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<blockquote data-quote="Rafter S" data-source="post: 1767775" data-attributes="member: 21194"><p>I agree with both points above (mostly). Unless getting someone to bale your hay for you is problematic you'll be better off not owning your own equipment. On the other hand, I've loaded thousands of rolls of 4' x 5' hay with a 45 hp Deutz tractor, and a few 5' x 6' (but they are really too big). With that being said, I still wouldn't recommend anything much smaller than 60 hp.</p><p></p><p>And stick with established brands. Tractors aren't like cars; they'll generally last for decades. You don't want to have problems getting parts twenty years down the road. There's a reason I no longer have that Deutz (though it's a shame they never caught on; they were good tractors, and the two I traded in for a used New Holland were around 40 years old).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rafter S, post: 1767775, member: 21194"] I agree with both points above (mostly). Unless getting someone to bale your hay for you is problematic you'll be better off not owning your own equipment. On the other hand, I've loaded thousands of rolls of 4' x 5' hay with a 45 hp Deutz tractor, and a few 5' x 6' (but they are really too big). With that being said, I still wouldn't recommend anything much smaller than 60 hp. And stick with established brands. Tractors aren't like cars; they'll generally last for decades. You don't want to have problems getting parts twenty years down the road. There's a reason I no longer have that Deutz (though it's a shame they never caught on; they were good tractors, and the two I traded in for a used New Holland were around 40 years old). [/QUOTE]
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