Posted by besserspat on September 30, 2020 at 16:13:52 from (135.19.50.201):
Hi everyone , this is my first post here , happy to join the forum and lets start with my situation.
Let me start by saying that I am not a farmer myself but most my relatives are.
I have a 70 acres piece of land here in Canada near Montreal. about 25 acres are cleared , the rest is forest and I will not venture much in the forest with my future classic tractor. We have 4 building totalling roughly 10000sq ft
The cleared 25 acres are mostly flat or with a gentle slope. The soil is sandy/clay. With multiple gravel trails running around the property. The land has a dirt bike track and enventually a dirt oval track. The cleared area is hard packed , no mud pits or soft area.
I usually rent heavy machinery and skid steers when ever I need excavate and built obstacles. But I would like to own a vintage tractor. I somewhat made my choice and think I would be very happy with a Massey Ferguson 35 with a 3 cyl Perkins diesel.
I like the shape, size and simplicity of the 35, since I am not a heavy equipment mechanic and i would be open to buy a gasser 35 if real clean at the right price.
That said I find myself dreaming of a 35x for its locking diff , which is a fairly rare thing on a 35. A power steering would be nice but not a absolute necessity.
So finding myself trying to find a unicorn 35x with locking diff and power steering but no multi power...
Then I found a MF 65 tractor, has power steering, 3 cyl perkins diesel, and locking diff... its also bigger, tougher and heavier which is not necessary a bad thing for a tractor.
My mind was really set on a 35 but the 65 starts to grow on me , but I head stories about the expensive planetaries, expensive inboard brakes , and harder to work on a mf 65 compared to the simpler 35.
The work i plan to do is: grading my track and maintaining the gravel trails in the summer with a box blade and a rear blade. Plowing the drive (about 500 ft) , using the rear blade and may buy a PTO rear snowblower.
No ploughing , seeding for now , just maintenance, pulling trailers, blading, etc...
So talk me out of a 65 , should keep looking for my unicorn 35... what are your thoughts on both tractors for my needs...
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