Jeff Holley
Yearling... With promise
I used to own a tractor. It was a 1952 ford 8n. I used to have 4 four wheelers also. Times got tough and they all got sold. I was able to keep my property and some implements as I have always intended to get another tractor. I loved my 8n but truly it was a dangerous machine on my hilly wooded ground.
We are solid financial ground again and I've been thinking about buying another tractor but I'm not quite ready yet. Last Spring I had a neighbor do some brush hogging for me and although it was good of him to do it , well I'll just say that I would have done it differently. August of last year it needed brush hogging again so I rented a walk behind brush cutter to brush hog about 2 acres. They are great machines but I really thought I was going to die! 92 degrees and high humidity on my then 51 year old body was a poor combination. It got done but I vowed to never do that again. This Spring I decided to rent a tractor. For $150 after tax I rented a 40 hp 4x4 Kubota HST for 2 days (the walk behind was $85). They actually rent for $150/day but they are not open on Sunday so I had the machine for 2 days as long as I was able to return it by 8:30 Monday morning. It was a great deal for me.
I really want my own tractor but I'm starting to wonder if renting may be a better answer for me, at least for now. I don't have a place to store one either at home or on my property. I only have about 3 acres total that are not wooded. I do have a gravel road that is 1/3 of a mile long that needs maintaining.
Is there anyone else thinking along these lines or am I on an Island here ?
I realize a 40 hp tractor may not be enough for some of you but plenty for small/ medium food plots.
We are solid financial ground again and I've been thinking about buying another tractor but I'm not quite ready yet. Last Spring I had a neighbor do some brush hogging for me and although it was good of him to do it , well I'll just say that I would have done it differently. August of last year it needed brush hogging again so I rented a walk behind brush cutter to brush hog about 2 acres. They are great machines but I really thought I was going to die! 92 degrees and high humidity on my then 51 year old body was a poor combination. It got done but I vowed to never do that again. This Spring I decided to rent a tractor. For $150 after tax I rented a 40 hp 4x4 Kubota HST for 2 days (the walk behind was $85). They actually rent for $150/day but they are not open on Sunday so I had the machine for 2 days as long as I was able to return it by 8:30 Monday morning. It was a great deal for me.
I really want my own tractor but I'm starting to wonder if renting may be a better answer for me, at least for now. I don't have a place to store one either at home or on my property. I only have about 3 acres total that are not wooded. I do have a gravel road that is 1/3 of a mile long that needs maintaining.
Is there anyone else thinking along these lines or am I on an Island here ?
I realize a 40 hp tractor may not be enough for some of you but plenty for small/ medium food plots.