Antique Tractors
First-Time Buyer
For the first-time buyer the old tractors are very tempting. They cost less than the tax on a new tractor (at least where we live). They have the weight to do the job. They are simple and understandable.There is a surprising number of machines available in every shape and size imaginable. Like most things in life, They even have a history and can be restored to become a major source of pride and enjoyment.
Depending on whether you need a tractor for your acreage or you are planning to begin restoring for pleasure you need to decide for yourself what is best. You know yourself that some collectable tractors make poor work tractors
While the selection check list for buying a work tracktor versus a old vintage farm tractor for sale is different. The type of Tractor you decide to buy will detemine what check list you use.
For the first-time buyer the old tractors are very tempting. They cost less than the tax on a new tractor (at least where we live). They have the weight to do the job. They are simple and understandable.There is a surprising number of machines available in every shape and size imaginable. Like most things in life, They even have a history and can be restored to become a major source of pride and enjoyment.
Depending on whether you need a tractor for your acreage or you are planning to begin restoring for pleasure you need to decide for yourself what is best. You know yourself that some collectable tractors make poor work tractors
While the selection check list for buying a work tracktor versus a old vintage farm tractor for sale is different. The type of Tractor you decide to buy will detemine what check list you use.
Buying A Work Tractor
The first thing to look at is not the tractor but rather the lay of your land and the implements you will need. Some tractors are more suited for one type of crop than others and you also have to take into account if your land is hilly or flat because there are tractors that are higher off the ground than others and you don’t want to have a hillside roll over. A hillside roll over could make for a bad day on anybodies farm. You also have to take a look at the job you expect your tractor to do and make sure that the tractor you choose has enough power to do the job.
Once you have decided on what model you want or need .You preview the available machines and you look at the mechanics and put the cosmetics at the bottom of your list.Your tractor has to run good in all conditions. A ugly tractor that runs when you need it is always better than a tractor with a shinny new pait job that dose not run.
Buying A Collectable Tractor
The person restoring the tractor will often base his evaluation on what is left and how much he will have to pay for this old farm tractor. When you look at oold farm tractors to restore into a collectable than perfect working order and good cosmetics go out the window. The more rare the machine the greater the possibilty that this antique farm tractor will not run or look to good. But you must beable to look past what you see infront of you and look at what you can make this tractor into with a little hard work and deadication.
If your motivation is more than collectability of the tractor and is infact a more personal one, like one that looks just the old farm tractor my dad use to have or I spent my childhood on a seat of a tractor just like that. If this is your reason for retoring than you would be better off using evaluation criteria for a working farm tractor instead of a collectable tractor. Because your intended project is most likely not as rare as you may think. This way you can have the best of both worlds, good mechanics, good cosmetics and good price.
Conclusion
Know your needs, pocketbook, and what’s out there in todays market. Be as knowledgeable on the prospective machine as you can be by research and conversation and physically checking it out to the best of your ability. Remember, your new/old farm tractor will become a part of the family for sometime to come. .
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Paul in VT I used to own an ant farm but had to give it up. I couldn’t find tractors small enough to fit it.
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