GFC Firefighter

Well I was deciding to get a 4WD Tractor with a FEL but Lord have mercy they are expensive.

My idea was to get a loan from a bank for around $7,000.
My plans were to get a 4wd tractor but since they are expensive I may have to consider a 2wd tractor with a FEL.

With $7,000 I was planning to get a tractor, mower, boxblade, and a trailer to tow my tractor/trucks.

Well I need to some advice on tractors..

I was going to use the tractor for mowing, harrowing firebreaks, push stuff with the FEL or box blade, lift and carry stuff with the FEL, and maybe push up stumps.

I was thinking about getting a 4wd tractor because some of our land is swampy and when it rains it gets real wet sometimes....but I could let it dry up.

Like the guys I work with told me....a 2wd may get stuck but a 4wd one will too and also will be harder to get out rather than a 2wd.

So I was thinking maybe a 2wd will have to do me since they are a little cheaper.


Any ideas?

tractor beam

Well, if you plan on a loader, you want to keep 4 WD on the table, especially if you get a compact or sub compact utility tractor. Whenever I attempt to push something with my loader in 2 WD, it's just that, an attempt! I would go for a larger big old growler of a 2 WD if that's the budget. Also going gas instead of diesel, will keep the cost down. Have you looked at CL? Lots of good deals to be had if you are dilligent. Also, the dealers are still offering ZERO percent financing on the new stuff, because, hey! Let's face it, they just aren't selling real well.

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GFC Firefighter

I'm quitting with gas...

Gas carries more water thus leaving my tank rusty....that's what happen to my 9n.


Well I called a tractor place and they want to sell some used one for $12,000.

tractor beam

I agree. It's nuts! Have you looked at the Chinese crate tractors? I've heard both good and bad about them.

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tractor beam

How many acres you got GFC? Just trying to get a feel for how many HP you's be looking at.

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And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

I can't trust anything that is Communist or Chinese.

Unless it is Chinese food over here.....(got to carry a lead detector on me though-lol)...


I say 402 total acres. 100 acres in fields and the rest in timber..

tractor beam

John Deere is making some impliments over there. But I totally understand. Well, I wouldn't go any less than 40 diesel HP with that kind of stats.

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

tractor beam

What is it and how many hours on it? Any candy?

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

John Deere are beginning to be John Lo Deere Xing.

tractor beam

Dam shame ain't it...?

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

Well.

I'm still undecided about a 2wd or 4wd...

tractor beam

If you go 2 WD, be sure to get something with a diff lock and ballasted tires and wheel weights. Get an impliment off the rear like a box scraper, I think you'll do fine. If no FEL though, anythings gonna do you. Are you planning on haying with it?

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

Idk, my cousin might need some help...no idea though...things could pop up

I, myself, was going to use it to push up tree tops and dirt and limbs and trees that was left behind when these guys finished thinning our timber and also just use to carry dirt or something..

urednecku

If you put any amount of weight on a front-end-loader, you will wish you had 4wd. I'm always lifting the rear of my Kubota M7040 off the ground enough that there is no traction to the rear tires. And that's with a boxblade with about 20 gallon tank filled with concrete riding on it. ESPECIALLY if you have any kind of slope, that can be a dangerous situation.

GFC Firefighter

I'm seriously wondering if I should get a new tractor and be done with it...but I really don't want to get in debt.


I am fixing to pay off my first loan ever on my Bronco.
Borrowed $1800 to get it.... $98/month payment.

And now got it paid off within 3 months (due to extra money and then I sold my old tractor)...



I am still currently in college but will graduate in March hopefully.

I am currently working fulltime but will soon go back to part time once school starts back.

At the moment with me working full time...I will make $300-$340 a week (with taxes already deducted)..
But when part time comes again...I will make $200-$270 a week then...


I hate to get myself into debt.


I also wanted to get my 79 fixed (replace the main bearings) and get my Ford Courier fixed and also need money for my bills....


Just don't know what to do...

tractor beam

Get some goats for new GFC! Much cheaper, though good for most nothing! Do you absolutely need the tractor now? Hate to sound negative, but I did so much handwork all those years I never had a tractor. I also did a great deal of work with my truck too. They are going zero interest on all tractors these days, but holy cow are they expensive.

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

O I need a tractor...I will post pictures of the farm soon with my clean up process...I will need some advice so this is a heads up for some help man.



I have used a machete for a long time but it gets me no where...

I will post up my farm pictures soon.



I am just a wondering if I should just get a 2wd one with like 50+hp and get a front end loader on it later?

tractor beam

I knew you were young, and this is why I suggested that, but only in slight humor. I feel your pain buddy! Even with a tractor, it's a lot of work. Hate to again be negative, but a tractor without a loader is just about useless for what you are looking for. No loader is great for farming, but for the logging and moving dirt thing, a rear blade just wont do it. Think about beefing up the grill area too, as brush is murder on grills radiators hydraulic lines and low hanging mechanical things on the tractor. You almost need a dozer.............Looking forward to more pictures of your place.

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!

GFC Firefighter

What do you think I need to do?

Just get a 2wd tractor and maybe get a loader on it or what?

tractor beam

Only you know your budget, well enough to know your flinch factor, but I would look into financing a 4 wheel drive newer or older tractor, with a front end loader. You are a very busy man, it appears, and I think a compact utility is going to serve you best. Outside of that, a 2 wheel drive gas, with front end loader would be my second choice, and would fit your budget better, no doubt. Perhaps you can even get financing on something like that, which would free you up a bit more on the payments. That's my input!

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Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!