Need some straight advise

[jake98]

If you are ging for chuckles.. do some land clearing with a minscule tractor.. it won't be easy... QUOTE=jake98;1537521]pps you don't even HAVE any dirt in FLA, I lived in Longwood and Homestead.

dirt? sure we do the gc i work for has run 2 mines for years.. before the economy tanked we were selling on average 5000 - 8000cy a month

soundguy[/QUOTE]

what question? looking 4 smily face...
Jake

ps: that's not really the soundman's quote, tricknology was in play there.

 

[jake98]

My 25 hp worked for me again all day. Took the grapple off and it's like a sports car tractor now. Splitting wood I actually moved it about 100 feet, all afternoon, and it saved my back. The difference between picking 90 pieces of wood off the ground and taking them out of the raised bucket is significant to say it mildly. Not to mention bringing the rounds to the splitter. I'm happy, no question. Jake

 

[jake98]

money well spent to hire it done. A big dozer can make quick work out of big stumps that would destroy a smaller TLB.

No doubt.

 

[jake98]

DON"T GO INTO DEBT!

"nother 'no doubt'

that is how you spell doubt, rite? reads kinda like debit..doubit, dobedobe bba b ah

 

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OP - I agree with what some others have said, base your tractor purchase on what you will spend the majority of your time doing. It is much more cost efficient, and better time managment to hire some jobs out. An example in my case - I needed some trenches dug, several actually (for water, sewer, french drain, separate power line to my pole building, etc) I could have bought a backhoe for about 4500, but I paid a guy who did them all in two days for about 350. Now, I would always have a backho if I bought one, and I could have used it to do all that work and some future stuff, but I wouldn't have been able to do the work I was doing while the excavator was digging my trenches. Just a thought. Hope you find the right tractor for your needs.

 

[sandman2234]

I don't own a lot of property, don't do any major haying operations, or use my tractor to maintain much, other than sometimes doing a little woods clearing up at the church.
I used to own a Ford 1100 which is a little subcompact tractor. I went from that to a 70 hp JD and have never regretted spending the money. (used, $3500) The list of things I can do with the much larger tractor so much easier just keeps getting longer every day.
The only thing about the larger tractor, is it doesn't like the lightweight implements I own from the little Ford's days. I just keep tearing them up (class I) and repairing them, when I need to spend a few dollars and buy some class II stuff.(which isn't cheap!)
Most people are happy with their tractors, but if they tried something with a little bit more horsepower, they might not be as content. Time is the only thing we have, and more horsepower won't create it, but it comes real close.
David from jax

 

[Soundguy]

The crew/equipment was already here digging a hole to bury my old house and also doing the excavation for my new house.

I still believe that it would be money well spent to hire it done. A big dozer can make quick work out of big stumps that would destroy a smaller TLB.

Still.. makng a price comparison for add-on work, vs new contract is a bit misleading... many would jump on 500$ work.. but may think twice about 1000 or more $$ work.

still.. if it's an option.. it's a good one to exercise.. and yes.. lndclearing is hard on machines..

soundguy

 

[jake98]

I don't own a lot of property, don't do any major haying operations, or use my tractor to maintain much, The only thing about the larger tractor, is it doesn't like the lightweight implements Most people are happy with their tractors, but if they tried something with a little bit more horsepower, they might not be as content. (HUH? ) Time is the only thing we have, (?? again....?) and more horsepower won't create it, but it comes real close.
David from jax

I BEG to DISAGREE, actually I only beg my wife and god...But You gotta be kidding.

my parenthesies were left where they laid on that one... wake me up when we get to....I'm getting yelled at now.. how about everybody that's glad they didn't get 'more heavier 'iron' , I'm standing here waveing my arms... for you's, not in defense...

 

[sandman2234]

I BEG to DISAGREE, actually I only beg my wife and god and the devil and anybody else that I care to...But You gotta love big iron.

my parenthesies were left where they laid on that one... wake me up when we get to talk about big iron.... how about everybody that's glad they got 'more heavier 'iron' , I'm standing here waveing my arms... for you's, not in defense...

First time I have ever done this, but maybe some of you that are in the habit of changing somebody else's words by adding things to their "quotes" will understand that when you quote a man's words, don't add or adjust his saying. If you quote me, then quote me but don't edit my words. Say anything you want ABOUT what I say, but when it says QUOTE, that mean just that.
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I kept the Ford 1100 for almost a year after I purchased the Ford 1100, and almost never got on it, as most of the stuff I do was easier to do with the bigger tractor. The one drawback of the larger tractor is when I have to transport it, it becomes a handful! For someone who is planning on doing as much work as the OP, getting too small of a tractor would be detrimental.

David from jax

 

[jake98]

First time I have ever done this, but maybe some of you that are in the habit of changing somebody else's words by adding things to their "quotes" will understand that when you quote a man's words, don't add or adjust his saying. If you quote me, then quote me but don't edit my words. Say anything you want ABOUT what I say, but when it says QUOTE, that mean just that.
Back to the regularly scheduled program

I kept the Ford 1100 for almost a year after I purchased the Ford 1100, and almost never got on it, as most of the stuff I do was easier to do with the bigger tractor. The one drawback of the larger tractor is when I have to transport it, it becomes a handful! For someone who is planning on doing as much work as the OP, getting too small of a tractor would be detrimental.

David from jax

I agree w/david 100% on the quoting issue. Was surprised I could actually change someone's quote when I did it last night with soundman's quote, (first by accident). It amused me so I left it, but I would think a good programmer would set up a mechanism to not allow that kind of trickery. I guess they just leave it up to us to act in a mature manner...
big mistake, huh?