Buying Advice What to buy?

[Jag9454]

Where shouldni start to look for used tractors?

 

[dntfxr]

I'd recommend a kubota b7100. You can find them used for just a little more money than you mentioned. They are very tough little tractors and will do work all out of proportion to their size. They will last a long time if properly maintained and not abused.

 

[whistlepig]

Wow. I really didn't know what I was getting myself into here. I guess I'm going to have to do some more saving to male this dream a reality. Thanks for all the advice I'm sure I'll be back for more!

Do some snooping around. I started out with a used 20 year old Massey135 diesel that I paid $5,500 for. It was a flawless tractor for the additional 25 years I owned it. And was still worth $4,000 when I traded it for a new Kubota. Tractors are expensive to get started with. But it gets much much better down the road.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Try craigslist.com in your area,or tractorhouse.com

 

[whistlepig]

Where shouldni start to look for used tractors?

I sat down with a phone book and called every frigging dealer in the state of Ohio. I told them the size and hours I was looking for and how much money I could afford to spend. It took a while but I ended up with a tractor that served me flawlessly for 25 years. You have to know what your are looking for. If the tractor looks trashed it probably is.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Try craigslist.com in your area,or tractorhouse.com

TractorHouse is great.

 

[Soundguy]

landscaping? steep slope? hills?

a scut with 4wd, QA loader and hst would be my guess.

soundguy

 

[foreman Etexas]

landscaping? steep slope? hills?

a scut with 4wd, QA loader and hst would be my guess.

soundguy

I agree but for $2500 to $3000?

 

[flusher]

Hi everyone,
I am looking for some advice on what would be the right peice of equipment for me to buy. I have three acres but only about 1 acre is cleared to mow but I am going to begin to clear the rest pretty soon. I also have a lot of steep slopes an hills throught the property. I plan on doing the landscaping over which will involve lots of flattening of hills and moving large rocks etc... I'm not sure a to wether I should look into buying a small utility tractor or stick with a lawn tractor and rent other equipment as needed. If anyone has some advice for me an possible models to check out that would be great!

Thanks
John

P.S.-- I am looking to keep the cost down here I don't have a whole lot to spend on this my maximum is about 2500-3000

Well, if you don't mind getting into vintage iron, $1300 will get you a running 1951 Farmall Super A with 3-pt hitch, mid-mount sicklebar mower and rear scaper blade--that's what I paid for this one that I found on craigslist in Janesville, CA, about a 100 miles from my place.




A tractor this size will handle mowing with mid-mount mowers and also some landscaping work with the rear blade. You can get mid-mount cultivators for the Super A for gardening/landscaping.

For heavy earth moving, I'd rent a Bobcat or a tractor with an FEL or hire someone with a tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB) to do that work.

Good luck

 

[Soundguy]

i would have loved to suggest vintage iron for this guy.. but neededing a scut and laoder and working on hills.. that tells me hst, 4sd, and really.. rops..e tc. all stuff you are not as likely to find on old iron.

me personally.. in hs place.. would liekly be using old iron.. but then.. I like a challange..

and.. I'm cheap...er.. frugal too..

soundguy

Well, if you don't mind getting into vintage iron, $1300 will get you a running 1951 Farmall Super A with 3-pt hitch, mid-mount sicklebar mower and rear scaper blade--that's what I paid for this one that I found on craigslist in Janesville, CA, about a 100 miles from my place.

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A tractor this size will handle mowing with mid-mount mowers and also some landscaping work with the rear blade. You can get mid-mount cultivators for the Super A for gardening/landscaping.

For heavy earth moving, I'd rent a Bobcat or a tractor with an FEL or hire someone with a tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB) to do that work.

Good luck