Whoa! That's a machine!MF 4710
Join the club.As I mature, the summer heat gets to me.
No kidding! Our next one will have a cab and FIL - no compromises!!As I mature, the summer heat gets to me.
Me too. We had an old International that started with a 3/8" wrench. It was a hogI love seeing these old tractors. I wouldn't know the first thing about working on them, but they sure are cool!
How do you like that 120hp NH? We don't need one that big, but have looked at them in the 80-100hp range. Does it perform well?Blue tractors for me. 65 & 120hp...I don't know how I got by without a loader all those years. Thanks all....looking at tractors brings our the little boy in me. :D
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JCD, that's a good looking Great Plains planter. Looks fairly new. Did we purchase it new?? If so where?No kidding! Our next one will have a cab and FIL - no compromises!!
Ford 6610 (78hp)
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JD 1050 (37hp)
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When you're mature, and retired and have/need nothing that anyone can give you for Christmas, a man needs toys!!! When you've dreamed of things for all your working life you wanted to do and couldn't because of priorities of life, you start working on your bucket list. Nowadays I'm able and enjoying every dang minute of it!!!Some of y'all's tractors cost more than my house. Priorities I recon![]()
We bought it new in 2019. That pic was the day it got delivered. We were worried that Ford wouldn't pick it up, but it did and I took that pic to prove it and sent it to my dad. A tractor with a FIL would greatly help maneuvering though because the front end doesn't have the weight it needs.JCD, that's a good looking Great Plains planter. Looks fairly new. Did we purchase it new?? If so where?
Yes sir. You worked hard to get there! Enjoy it. I'm still in the "35hp tractor...holy crap that was expensive" phase in my life.When you're mature, and retired and have/need nothing that anyone can give you for Christmas, a man needs toys!!! When you've dreamed of things for all your working life you wanted to do and couldn't because of priorities of life, you start working on your bucket list. Nowadays I'm able and enjoying every dang minute of it!!!
Had 2 close friends(??) talking and stated to my wife they wanted to know when the pre-estate sell was going to happen! Who needs enemies when you have friends like that??Yes sir. You worked hard to get there! Enjoy it. I'm still in the "35hp tractor...holy crap that was expensive" phase in my life.
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I've been looking at them for a while. I just haven't pulled the trigger. My questions are will they work in the rough land we have and not break down cause every time I pick up wrenches I bust my knuckles even with gloves. Plus, can I justify it to my boss(wife)??We bought it new in 2019. That pic was the day it got delivered. We were worried that Ford wouldn't pick it up, but it did and I took that pic to prove it and sent it to my dad. A tractor with a FIL would greatly help maneuvering though because the front end doesn't have the weight it needs.
We got ours through the TriGreen (JD) in Franklin. JD sells the Great Plains (I guess because it's green) and Kubota sells the Land Pride (I guess because it's orange). They are the same exact piece of equipment. Kubota wanted to charge about $6k more for theirs, so we went on over to TriGreen. It's the best piece of equipment we have
If I ever get in position to be able to get a newer tractor, it will have a cab with ac. I can't tolerate the heat that well anymore.The only regret is that we didn't get a cab!!!! As I mature, the summer heat gets to me.
I still can't believe what my BIL had to pay for our 32 HP John Deere. Crazy expensive. But I'm still dreaming of a 50 HP 4x4. I'll just never have that kind of money laying around.Yes sir. You worked hard to get there! Enjoy it. I'm still in the "35hp tractor...holy crap that was expensive" phase in my life.
It's the cat's meow. I've learned over the years that a huge limiting factor in managing a property at scale is time/being able to complete tasks efficiently. Another factor is minimizing custom hire by completing those tasks vs. paying someone else to do it. This machine enables both in ways I never imagined.How do you like that 120hp NH? We don't need one that big, but have looked at them in the 80-100hp range. Does it perform well?
Absolutely agree!It's the cat's meow. I've learned over the years that a huge limiting factor in managing a property at scale is time/being able to complete tasks efficiently. Another factor is minimizing custom hire by completing those tasks vs. paying someone else to do it. This machine enables both in ways I never imagined.
I work longer on Big Blue than Lil Blue because I'm comfortable and have the right equipment for more tasks at scale. Managing a 750ac revenue-generating tract is a blessing make no mistake...it's a lot, and it's very different than a smaller tract or hobby farm. Maximizing revenue over the long term while minimizing operating costs is an objective I can better achieve with the right equipment.
@jay B…cleaning out gutters of pine straw and leaves takes 10min now. Before FEL it was precarious ladder, a whole morning, and a fair chance of a really bad gravity fueled crash.