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Pierce county WI | Oh, I'm not affraid of the 8200, it's a nice tractor, been taken care of. I'm a tractor guy, for sure. Back when I was in my 20s, I drove a $1500 pickup, but I had a 4450 that was nice. So, the 82 is getting up in hours, 8490. It will be fine, but I wouldn't mind having a lower houred, more desirable tractor. Like your 8310, if taken care of, those tractors hold their value well. That one year they made that r series with the tier 3 engine, should make them a desirable tractor for a long time. My tractors and combine always get washed, waxed and shedded, and if we didn't like machinery, we probably wouldn't farm! The 89 gets taken care of, but it might sit out somewhere all spring and fall doing tiling jobs. And when you're tiling, you are only running it for a little bit at a time, so sometimes you don't even bother turning the radio on. I like that old 89. It's got about 7400 hours on it, and gets 250-300 hrs a year. I just can't get excited about an old 40 or 50 series 4wd, cause they are such a pia to work on, and just aren't well loved. I have thought about a 8760, 70, 8850 kinze conversion with a 3pt. But you are still going to have $30k plus for one, and that's still not going to do the job of the 8960. If I trade the 8200 off on the 8295r, at least I'm getting use out of the tractor. I know I could run the field cultivator with the old 4wd, but I don't do as much tillage as I used to, and I'm a one man operation so I only run one piece of equipment at a time. I'd love to buy a nice 8970 with a 3pt and lower hours, but they didn't make hardly any 89s with a 3pt. You can add it to one, but too much money for what it is worth to do. As far as just updating the 89, I don't feel I'm getting a bigger, better tractor until you get into a 9520 or 9620, and those too are rare with a 3pt. I priced out a really nice 9620, and a 3pt, and installing it. Looking at about $94k to trade or sell the 89 and replace with a nice 9620. There's a 9620 with a 3pt in Indiana, but it's not the sharpest one, and they still want $130k outright. Better to buy one and put the 3pt on. | |
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8020 vs 8030 vs early 8r?
