OklaBrangusBreeder
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I have a 30 mother cow herd and a 50 acre hay farm that I cut 3 times a year.
I have two tractors. I probably put maybe 300 hours a year total between them.
* I bought my first tractor in 2004. A new 65 HP Farmtrac 80. I still have it, and it is my tractor of choice for my 10 foot brush hog and my 10 wheel hay rake.
* I bought my second tractor in 2009. A new JD 5093E with cab and loader. I use it for hay cutting, hay baling, and hay loading/feeding.
When you are a person doing all the tractor work yourself during hay season, having multiple tractors is really useful. I have even tried to make sense enough to have three tractors, but I haven't been able to make the logic work on that yet.
As was mentioned above, an inline bale trailer eliminates the need for more than one loader tractor. I have one of those that I bought in 2011 and cannot believe I got by without it all those years. I hauled 128 round bales by myself last July 4th from my hay field 7 miles to my farm. No way I could have hauled that many bales that quick with about any other bale hauling set up. I only paid $4,000 for my bale trailer at a farm sale.
It kinda goes back to what others have said. If you can afford it and feel the convenience justifies the purchase, than no reason to have to think real hard on the decision. It's not like you would be the only guy to have two tractors
I have two tractors. I probably put maybe 300 hours a year total between them.
* I bought my first tractor in 2004. A new 65 HP Farmtrac 80. I still have it, and it is my tractor of choice for my 10 foot brush hog and my 10 wheel hay rake.
* I bought my second tractor in 2009. A new JD 5093E with cab and loader. I use it for hay cutting, hay baling, and hay loading/feeding.
When you are a person doing all the tractor work yourself during hay season, having multiple tractors is really useful. I have even tried to make sense enough to have three tractors, but I haven't been able to make the logic work on that yet.
As was mentioned above, an inline bale trailer eliminates the need for more than one loader tractor. I have one of those that I bought in 2011 and cannot believe I got by without it all those years. I hauled 128 round bales by myself last July 4th from my hay field 7 miles to my farm. No way I could have hauled that many bales that quick with about any other bale hauling set up. I only paid $4,000 for my bale trailer at a farm sale.
It kinda goes back to what others have said. If you can afford it and feel the convenience justifies the purchase, than no reason to have to think real hard on the decision. It's not like you would be the only guy to have two tractors