Hobby Farm Tractor

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tanner10

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I am thinking about purchasing a hobby farm tractor that I can do a little mowing, plant a few food plots, push a little snow, clean up a few things...you get the idea. Not looking to spend a ton of money but want something nice and reliable. Thoughts?:)
 
I have no idea of what size of acreage you are thinking about. If you do more than cursory effort, a bigger tractor is a whole lot easier! I would categorize those as 4-row implement , around 35-60 hp. If you have smaller jobs planned , like driveway snow removal, etc. a small Kubota, J.D., .Yanmar, are pretty much bullet proof, In that they start, and do their job without drama. If you can get "live power", Keep you from getting pushed into the side of the garage. I suspect you can get a good one for $3500-5000. depending on size. 4-row equipment is easy to get and cheaper because it has been supplanted by bigger equipment. I do it, It's a lot of fun. I use the older stuff, because I like Farmall Red, but I also expect a little tinkering upfront, I been doing it since I was a kid. If I started now, I would follow this advice!
 
oldandnew;

Thanks for your response...would you mind a PM to provide a little more background? I am trying to figure out today's needs and those planned for the future. I too enjoy some tinkering.
 
tanner10 said:
oldandnew;

Thanks for your response...would you mind a PM to provide a little more background? I am trying to figure out today's needs and those planned for the future. I too enjoy some tinkering.[/QUOTE) Sure thing! I assume there are others here who can give advice too!
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I got my old (not sure on model year) Massey 30 with a 2 botton plow, spring tooth and harrow drag for $1500. It'll do some good work and only fouls a spark plug every now and then.:cheers:
 
Thanks captaincoot;

I am going to speak live with oldandnew via land line..more info on the thread welcome.
 
I bought a 40 hp tractor 4wd Ford, fairly old for $3300.00 It's a fun toy, and they make a million and one attachments for them now that hobby farming is getting to be so popular. But like others have said, you can pick up small, old attachments very affordably as well. If you have a PTO and a 3-point, you can do a lot. Extra hydraulics may be needed if you want to run more sophisticated equipment.

I have a back blade, a mower, and a rototiller. Anyway, it works good for food plots, gardening, snow removal, pulling trailers, dragging logs through the woods, and all the other stuff I do. As long as I don't ask it to do more than it has the power to do, it works great. I have put a few trails through my woods, put in food plots, and done some conservation tree planting. A heluva lot of work that pays nothing...:D

I wish I had hydrostat. If I was going to spend the $$$ for a tractor today, I would get hydrostat and a loader.
 
The number 1 attachment I would have above anything else would be a front end loader.
 
Tanner, really comes down to budget and requirements like most things in life.

Tractors do work and you need to spec out what work you need the machine to do.

Key features on tractors are: gas vs. diesel, front wheel assist, loader, 3 point and PTO.

If you under size the frame of your tractor and under power it for the job you will regret it.

Spec the work, determine your budget, look for machine....in that order.

5-0 out. Book em Danno (just aged myself there)
 
I don't know what your price range is?

Tractor companies are making these 40-60 horse tractors. Bigger and smaller.
4 wd diesels, live power, hydraulics, 3 pt. Trouble free tractors for many years.
Many come with all hydraulic loaders.

Endless possibilities on the 3pt.

Old Farmall's are neat I have 6 of them. You will need to be a mechanic, parts are VERY expensive.
Anybody need a Farmall. I have 2 H's, 1, 300 and 3, 560 D's. All for sale.:cheers:
 
I like to play around with my 1/4 acre...

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John Deere 4000 gas
JD 7000 4 row planter
JD Stalk Chopper
JD cultivator
12 foot Oliver disc
6 foot springtooth digger.
7 foot snowblower,
and a 6 foot 3 point blade.

No loader until this year, when I bought a Bobcat 743 diesel with 1390 hours on it, toothed and smooth bucket and a 8 foot snow bucket and the trailer, winter chains, and all the tie down chains for 9K. Felt like Santa Claus came early..
 
Red Dog, that looks VERY nice.
 
Santa did come early with that bobcat purchase:thumbsup: when do you plant sunflowers? What would be considered to late? I pulled thousands of them things walking beans:)
 
UGUIDE said:
That is a killer pheasant pattern if you ask me. How do you do weed control?
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I think I used a pre emergent that year..or I ran a 20 inch push mower. Can't remember for sure. I do know I used the bean cups in the 7000 and slowed the rate way down.
 
Compact Utility Tractors

When we moved to Northern Michigan, I knew I wanted a CUT for a wide variety of tasks. The most popular tractors this size here are orange and green. Looked hard at both Kubota and JD and then even harder for a nice preowned one in the 30-40 HP range. Haunted the farm/ equipment auctions and internet sites for a loooong time before giving up ( anything used in this category for sale was also "all used up" ) and buying a new K. GL 3010 w/ a 60" FEL. Have seven pieces of equipment for it. We use it to plant and maintain our hobby farm, haul firewood, mow the roadsides in our private sub, and plow and blow snow. It has never failed to handle various blizzards we get up here in NW Michigan coming off the Great Lakes. This size tractor is also handy to haul around to help friends and family with various chores.

Here's Mr Kubota in winter dress:

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