Buying a small tractor

mb30

Hello to everyone,

Just looking for some advice on buying a tractor.

I'm looking to buy a small tractor (80-120 HP). I will only need the tractor
until next May as I am moving to Canada, therefore I am looking to buy
a desirable/sought after tractor, that I can easily sell on again next year before I go away.

I was looking at a Massey Ferguson 390 with front loader in the UK which looks tidy. Which other makes/models would be worth considering? budget is upto €20k.

Thanks in advance for any advice/replies .

Sharpshooter82

mb30 wrote: »

Hello to everyone,

Just looking for some advice on buying a tractor.

I looking to buy a tractor (80-120 HP). I will only need the tractor
until next May as I am moving to Canada, therefore I am looking to buy
a desirable/sought after tractor, that I can easily sell on next year before I go away.

I was looking at a Massey Ferguson 390 with front loader in the UK which looks tidy, which other makes/models would be worth considering? budget is upto €20k.

Thanks in advance for any advice/replies .

If your only looking to have it a short time would ya not think of hiring one out as cant think of anything more troublesome as trying to sell a tractor before a deadline

mb30

Did call a local lad about hiring but for what 7 months hire will cost it,ll be cheaper to buy something and re-sell it prior to going away.

Sharpshooter82

Had a feeling about that, have you a back up plan in case you couldn't sell the tractor before ya went to canada

Good loser

What jobs have you for it? Could you get a contractor to do them?

Farmer Pudsey

What rent was he charging

nashmach

In that case better off with hire or a contractor unless ypu ate full sure it will sell by the deadline.

Irish farmer

New holland t6030 excellent tractor-good pulling power and very nippy

RoscommonTom

Id go with the massey, i think getting a conttactor out a few tines would start to add up and there are some other treads about hiring, not cheap

Reggie.

The op is emigrating in may so I don't think they are gonna buy any machines now guys

I said

Reggie. wrote: »

The op is emigrating in may so I don't think they are gonna buy any machines now guys

He might like the tractor to much to leave

mb30

Hello lads,

Thanks for the replies, just to update I ended up buying a 1996 MF 390T from a lad in UK, tractor is like new had only 1 owner from new and had spent its time on an apple orchard only used for light duties, shes running really well, my neighbour has agreed to buy it off me before I go away so I,ll have my money back and will have had the use of tractor for the last few months for free :-)

Reggie.

mb30 wrote: »

Hello lads,

Thanks for the replies, just to update I ended up buying a 1996 MF 390T from a lad in UK, tractor is like new had only 1 owner from new and had spent its time on an apple orchard only used for light duties, shes running really well, my neighbour has agreed to buy it off me before I go away so I,ll have my money back and will have had the use of tractor for the last few months for free :-)

Good to hear and and best of luck where ever you end up

RoscommonTom

That worked out well, dood luck in australia, enjoy all them women

sanbrafyffe

fiatagri 110/90........u just couldn't beat them

blue5000

sanbrafyffe wrote: »

fiatagri 110/90........u just couldn't beat them

There is a cnut of a hand clutch for the pto in them. Has anyone ever devised/engineered/magivered an easier way to turn the pto on on one of these? I'm almost at the point of putting a small double action ram, like a ram for opening/closing a fertiliser spreader on to the fcuking thing.

GrandSoftDay

blue5000 wrote: »

There is a cnut of a hand clutch for the pto in them. Has anyone ever devised/engineered/magivered an easier way to turn the pto on on one of these? I'm almost at the point of putting a small double action ram, like a ram for opening/closing a fertiliser spreader on to the fcuking thing.

Have a 100-90 here, hope to get rid of it in a year or two. Would love a 6410 Deere if a clean one could be found. Getting rare now though.

farmernewbie

Surely there is a price mistake on this.

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/2002-massey-ferguson-4355-4wd/6745065

I said

farmernewbie wrote: »

Surely there is a price mistake on this.

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/2002-massey-ferguson-4355-4wd/6745065

Yeah I reckon he forgot to put 2 before it

jimmy G M

I said wrote: »

Yeah I reckon he forgot to put 2 before it

Yeah aprox €27,000 inc vat would be the price of this machine.

farmernewbie

jimmy G M wrote: »

Yeah aprox €27,000 inc vat would be the price of this machine.

Dream is over!

Nekarsulm

blue5000 wrote: »

There is a cnut of a hand clutch for the pto in them.

I'm almost at the point of putting a small double action ram, like a ram for opening/closing a fertiliser spreader on to the fcuking thing.

Cable may be jamming in its outer sleeve. When it snaps, then you will see what a frigger of a thing to refit. You would need to be double jointed.

mb30

Thanks

have2flushtwice

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Cable may be jamming in its outer sleeve. When it snaps, then you will see what a frigger of a thing to refit. You would need to be double jointed.

get some oil down that cableway quick!