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| There was a guy prolly about straight east of you with a squadron IH drill with big press wheels in the classifieds recently. Thing was like 54’ wide, narrow transport. Around $6,500, IIRC. Put my excellent mechanical condition, 3,400 houred Deere 8430 4Wd on with autosteer and knockout 30 acres hour. Saddle tanks on tractor to spray pre’s at same time. One trip, maximum fuel efficiency, lowest cost possible. Throw a 90’ 3pt spray boom on the back for post applications. These can be bought relatively cheap, I have a 60’ Century for $1,500. Tender doesn’t need be fancy, good running gear with flat rack and enough water for 3 fills. Find a nice New Holland TR series combine, they are cheap, cheap, and great small grains combines. Move autosteer from tractor to combine. 4 nice Demco 365 wagons, hook a pair together and put the 8430 on and go down the down at 23 mph with plenty of tractor to handle them and get them stopped if needed. Nice smaller hopper trailers are handy to have, but good ones command a lot of money. Plus a decent truck to pull it, lots of cash tied up here for one rig, and you’ll need more than one. Can dump on the go with wagons, no need for a cart, another savings. Nice older Deere field cults don’t bring much money anymore, like a 980 sized for a 200 hp 4wd. I bought an older early 90’s Chevy 1500 4wd on Hamilton auction couple years ago for a run around truck to put my fuel barrel in. Runs and drives great, had a new R400 trans in it with overdrive, $2,400. I use it a lot. | |
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Equipment for 1000 acres
