Re: What brands are most economical re: parts prices

Posted by 80sDweeb on July 30, 2015 at 18:50:23 from (67.240.240.57):

In Reply to: What brands are most economical re: parts prices posted by 80sDweeb on July 28, 2015 at 20:01:32:

You've all given me a LOT to think about, my budget is an unrealistic $1200-2000, but I hope to make it work. It does make sense to save up and pay more for a machine that will have cheap parts prices, and better yet, may never need many parts. Most of the inexpensive tractors around here (that also have 3 point hitches) are old 9N/2N/8N/NAA machines, which are not ideal for this type of work. I've watched some brush hogging videos on YouTube, and learned a lot. How slowly does low gear move in an 8N or NAA (without a special gearbox) when the RPMs are up for hogging? I can see that being able to crawl along with the hog churning away is the way to go, and I get the idea these old Fords don't go that slowly... They'd work to maintain the land, but not for the initial clearing - they just have to keep moving too much. It can be done, but as someone here mentioned, my inexperience makes that a potentially dangerous mix. There's a '72 Massey Ferguson 135 diesel that might be in my price range (amazingly), much more modern, better gearing, dual clutch, etc. If that's still available I'll have to check it out (but first I have to get approval from The Boss.)

We've lived in our old farmhouse on 5 acres for about 16 years, and at first I tried controlling the growth with a 1966 Cub Cadet 123 with a 44" deck (oversize deck for that machine.) It was a little workhorse, but very undersized for the task at hand. One wet year it got stuck way back in the field in the fall, and it's been out there ever since. A neighbor brought his "real" tractor to try to pull it out, but HE got stuck, and though he evenually got out, the 123 never moved again. After winter and wet spring and summer out there, attempts to start it failed, and one of the front tires burst when I tried to pump it up (plus, just getting out to it is a huge chore.)

I've never had anything bigger than a garden tractor (JD 425) so this is new (and fun) territory for me.

On a personal note, the farmhouse caught fire November 1st, and we'll soon be building another house on the property, farther back from the road, then we'll bulldoze the old house (but leave the old garage standing for a storage building - maybe for a tractor?)

Scott in Brighton NY (at a rented house, until the new house is built on our land in Penfield)

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