BALER TRACTOR

[Ridgefarmer63]

6200 or a 5525? Decisions decisions.....

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

6200 or 6100d ?

 

[SBMF 2015]

6200 or 6100d ?

6200

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

6200

Done and done. 43K lighter.

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

Thought I'd post some pics while waiting for the month long rain showers to end....

 

[SmokinM]

Thought I'd post some pics while waiting for the month long rain showers to end....

Nice looking tractor and depending on the hours $43k ain't bad.

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

Nice looking tractor and depending on the hours $43k ain't bad.

Thanks, 5000 hours. I thought it was a little high on price, but all the guys equipment looked to be in awesome shape. He seemed like a straight shooting retiring Vermont hayfarmer.

 

[wbvs58]

That's a great looking tractor. I don't think I'd be out of it.

Ken

 

[cfpinz]

Nice looking tractor.

I'd rather have 5k well maintained hours than 2k hours of no maintenance.

Power Quad with a right hand reverser?

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

Nice looking tractor.

I'd rather have 5k well maintained hours than 2k hours of no maintenance.

Power Quad with a right hand reverser?

Thanks. Power quad with RH reverser, yes. It's hooked to the baler right now and ready to go. Time will tell if it's a good one. We.ve been in and out of rain showers for three weeks now. Things are looking positive for next mid week on, weather wise.

 

[cfpinz]

PQ is one of my favorite transmissions to drive, and I have never owned one!

Send the rain down this way, please. Getting pretty dry here.

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

PQ is one of my favorite transmissions to drive, and I have never owned one!

Send the rain down this way, please. Getting pretty dry here.

I would if I could, trust me there...

 

[jltrent]

That tractor is probably better in the long run than the newer emission tractors, but I am reminded that with the cost of equipment and all other input costs farming gets less and less profitable all the time. To start, fertilizer is way too high.

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

That tractor is probably better in the long run than the newer emission tractors, but I am reminded that with the cost of equipment and all other input costs farming gets less and less profitable all the time. To start, fertilizer is way too high.

I hope you are right about the tractor. I hear you on cost.

 

[cfpinz]

That tractor is probably better in the long run than the newer emission tractors, .....

I'd rather drop $20-30k and completely go through one of my old 80's or 90's model tractors than deal with the emissions crap on the newer tractors. At least I can turn the wrenches on those old ones.

Cousin works at the local JD place and he's seen quite a few old 40, 50 and 55 series come through there and get upwards of $30k spent on them for that reason.

 

[SmokinM]

I'd rather drop $20-30k and completely go through one of my old 80's or 90's model tractors than deal with the emissions crap on the newer tractors. At least I can turn the wrenches on those old ones.

Cousin works at the local JD place and he's seen quite a few old 40, 50 and 55 series come through there and get upwards of $30k spent on them for that reason.

I know a guy living that dream/ nightmare! LOL

 

[cfpinz]

I know a guy living that dream/ nightmare! LOL

I can't hang with those big money people!

 

[Ridgefarmer63]

PQ is one of my favorite transmissions to drive, and I have never owned one!

Send the rain down this way, please. Getting pretty dry here.

We had two days of sunshine last week. Did a 8 acre hayfield. Tractor was awesome. PQ is really nice.

Since then, nothing but rain. We've been socked in the fog now for 48 hours straight. 10 day has T storms and showers everyday. I've been in NH since 1964 and I can't remember such a rainy wet period. I've only got one field out of ten done.....