Did you buy your tractor out of need or want?

[KiotiJohn]

I have to say I wanted another tractor after years of having no place to use one.

After having bought my late grandmother's property I NEEDED to buy a tractor to make me WANT to do all the work that had been neglected through her 8 years of infirmity after a devastating stroke.

I bought the new tractor and attachments, and have wanted to do everything that needed to be done, and more!

John

 

[mahlers]

For about a year after I bought my property, I was doing all the heavy work mostly by hand (digging ditches, building-site levelling, moving dirt with a wheelbarrow, etc.). At first I thought that I could win the battle on my own, with an occassional tractor rental to do some grading and big dirt-moving. After being consistently tired and sore, I started feeling like Cool Hand Luke - and soon thereafer I got my mind right. It was going to be totally impossible to get done what I wanted to get done in one lifetime by hand, so I absolutely needed to get a tractor (with a whole compliment of implements). I broke down and gave into the need to get a tractor - and am glad I did (and wish I did sooner).

Now, I want to get a second tractor in the 25 hp range just for box-blading and landscape raking so I don't need to ever remove the backhoe.

 

[bandit67]

I WANTED to buy an old fixer-upper house on an acre of fixer-upper land because we no longer WANTED to live in our nicely finished, 5 year old larger house on a small 1/4 acre lot.

I told my wife that if we were going to move to this 30 year old, small house on the larger property in the neighborhood we've been wanting to get into for years, that I NEEDED (although it was just as much a WANT item) a tractor to take care of the landscaping that we WANT to do on this new old property. I told her that was a condition of the move. And so she agreed.

Then when her step-father saw my new little SUB CUT, and proclaimed "that's not a tractor, that's a farm machine" and said "well, I just hope you get your money's worth", we just rolled our eyes. So now the running joke between my wife and I is "gee, I hope we get our money's worth on that tractor" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Based on all the work I've done on the yard in the 2 1/2 months we've been there, I'd say it's a given that we are going to get our money's worth by the time I'm finished.

The neighbors are amazed at the amount of work I've done so far. I think at first, a lot of them were a little worried, watching me tear out 30 years worth of rundown trees, shrubs, fences, junk piles, things (not everything that was built was able to be identified /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif). However, now that they are seeing what the yard is looking like with some of the junk gone, some of the new trees in, some nicer, new split rail fencing in, etc., they are all getting excited to see what I'm up to each weekend.

So, I could say: I WANTED a tractor to help with the landscaping of the house we WANTED to buy because we WANTED to renovate a property with a lot of potential in a neighborhood that we WANTED to raise the kids in.

Or, I could say: I NEEDED a tractor to help with the landscaping of the house we NEEDED to buy because we NEEDED to renovate a property with a lot of potential in a neighborhood that we NEEDED to raise the kids in.

 

[Poncho]

Need.... can't say I wanted because I was totally unfamiliar with tractors until we bought our 7 acres, built a house and got horses. I lucked out and bought a ver decent MF 135 which has proven to be the right size..... no idea that TBN existed.

Bought the Craftsman 50" garden tractor out of need also due to size of lawn.

A little off subject but I really love my Paslode cordless framing nailer /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif Had to have it to.... regular hammer was wrecking havoc on my elbow and should. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[maxtractor]

I needed something to cut the grass and grade the driveway. My little old Kubota B6100E did the job. I wanted a bigger Kubota B7610. Only problem is now it takes less than half the time and sometimes I miss the extra seat time.

 

[frank_f15]

BOUGHT my first one because of need, for years i had the use of my uncles tractor , as he was quite elderly, i would use his tractor to clear snow from my drive, my mon and dads drive and i would do his. when he sold his place and moved to flordia i had to get a tractor so i bought a wonderful ford 2 n with fel and chains , but as time went on my OLD arms and legs got to ornery to deal with the hard steering, the clutching, and shifting. so the 2nd one was a want& need. never been sorry.

 

[tough451]

My first tractor I bought out of pure want. My second tractor a 340 IH was out of need had to have one on the farm to satisfy contract requirments with Perdue Farms. But the ice storm 2 winters ago showed me I HAD A NEED as the IH wouldnt pull the generator and I had to borrow a 5300 Jd from my brother.
That spring I went tractor shopping and for fathers day that year I bought myself a 451 Massey its a simple tractor but thats what I like. Yeah I did need it but I can not tell a lie I wanted it too.!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[huskerpilk]

I needed my Massey 135....used it well for 8 years...let it set for 2 years...sold it. Logically, I now need a new tractor because I have an empty spot in my garage. Can't have that. Seriously, I am building a house and redoing the yard and landscaping and drive of our current house to prepare it for sale. I think I will get a solid 3-4 years of use before it starts to set. I loved my Massey, but if I had a nickel for everytime I could have used a loader I could pay cash for my new Mahindra, FEL...etc. Hopefully doing the deal this week. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Warwagon]

I bought my Kubota L5030 because I needed it. I was using the neighbors tractor to do some of my work and armstronging the rest. Time for one of my own. But now I don't have any time, allways using my tractor. Kevin

 

[kdouthit]

I originally purchased my 4310 beccause I wanted one, but after 4 months and 80 hours I have decided I really needed one.
People actually come visit us now that I can keep our 3/4 mile road up, no more clearing trees and brush the "mule labor" way, and having just reroofed my house it was a joy not having to carry 20 square of shingles up a ladder.
Wife was not originally on the same page with me, but now tells everybody, "We will never be without a tractor"