Need tractor for vegetable farm

[Farmwithjunk]

Mine is not a comment if you note, It is a question. There is a difference!

A rather weak defense......Regardless, is your "question" one of value or of gross ignorance?

 

[Egon]

Yes, as soon as a question is asked the personal attacks start as usual.

In most cases this would be an indication of a lack of confidence that can hopefully be diverted by loud consistent derogatory comments.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

Yes, as soon as a question is asked the personal attacks start as usual.

In most cases this would be an indication of a lack of confidence that can hopefully be diverted by loud consistent derogatory comments.

Well, that would explain your original "question/personal attack" then wouldn't it?

Then, I ask you a simple, straight forward question, which so far, you've failed to answer.


YOU initiated the personal attack (on Soundguy). Now we get your follow-up "loud consistant derogatory comments".

Just pointing out what is already obvious to most................

 

[Egon]

loud consistent derogatory comments

I should have also mentioned that misleading comments are exaggerated to the extreme in hopes they will draw attention away form the origins and just add confusion. Yes a definite lack of reasoning and confidence!

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I should have also mentioned that misleading comments are exaggerated to the extreme in hopes they will draw attention away form the origins and just add confusion. Yes a definite lack of reasoning and confidence!

Dear Santa!

My name is Egon. If you possibly can, I'd like for you to bring me a sense of humor next Christmas. My parents never gave me one when I was little, and when I see others with one, I feel so left out.

TIA




SouNdguy made a joke. Anyone with so much as a shred of humor and/or intelligence could detect that. And then, with your usual lack of tact, the personal attack began. From that point on, you're simply making this FAR TOO EASY for me.

 

[Egon]

If it was easy for you why does it seem so difficult? More personal attacks!

Jokes are jokes and some jokes aren't jokes and some of us can tell the difference. Even if we do speak the Queens English.

 

[Charolais]

We are looking to purchase a used tractor for our 11-acre vegetable farm. We already have a MF1540 that we love, a Ford 850 and 2 Farmall SuperAs. We'd like a tractor that can do some of the work we currently do with our MF -- rototilling, transplanting, laying plastic mulch, possibly disking or plowing,cultivating, possibly running our spader, and spraying.

We've been looking around and it's hard to find exactly what we need in our price range (about $12,000). We were hoping to find something around 35 hp with 4WD. The tractor needs to be about 48" on center, but not too small, and needs to be beefy enough to carry some implements.

We're considering a MF231 -- anyone have any experience with these? Would they be too limiting because they don't have 4WD? Do they go slowly enough to transplant (less than 1 mph)? Any other 2WD tractors people like? Or more affordable 4WD ones? Seems like JD and Kubota are a little pricey, unless we get into models with alot of hours on them. We do have dealers of JD and Kubota nearby, but I haven't had great luck getting service from them. Thanks for any help you can provide.

574 IH row crop would perhaps be something to look at. Lots of them were used in tobacco. Can spread the wheels to 2 row or in for 1 row. The tractor has good weight and I think 54 HP. Short wheel base and turns good. Hydraulic brakes is also nice to have. 8 speed transmission with 8 reverses. Frist gear will work great with a transplanter. Can pull a 10 ft. leveling disk and will handle a tiller well. I had one with a Long loader on it and miss it today because the way it handled so well stacking hay in sheds.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

If it was easy for you why does it seem so difficult? More personal attacks!

Jokes are jokes and some jokes aren't jokes and some of us can tell the difference. Even if we do speak the Queens English.

It probably DOES seem difficult for you.....Being put on the hot seat for making one of your typically rude, obnoxious post's. This ISN'T a personal attack. Once again, I'm just pointing out the obvious. I'm getting oh so bored with this, but I'm sure Chris will be along shortly.

Oh, and obviously (again) some of "us" can't, as is apparently the case with you..........

 

[Soundguy]

It probably DOES seem difficult for you.....Being put on the hot seat for making one of your typically rude, obnoxious post's. This ISN'T a personal attack. Once again, I'm just pointing out the obvious. I'm getting oh so bored with this, but I'm sure Chris will be along shortly.

Oh, and obviously (again) some of "us" can't, as is apparently the case with you..........

I wasa' stayin' outta that one..

Back to original comment though.. darn good machines.. just too rich for my blood.

soundguy

 

[patrick_g]

I don't have a horse in this race but... I often enjoy trying to put out a fire with a bucket of gasoline.

I for one (and I doubt I am alone) wasn't actually sure what Egon's question was about but didn't feel the need to signal ALL STOP and publicly drag him to the wood shed to beat him bloody all the while protesting that "it isn't personal!"

Given the number of times the term "YOU" was used with vehemence, it seems disingenuous (at best) to claim there was no personal attack. Sure there was a personal attack and I'm sure it was felt to be justified given the "target" of Egon's question and his widespread reputation for timidity and reticence to express himself freely, or enter into a verbal fencing match.

Has anyone never ignored a basso profundo belch (or similar) during a polite discussion (irrespective of the point of origin) or were they compelled to digress into an out of proportion diatribe on manners, digestive processes and so forth?

Thank you so much for your kind attention and now back to the regular scheduled program... or not...

Oh, by the way, I for one was enjoying the old time tractor talk and maybe learning just a bit which is easy since I have such a narrow experience base with tractors (1000 hours on a 39HP Kubota AND VERY LITTLE ELSE!)

Pat