First budget tractor.

[harvey b davison]

Some advice please chaps. I'm looking at buying my first tractor next year. I'm buying on a tight budget and unsure which way to go. The tractor is for personal use on the allotment mainly but i also want to put a small (4" max) chipper on the back. Now i'm unsure whether to go down the compact ( kubota / iseki ) route or get an old fergie ( or something similar ) It would only get used once a week if that sometimes. As long as i can do usual stuff with it, ie , plough, rotovate and maybe grass cutting sometimes then i dont mind. What do you lot think. ( oh and it must be road legal ) as it will be stored at home but must go on road the the garden and parents. Any advice much appreciated.

[twmarriott]

get a diesel major cheapish to buy and to run, bits pleantyfull and cheap and easy to fix, useable and will happily run a small chipper grey fergie too small

[Ian C]

Something like a Leyland 272, i have a 384 and there basic but as old tractors go there simple and fairly cheap, ferguie, browns and the like all go for good money.

[Daniel Jiggins]

For your budget I would recommend a Leyland, i paid £1500 for mine with a topper been a good basic machine...

[liamjordan]

Something like a Leyland 272, i have a 384 and there basic but as old tractors go there simple and fairly cheap, ferguie, browns and the like all go for good money.

 

For your budget I would recommend a Leyland, i paid £1500 for mine with a topper been a good basic machine...

 

I agree with both of the above, we have 2, a 270 in nice condition for topping, chain harrowing, towing, running a logspillter and a sawbench, and a smaller one, not sure what model, that runs just enough to run the sawbench

[arbwork]

there's a dexta on fleabay today

[volvo]

I would buy a Leyland but they have also started to go up in price or an old Zetor.

[slack ma girdle]

I would get a Nuffield 10/60, as these are less popular than laylands, MF's etc, which means that they are cheaper. You should be able to pick one up for between £800-1000. They are easy to fix, and there are a number of good sources for parts. Mine cost £800, and has had a hard life so far, and not let me down.

[littlerob]

dout you will get a zetor for cheap as they are all export jobs last year i know a gou how sold 2 of them for a grand and then found out they exported for £1750 each

[volvo]

You wont get a nuffield cheap as a lot of guys are doing them up for ploughing matches.

There are a lot of dealers just buying them for spares as there worth a mint.

£1750 is not a lot for an old tractor nowaday's

I think im in the wrong trade.lol