New buyer looking for the right used tractor

   / New buyer looking for the right used tractor #11  
I live in Southern NH on 10 acres and I have yet to see anything decent that is in your price range. The Want Advertiser is probably the best place to look but buyer beware. Most of what you will see is really old stuff or garden tractors. A few years ago I was looking for something decent in the 6-7K range and only found junk until I got to around 10K.

I really think you should be looking for 4x4 and a FEL would be nice. Think about upping your budget and going for a Chinese Jinma at 6K or so. Good luck.
 
   / New buyer looking for the right used tractor #12  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I really think you should be looking for 4x4 and a FEL would be nice. Think about upping your budget and going for a Chinese Jinma at 6K or so. Good luck.
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MAD : i am sure he would love to be looking at that type of machine, but i do beleive he said 3k was tops. going to 6k would double his budget for tractor.
 
   / New buyer looking for the right used tractor #13  
I will just throw in some sage advice from a 'used to be first timer'

I have 40 acres, started with some mechanical knowledge and no experience. Instead of buying an antique Ford etc right off the bat, I bought a really clean small kubota with mower and tiller for 2800 bucks. This little devil was a hard worker, and 100% reliable. I hired a few farmers etc to come in with big equipment to do the heavy work. This ended up a good move- got a lot of work done on the property with zero frustration. As I became more experienced, (and got a bit of money) I worked up to a bigger compact with bucket etc.

I do have a ford 9n - bought it in very good shape for $2500 (a lot of searching for a clean one) but I will attest that I spend about 1/2 hour working ON the ford for every 1 hour working WITH the ford. Once I have everything rebuilt, it will be pretty reliable /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

But it is an antique, and will behave as such. Would you drive a 1940s Ford car to work? this will not be much different. Anyhow, a ford can be had in your price range with a back blade and brush hog (pushing your budget a bit) and can get some work done, just have your expectations set appropriately. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif It will be a project you constantly tinker with.
 
   / New buyer looking for the right used tractor #14  
ditto what Steve M said.
I started out with a 8n cause it was what i could afford at the time (2500). Constant tinkering to keep it running. ...if I could get it running was always a question. When it ran, I could bush hog and do blade work with the best of em. All the tinkering was too much for me. I sold it for close to what I paid for it. So, most of the expense was the parts and time I had to put into it. I'd like to get one just to rebuild and play with, but at the time I needed a work tractor. You might want to consider saving up a little more and hiring out what work you can while you get a little more in the till for your tractor. ...or if you get an 8n, have your wrenches handy.
Moon of Ohio
 

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