For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Going to buy a tractor!! Thread starter Biglets Mummy Start date 22 June Joined 15 October Messages Hi All, Wonder if I could pick brains again!! Finally moved into my new house after the move being delayed after it being flooded out and inhabitable for the past 6 months and as a result have very messy ,overgrown paddocks and land.
Needs to be able to have a harrow , topper , bucket etc attachments. Thanks in advance. Red-1 Well-Known Member 22 June Joined 7 February Messages 12, Location Recently bought into cob culture. Ours was very overgrown when we came here, we had a farmer do the first cut as it really needed heavy duty equipment.
We then took over the care with a lawn tractor! There are loads of compact tractors that would do all that you wish, have a look on ebay for a good variety. There are loads of dealers on there and it is good to see how much range there is, plus you could pick up a nearly new one.
Bob notacob Well-Known Member 22 June Joined 15 February Messages 1, I would go for a massey ferguson , Simple to use ,parts readily available ,and hold their value. Micky Well-Known Member 22 June Joined 11 July Messages 1, Location Top of the world.
Bob notacob said:. Micky said:. Joined 1 August Messages 2, I have a MF35, which is basically an older, prettier version of the , and can't recommend it highly enough. Do go for the 3 cylinder perkins engine, not the 4cylinder ford one.
Apparently the latter are reluctant starters. The 3 cylinder is fantastic. Starts even when the battery is almost flat. Joined 18 April Messages 1, Location Yorkshire.
If you might want to move round bales make sure you get something that can. Lots of the hobby tractors don't have the guts I used to have a David brown, okay but old. Joined 23 December Messages 8, I think before you decide if you want a compact or the slightly larger alternative of DB, MF 35 etc you need to work out exactly what you are going to be doing.
What is the loader expected to carry? Are you going to use it to clean the dung in which case you need something easy to get on and off, that sort of thing and most of all are you fields flat or steep for how much "guts" the tractor is going to need. I have a New Holland 24 cc which is a compact. It harrows, rolls, pulls the field cleaner and acts as a wonderful mobile "wheelbarrow" carrying fencing and everything else around.
It appears to be a small cc size but does everything on steep ground. It is also hydrostatic drive which means it has no gear leaver just put your foot on the accelerator to go and take if off to stop. I use it every day to haul logs out of the woods. I have an outdoor stove that I burn year round. Horsepower is not the problem with compact tractors. Lack of traction is my major drawback. I have my tires loaded with windshield washer fluid, and I carry a lb tail weight.
I get by, but have dropped my load on occasion to push myself out with the front loader. When this one finally dies, I will replace it with 4 wheel drive. My tractor would also be worthless to me without a front loader. That is another must have. I'm ready for the Hp range. Everything else is optional. I have used both and would be happy with either. They were both brand new, so that is always better than working with old junk.
I don't think brand really matters as long as you stay away from the Chinese built tractors. I have never heard anything good about them. Yanmar builds John Deere. All American brand compacts are built in Japan. New posts. Forum list. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. Contact us. Close Menu. Forums Farm Machinery Machinery. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Which tractor would you buy. Thread starter Benr Start date Aug 9, Benr Member. Location North Devon. As per a previous post we are looking for a little yard tractor primarily to drive a hustler bale unroller, which weighs kg and a bale of un chopped silage approx kg.
I have found the following tractors locally: Massey ferguson , with hours, 2 doors, mp. Yale Member Livestock Farmer. Location North East Wales,upland farm,ft. All 2 wheel drive? Location pembrokeshire. Hauling heavy loads in hilly country,and it's 2 gear levers together all day. Not for me I'm affraid.
Not bad tractors but the low roof would put me off if you were going to put a loader on it. Didn't these also give synchro trouble? Angus Well-Known Member. Some of the Lads have mentioned a and I would agree they are a great tractor but as John Deere has said I would go for a as they are compact enough and have that bit extra power. A friend took me along about 4 years ago to look at a and yes it was as good an example as he was likely to find but strong enough money.
Beside it was a similar condition and similar hours and pretty much the same money. I'd say I spent a good 30 min talking him round to even looking at it and the same again to entertain buying it. He went for it in the end and he is very happy now that he did.
Mf Well-Known Member. I have a and I find the dyna 4 gearbox lovely to use, it might take a bit of getting used to and they are supposed to give less trouble than the gearstick model. You could do worse than the Zetor I nearly bought a when I bought the massey. Landini aren't as good anymore I see a lot are going to mccormack when trading.
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