Posted by jiniowa on August 07, 2013 at 06:49:49 from (166.181.81.81):
Wondering if any of you could lend some advice in my search of the "right" tractor for my operation. I have been planning on purchasing an IH 856 to serve as my main tractor for general soil preparation and for forming the raised beds I will grow on. I know this is a big tractor especially considering the fact that my crop areas are relatively small (field sections are 50' x 250'). I was thinking if I bought something larger now I wouldn't ever have to worry about being under powered, say if I ever need to run a Yoeman's plow or other type of subsoiling tool. As I have been looking at my space and thinking about it, I think the 856 could be useful, but may not be all that necessary. Especially since the folks I'm renting from have a 80+ HP Deere. They mentioned the possibility of renting it from them, but we haven't agreed upon that as of yet. If I could rent that for any heavy field work, then I think I could focus in finding something a bit smaller and more maneuverable.
This is where I was wondering if anyone had some advice on models that might fit some or most of my needs. My budget is pretty limited so i'm likely looking for something that has a good amount of age to it. The ideal tractor in my mind would have the following characteristics:
40 - 60 HP Creeper Gear (used for transplanting), The creeper gear is ideal, although I think it could be replaced by a hydro-static transmission Front End Loader 3-point Hydraulic connectors
A high clearance tractor with narrow wheels would be great, but what I've seen of them have looked awful pricey and mostly newer in age.
From the looks of it to me there are probably a lot of options out there that I am not even aware of. I'm hoping that you might have a suggestion or might know someone who has experience with smaller tractors or tractors used on vegetable farms that could meet those criteria. Any thoughts? The biggest constraint is cost, as I'm only wanting to spend up to $7K or so. I'm probably asking too much to get all that in one machine, but that is what I'm trying to figure out.
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