Thread: Thinking of getting a tractor

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

When I saw the title and poster I thought you were getting a Td5 Dan

No I'm not converting to the dark side yet muppet! However I may be moving out towards your way.

Well as it happens the block I was looking at sold so I'm rather annoyed!

But I'm looking at another place now that's alot smaller its only 12 acres so I'm actually thinking about one of these little kuboto 4wds (even though they may be super expencive to fix) with attachments as I think post hole digger sounds handy and even though the bucket isn't hardcore I think it will be handy to carry odds and ends around... Only thing is they are more then I wanted to spend but to get anything decent you guys have talked about it going to be 1-2-3-4 thousand more so I will just bite the bullet and stop cheaping out lol

If this place sells and i look at a bigger place then I will be thinking about prob a Massey 135 they sounded like the best option for the last place

Originally Posted by disco2_dan

No I'm not converting to the dark side yet muppet!

You will....Eventually

Originally Posted by disco2_dan

However I may be moving out towards your way.

Let me know if you do, I'm always up for a wheel or a shoot

Buying a tractor could be the most expensive decision you make for a long time.

The tea fergies are great and very light. The 35x and early 135 are pretty much the same tractor with different bonnet. The best 135 to get is a diesel straight axle version with power steering and multipower gear box, it is basically 6 speed with a splitter to make it 12.
The 65 and 165 are pretty similar to the 135 but bigger with an extra pot on the engine.

The single worst thing about these Masseys is the hydraulic setup that needs a diverter valve to run externals. It can't move the arms and a loader at the same time.

With newer tractors 20 grand is where you start to find 4wd loader tractors with decent power.

Originally Posted by Dougal

Buying a tractor could be the most expensive decision you make for a long time.

The tea fergies are great and very light. The 35x and early 135 are pretty much the same tractor with different bonnet. The best 135 to get is a diesel straight axle version with power steering and multipower gear box, it is basically 6 speed with a splitter to make it 12.
The 65 and 165 are pretty similar to the 135 but bigger with an extra pot on the engine.

The single worst thing about these Masseys is the hydraulic setup that needs a diverter valve to run externals. It can't move the arms and a loader at the same time.

With newer tractors 20 grand is where you start to find 4wd loader tractors with decent power.

Excellent advice... I was wondering if the 165/65 was just a big brother! And I think I've run into the hydrollic issue once on a friends tractor where you could only do one movement at a time

And yessssss!! I would love to spend 20k on a tractor and I've even seen a few really nice ones just under that mark...

But unfortunately my absolute budget for farm machinary is 20k and I really wanted to pick up a little dozer as well also I need 4-600 to get a new engine fitted to my ride on...

Basically I'm trying to find either house and land for under 200k or I'm trying to find land with building permit and build my own house and get farm machinary for under 200k lol

So i figure now I have to spend closer to 10g and hope I can still get a dozer...

Oh and muppet wheeling and shooting on the cards for sure!

how often would you use it , is there a local tractor dealer who it may turn out cheaper to hire one for a day or two ?

No definatly going to buy one it will be used for lots of things around the place on a bare minimum 1 time a week...

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

When I saw the title and poster I thought you were getting a Td5 Dan

Lol I'm glad I wasn't the only one - I thought an older Defender...