Hidden costs of buying a tractor

[EMB5530]

all our money gets combined and we have never once had a fight over money
many many other things to fight about but never money.
Actually I take that back I've gotten upset w/ my wife cuz she will not buy things for herself(has to be on sale). I know I am a bad penny pincher but I think she has me beat.

Oh well its all ment to spend cuz we cant take it with us

 

[lstinthot]

See, you guys are going at this all wrong. This is what happens when you combine paychecks.

The wife and I have been together for 24 years (married 15) and in all that time everything has gotten paid 50-50. Personal stuff like sewing machines/tractors and such gets taken on separate. In other words, if I want an implement for the tractor or whatever, I better hang more sheetrock. If she wants that sewing machine she better fix more braces. This may seem strange to some of you but I can honestly say that we NEVER fight about money.

My wife has had the option of staying home to raise the kids for the last 15 years. She has worked here and there once in awhile thinking she misses the adult interaction during the day, however she would end up missing one event the kids had at school or have to deal with politics at a workplace and decided it is better to stay with the kids. She just finished her degree and is thinking about doing personal training/ personal nutritionist while the kids are at school where she can set the hours she works and who she works with. As long as she is happy I am happy. :thumbsup:

We do not fight over really anything. I just did not know we were in the market for such a sewing machine, and yes it is one that will hook up to the computer and do the embroidery and sew leather or wood (balsa) if that is what you want.

 

[Baby Grand]

... <snip> .... As long as she is happy I am happy. ... <snip> ...

Work for me, too.

 

[daveinnh]

No kidding , you did get off easy ! Mine got a BMW Z4, I was going to get a vanity plate " Kubota" as she would always say I want a tractor, you got one !:laughing:

So Groundcover:

Is the BMW orange and equipped w/ 3PTH and R-1 tires?

 

[deere755]

My wife has a long arm quilting machine and is wanting to trade for a new one that costs between $15000 and $20000. I think that would buy a pretty decent tractor myself. I gotta say though she has turned it in to a side business and has done well with it.

 

[Pete Judd]

I forgot to add in my other post, that when I bought my tractor, I had to rent a trailer, and borrow a truck for an afternoon to get it home. Paid over $230 for the trailer rental, and ticked me off. So I watched graigslist, and bought a 8000 gross trailer, dual axle with electric breaks, but found out that my 2000 Ford Ranger, was not quite big enough to tow it. So had to go out and buy a larger truck. The tractor was pretty cheap, but it cost a lot more to be able to transport it. Adding implements is not to cheap as well as a place to store all of it out of the weather. Added a 55 gallon drum mounted high. Free except the lumber for the stand, and a 10 buck yard sale hose and nozzle. And, next the new FEL.

 

[Chilly807]

In a way, it's like buying a horse. Most non-horsey folks are surprised when they find out how little it actually costs to buy the average saddle horse.

They think the whole "horses are for them as what has money" adage is a wive's tale. So, they go out and buy a horse, thinking "Well, if that's all it costs, we should have at least two.."

Then the farrier shows up, and the vet, and the hay arrives for the winter. Then it's time to repair or build fence, then they want their own barn, which of course means you have to have a riding arena, then an indoor arena for the rainy wet days. A truck with a trailer is pretty much mandatory in the horse world, and it's "gotta be a diesel 4x4 crew cab", the trailer really should have living quarters too.

And finally, I guess we need a tractor to keep the property up. Did I mention we need about 20 acres in the country, with room for all this? And it has to be at least 30 miles from work, to really get the country feeling..

So, a tractor with at least 8 implements, including bush hog, bale spear, rear blade, plow, harrows, post hole digger, etc.

I'm living this life.. actually I think I'm along for the ride. I wouldn't trade it for the world I knew before either. And you really don't need any more money to do it, you just have to allocate it differently.

So, next time someone expresses surprise at "how cheap that horse is", just remind yourself that like an iceberg, you're only seeing the part that's above the water.

Sean

 

[grsthegreat]

In a way, it's like buying a horse. Most non-horsey folks are surprised when they find out how little it actually costs to buy the average saddle horse.

They think the whole "horses are for them as what has money" adage is a wive's tale. So, they go out and buy a horse, thinking "Well, if that's all it costs, we should have at least two.."

Then the farrier shows up, and the vet, and the hay arrives for the winter. Then it's time to repair or build fence, then they want their own barn, which of course means you have to have a riding arena, then an indoor arena for the rainy wet days. A truck with a trailer is pretty much mandatory in the horse world, and it's "gotta be a diesel 4x4 crew cab", the trailer really should have living quarters too.


And finally, I guess we need a tractor to keep the property up. Did I mention we need about 20 acres in the country, with room for all this? And it has to be at least 30 miles from work, to really get the country feeling..

So, a tractor with at least 8 implements, including bush hog, bale spear, rear blade, plow, harrows, post hole digger, etc.

I'm living this life.. actually I think I'm along for the ride. I wouldn't trade it for the world I knew before either. And you really don't need any more money to do it, you just have to allocate it differently.

So, next time someone expresses surprise at "how cheap that horse is", just remind yourself that like an iceberg, you're only seeing the part that's above the water.

Sean

Oh you got that right. Buying the horse is the CHEAPEST part of the entire thing.

 

[Deere9986]

wow i feel terrible now. i don't talk to my wife about any purchases i make. i was in texas in 2007 and bought a new truck, didn't tell her till i pulled up at the house. in 2008 i went to the local case ih dealer for filters for combine and came home with another cotton picker, then bought another later in the fall without her knowledge. but i got caught last wk because i am trying to trade 3 basket pickers for 2 round bale pickers and the salesman called while we were together and told me the difference in price was 800,000 and i got to fussing about my trade in value with her listening. so i think a cruise is in our future.

 

[bigbull338]

well yall finally got me to jump in here with a differant deal.im not married so i dont have a wife to deal with,but i do have to deal with my mom.a buddy of mine an i went looking for him a new disc cutter.an i made the missake of looking at the tractors.so before we came back home i got a price on a tractor an pretty well bought it.so when i got home i told my mom an bought the tractor the next day.so now when i want to buy something she says the tractor is eating out of your pocket.