School me on tractors

[TJR178]

I'd look into Case IH.  A good buddy of mine is the NE tech rep for Case and he knows his stuff.  PM me if you'd like his contact info.

[WarrenJ]

Belgian Team Logging

Maybe some green horsepower

[Mother]

Not wee li'l garden ones either, but larger ones with PTO's, and various farm type attachments. I need something that can run a mower for some rather nasty terrain, a post hole digger, and ideally some sort of bucket attachment. What should I be looking at?

<shakes head in disappointment>

Implements man

not attachments

(this rounds out my knowledge of farm equipment)

I need a tractor too

[zooom]

BTW....for post hole digging...I just initially use a shovel and finish with a quarter stick of dynomite...but maybe that is just me?!?!?!?

[Popeye the Sailor]

BTW....for post hole digging...I just initially use a shovel and finish with a quarter stick of dynomite...but maybe that is just me?!?!?!?

Er-I have several acres to fence, and plenty of post holes needed.

[zooom]

Er-I have several acres to fence, and plenty of post holes needed.

so.....sounds like you need to run a series of them so they all go off at once...you don't need to dig deep...

[Popeye the Sailor]

so.....sounds like you need to run a series of them so they all go off at once...you don't need to dig deep...

No, it really doesn't. I don't futz around with explosives. I'll use the future tractor or do it by hand.

[Ddan]

Deere are nice, but parts can be a pain to get, and JD specific.  Kubota is as good IMHO, a little less money, a little easier on service.  Most wheels can be turned to give you a wider stance which it sounds like you'll want, so check on that. Get hydrostatic drive, you will want it, same with 4WD.  Size  the implements you want before you get the tractor, the PTO HP is pretty important.  You'll want a Cat 1 3 point hitch, gotta have the front loader and if you aren't going to keep something heavy on the back full time you'll need a ballast box or something, or you'llo be doing endo's any time you try to pick something up.  

Once you figure out what size you need, get the next bigger  

[Speeddog]

I'm pretty sure you just told me I need two tractors. 

You've already got one tractor.

You just need to get the right one for these new tasks.

[Popeye the Sailor]

You've already got one tractor.

You just need to get the right one for these new tasks.

I sold that beast. I change vehicles like I change my shirt.



Monthly.

[ducpainter]

I'm pretty sure you just told me I need two tractors. 

...and the problem would be?

[MendoDave]

I would go with a BMW tractor like the one you've been sporting for a while now.






On a more serious note, If you have hardpan or otherwise hard ground, you are going to need weight. I just rented a little Kubota to do my driveway in soft dirt and it was barley adequate. A D9 it was not! So IMO more hefty is better.
I kept wanting more dig and the blade would lift the front wheels and not do the job, so I had to keep finding the fine line between just enough blade in the dirt, and doing not much of anything.
A friend of mine who owns one has the same problem. The mower attachment kits butt though.

So when you get the BMW tractor, pics please.

[ducpainter]

I would go with a BMW tractor like the one you've been sporting for a while now.






On a more serious note, If you have hardpan or otherwise hard ground, you are going to need weight. I just rented a little Kubota to do my driveway in soft dirt and it was barley adequate. A D9 it was not! So IMO more hefty is better.
I kept wanting more dig and the blade would lift the front wheels and not do the job, so I had to keep finding the fine line between just enough blade in the dirt, and doing not much of anything.
A friend of mine who owns one has the same problem. The mower attachment kits butt though.

So when you get the BMW tractor, pics please.

Tractor buckets are not really digging tools.

They're more for moving already dug material that is in piles.

He really needs two tractors and an excavator.

[Popeye the Sailor]

He really needs two tractors and an excavator.

Yeah! And some scotch!

[ducpainter]

Yeah! And some scotch!

What's the scotch for?

To make you feel better when...

you bury the two wheel drive tractor in the mud, break the 4 wheel drive trying to pull it out, and then tipping the excavator over trying to pull the whole mess?