small holding suitable tractor

moan 77

Hi all,

I''ve got the chance to farm 10 acres, the land hasn't been used in 20 years or more. No real fence in place and ditches and grass is well over grown. There's are slight hill on it and it's quite dry on top and has a stream running along the bottom, this area can get quite wet. On the land there's about 1 acre of trees which I hope to keep a couple of pigs, on the other main area either goats, sheep or beef cattle. I'm not looking to get rich or anything like it just to break even and have a crack doing it. Now the background is filled in back to my question what kind of tractor should I be looking at. I think a Ford would suit me don't know why I think this but I do.

Nekarsulm

moan 77 wrote: »

Hi all,

I''ve got the chance to farm 10 acres, the land hasn't been used in 20 years or more. No real fence in place and ditches and grass is well over grown. There's are slight hill on it and it's quite dry on top and has a stream running along the bottom, this area can get quite wet. On the land there's about 1 acre of trees which I hope to keep a couple of pigs, on the other main area either goats, sheep or beef cattle. I'm not looking to get rich or anything like it just to break even and have a crack doing it. Now the background is filled in back to my question what kind of tractor should I be looking at. I think a Ford would suit me don't know why I think this but I do.

A 3000 or a 4000 would do the job lovely, or a 3600 or a 4600. depends on the cab you want. not gone crazy dear yet, as the 5000 has. have you a budget in mind?

micraX

A Massey Ferguson 4335 would suit you grand.

Nekarsulm

micraX wrote: »

A Massey Ferguson 4335 would suit you grand.

Really,? a twenty grand tractor for a ten acre holding? Have a look at Agriaffairs and see what you can get for five grand in a small ford.

micraX

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Really,? a twenty grand tractor for a ten acre holding? Have a look at Agriaffairs and see what you can get for five grand in a small ford.

Get on for nearer 15 than 20.
Possible expansion in the future. And nice tractor. Go hard or go home.

Nekarsulm

I'll go home so , Will be a cold day in hell before i spend two grand per acre of land farmed on a tractor. At that rate, I should be aiming for a new Cat Challenger to farm 150 acres.....

moan 77

No I've no budget in mind as it's going to be work in progress as there's so much to do, not really sure where to start but the tractor keeps coming up. I was hoping to spend no more that €3,000 on the tractor. I have to build some form of shed to keep it in and the sheep wire fencing is going to be pretty expensive I'd be thinking, but it will be very hard to do these without the tractor. I was hoping to start with a couple of the pigs in the wooded areas and build up from there. What would be the best type of pigs that would have the biggest return of meat, I know you'll only get back what you put in but I don't want a lump of fat. I hope to sell these bad boysto fund it all further. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

patjack

micraX wrote: »

Get on for nearer 15 than 20.
Possible expansion in the future. And nice tractor. Go hard or go home.

Yea, and he should put in a rotary parlour, in case he gets into sucklers and they have too much milk.........

micraX

patjack wrote: »

Yea, and he should put in a rotary parlour, in case he gets into sucklers and they have too much milk.........

A rotary for ten acres? Reall, very specialised.. .. A tractor on the other hand, for ten acres can do everything.

Nekarsulm

Hi Moan 77, something like this. Bring someone with experience with you, whatever you go for.

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/ford-3000/6455938

http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/ford-4100/6403839