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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 973808" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>we've got a number of tractors, and each has its purpose... we have a 4wd Ford county, which exclusively plows snow and cleans corrals, an IH 684 which does the heavy fieldwork and hay hauling, a Massey 165 which does the swathing, raking, baling and row crop work, and a little Leyland 154 that putters about, but is handy for sowing grain and running the combine.</p><p></p><p>Just remember that most any 4wd *can* do the work you do with a 2wd, but it will cost you more in the long run, if nothing else, in resale value. You can pick up a decent used 2wd tractor in nearly any power range for less than 15000... we paid 5500 for our Massey 165 15 years ago with 1600 hours on it, the thing is great on fuel, and 10 years from now when it has 6000 hours we can sell it for the same price... We don't abuse and overuse it since we have a bigger tractor to do the heavier work that would be too hard for it, so it's a very cost effective tractor... Yes, we *could* buy a $30,000, 80Hp 4x4 tractor which would replace the 165, the 684, as well as the County, but we'd be spending a lot more money all around... It's also nice to be able to hitch a little trailer to a tractor without having to unhook your baler first</p><p></p><p>my two cents in 200 words</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 973808, member: 9096"] we've got a number of tractors, and each has its purpose... we have a 4wd Ford county, which exclusively plows snow and cleans corrals, an IH 684 which does the heavy fieldwork and hay hauling, a Massey 165 which does the swathing, raking, baling and row crop work, and a little Leyland 154 that putters about, but is handy for sowing grain and running the combine. Just remember that most any 4wd *can* do the work you do with a 2wd, but it will cost you more in the long run, if nothing else, in resale value. You can pick up a decent used 2wd tractor in nearly any power range for less than 15000... we paid 5500 for our Massey 165 15 years ago with 1600 hours on it, the thing is great on fuel, and 10 years from now when it has 6000 hours we can sell it for the same price... We don't abuse and overuse it since we have a bigger tractor to do the heavier work that would be too hard for it, so it's a very cost effective tractor... Yes, we *could* buy a $30,000, 80Hp 4x4 tractor which would replace the 165, the 684, as well as the County, but we'd be spending a lot more money all around... It's also nice to be able to hitch a little trailer to a tractor without having to unhook your baler first my two cents in 200 words [/QUOTE]
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