I have been reading alot on this forum, and it has tought me alot of things, but I feel i should lay out my situation to better explain what I have on me.
I have recently inheirted (sp,? sorry) 24ac of land. old farm. On this farm is a old road that goes straight up he side of one hillside. it is bad shape. there is also an old home that i have to remove the asbestos singles off the side before tearing it down.
In my area it cost 3600.00 to rent an JD 450 older model. I have been weighing the thought of purchasing a machine with warranty to keep for as long as i can, with the hopes of not having to sell it off when finished with it.
wife'y and i have computed that if we combined our vehicle payments (high interest rates) and other c.card balances and extend it by 3 years at a lower rate, we can get a 05 CAT d5g, (850 hrs) ffor 63,500. or a 07 JD 450j (300 hrs, with cab) for 75,000, or a 06 jd450j w/o cab but with winch (900 hrs) for 79,000.
On my farm, i have room for about 10 home sites for future family members (kids, etc), if i take down about 13 acres of saplings and about 3 acres of nice white and red oak. In the mean time run some cattle/fainting goats, to keep it cleaned up while working a little every day. Plus building a small pond with overflow at a creek that drys up during the summer months. My property needs a new road cut around the side of hill for access to the most beautiful pastures on top in which you can see the whole town.
On reason i'm leaning toward buying a new used
machine is due to fear of a money pit on a older machine with over 3-4000 hours etc.
any suggestions on which machine would be appreciated, as i have some rock in places mostly shell. and the trees. I'd also like to know more from people who have a d5G as i'm leaning this way due to the weight on ground, and CAT certifies that the under carriage has some what looks like some potential hours left . a friend told me the hours they have listed that a part timer like me will have to run it to death to get to that point.
any suggestions and qestions will be greatly appreciated.
sincerely, jb
I have recently inheirted (sp,? sorry) 24ac of land. old farm. On this farm is a old road that goes straight up he side of one hillside. it is bad shape. there is also an old home that i have to remove the asbestos singles off the side before tearing it down.
In my area it cost 3600.00 to rent an JD 450 older model. I have been weighing the thought of purchasing a machine with warranty to keep for as long as i can, with the hopes of not having to sell it off when finished with it.
wife'y and i have computed that if we combined our vehicle payments (high interest rates) and other c.card balances and extend it by 3 years at a lower rate, we can get a 05 CAT d5g, (850 hrs) ffor 63,500. or a 07 JD 450j (300 hrs, with cab) for 75,000, or a 06 jd450j w/o cab but with winch (900 hrs) for 79,000.
On my farm, i have room for about 10 home sites for future family members (kids, etc), if i take down about 13 acres of saplings and about 3 acres of nice white and red oak. In the mean time run some cattle/fainting goats, to keep it cleaned up while working a little every day. Plus building a small pond with overflow at a creek that drys up during the summer months. My property needs a new road cut around the side of hill for access to the most beautiful pastures on top in which you can see the whole town.
On reason i'm leaning toward buying a new used
machine is due to fear of a money pit on a older machine with over 3-4000 hours etc.
any suggestions on which machine would be appreciated, as i have some rock in places mostly shell. and the trees. I'd also like to know more from people who have a d5G as i'm leaning this way due to the weight on ground, and CAT certifies that the under carriage has some what looks like some potential hours left . a friend told me the hours they have listed that a part timer like me will have to run it to death to get to that point.
any suggestions and qestions will be greatly appreciated.
sincerely, jb
