JD 3020/4020 but it seems as if the collectable nature of those tractors was pushing the price for them sky high. We got lucky and found a 2011carryover that was roughly $15k less than retail and would have a 2 year warranty and 0% interest on it for 4 yrs.

Would be nice to have a 6430 tractor, but the price is unreal on them. We really dont use mfwd tractors in the fields anymore as all the equipment has gotten so big. We actually find it cheaper per acre to run older larger 300hp+ machines in the field that are 10-25 years older.

Whats the soil like up there? You live in the mountains?

I looked for a good, 3020 for awhile too. Crazy... Switched to finding a good, JD 2640 for mowing, hay baling. More reasonable.

Finally decided to get a cab and get out of the cold!

The switch over to huge field equipment is something that really stands out everytime I'm back in SD! I can't imagine how a young person could ever hope to get their legs under them tryin' to start out and compete for land, etc. with that kind of overhead. Kids with family and willing to help them for the first 20 years.. yeah. But, kids with no backing... never happen.

You got a smokin' deal on that tractor! Haven't read of any serious problems with the 6000D's - I think you'll be happy with it.

Soils good; just not a whole lot of it! Very thin. 5"-6" good organic top layer and maybe 24" total A, B, C horizon. Then it's gravel, sand - crap! Little better north of me but then there's permafrost and even colder average temps.

I live between the mountains to my east and the ocean to my west. Both very close. Mountains are probably 40 miles by horseback (trail next to my house) and the ocean is about 6 miles as the crow flies.

Post a few pics of your new tractor when you get a chance. Everybody here gets a vicarious "high" from a new machine - especially a cab! :thumbsup:

AKfish