Cheap horsepower tractor???

[richy_B]

I'm considering a 120-170hp tractor for running the chipper (farmi 260) and a bit of trailer work. I like simple! Looked at a Massey 7480 dyna VT which was a dream to drive (compared to my Same 86 manual box) but the fear of stuff that could go wrong with a complicated gear box got the better of me!

 

I'm thinking up 2005 onwards. 40 or 50k trans, air brakes. Relatively straight forward mechanically. 

 

Zetor HSX 140? 

 

Any thoughts?

[swinny]

Good luck and I will be following this with interest! 

 

I've been going round in circles for a while on a tractor upgrade. 

 

Don't think newer and simple go together with tractors... 

 

Be Interesting to see what you go for.

 

Where you looking for tractors? Dealers and eBay etc?

[swinny]

https://cg-machinery.co.uk/machines/2011-case-puma-155-tractor/?fbclid=IwAR3Srjao-pOhPhD74qBURY0LuM1-H3oGEWs95NRqSYOgUJ7fwwjzj4YKEtA

[richy_B]

Good luck and I will be following this with interest! 

 

I've been going round in circles for a while on a tractor upgrade. 

 

Don't think newer and simple go together with tractors... 

 

Be Interesting to see what you go for.

 

Where you looking for tractors? Dealers and eBay etc?

I'm looking everywhere! Old tractors seem to hold there money ridiculously. So I thought buy something newer and hold onto it. 

 

I have been looking online at tractors in France & Germany. Seem to be well priced. 

 

Deutz Agrotron 150 is on the list. 

Same Silver 130 but not many about.

 

 

Edited February 20, 2020 by richy_B

[swinny]

15 minutes ago, richy_B said:

I'm looking everywhere! Old tractors seem to hold there money ridiculously. So I thought buy something newer and hold onto it. 

Yes, but it's trying to buy something that won't depreciate much....

 

Problem is price of newer tractors being more keeping used prices high.... 

 

23-28k for anything around the age you want

[richy_B]

Yes, but it's trying to buy something that won't depreciate much....
 
Problem is price of newer tractors being more keeping used prices high.... 
 
23-28k for anything around the age you want

True. Its not necessarily what you buy it for, its what you sell it for!

[swinny]

Yes agrotron or a silver hurlimann. Never see many about for sale and go quickly. Think it must be bad timing as there was a few at one point last year but mainly newer stuff about. 

 

Quite a few deutz 4 pots with bigger HP about.... In the 40k plus region though

[woody paul]

If you like Same there's a Rubin 150 in Suffolk. 

Same Rubin 150 4wd Tractor

WWW.LBGMACHINERY.COM

 

[Craig.]

2 hours ago, richy_B said:

I'm looking everywhere! Old tractors seem to hold there money ridiculously. So I thought buy something newer and hold onto it. 

 

I have been looking online at tractors in France & Germany. Seem to be well priced. 

 

Deutz Agrotron 150 is on the list. 

Same Silver 130 but not many about.

 

 

You mentioned towing trailers in your OP, most tractors from abroad have different tow hitches to what we have here, no pick up hitch, often a height adjustable clevis hitch or truck style drawbar coupling, that adjusts up nearly the top link height.

[richy_B]

14 minutes ago, Craig. said:

You mentioned towing trailers in your OP, most tractors from abroad have different tow hitches to what we have here, no pick up hitch, often a height adjustable clevis hitch or truck style drawbar coupling, that adjusts up nearly the top link height.

That's a good point. I did know that from a trip to Belgium last year but completely overlooked it.