HavocLover
Senior Member
I only read up till about page two. Just FYI. But my suggestion would be BUY, BUY, BUY.
I'm the president of a pretty large club, I've had about 3-4 different tractors over the years. You know how it goes, in the off season the tractor will sit idle for a few months, someone comes along and wants it more than I care to keep it, then its gone.
When I have a tractor, its SOOO much more convenient than when I don't. I don't have to rely on anyone else whatsoever. I can go tend to the land just out of boredom and don't have to coordinate it with others. Almost every time I've borrowed, something will break. Then I'm dumping money into a machine that's not even mine. Also, when borrowing or asking favors like a buddy to come do said work, I'm on THEIR time. So if we cant align a weekend that works for the both of us, it pushes the work back further or even keeps it from happening at all.
I somewhat disagree with some of the comments about leaving the tractor on the property. Unless its a brand new or fairly new machine, I would leave it put. Its always been more convenient for me to leave it be, rather than haul it back and forth. (and I'm only 40 mins from my place.) And this also always allowed me to go out there and kill time on the tractor whenever I wanted, and it wasn't that much of an ordeal trying to load it, blah blah. I have left them in the wide open by the camp, and I also hid them in the planted pines out of sight and whenever that trail leading to it would get promenade and obvious, I'd pick another spot. I guess if you wanted to get technical you could pull off a random wire or even spend 7 mins or so snatching a front tire off each time its left, to try and curve any possible theft. I think that's all personal preference but obviously it would depend on age, shape and cost of the machine to me.
I think 4x4 is a hugeeeeee convenience, but if you really know how to use a tractor, a lot of times in normal situations, you can make due. The terrian at my place is pretty rough and when it gets wet, it gets horrible, but I've never been in a spot where I've just had to have 4x4.
I'm the president of a pretty large club, I've had about 3-4 different tractors over the years. You know how it goes, in the off season the tractor will sit idle for a few months, someone comes along and wants it more than I care to keep it, then its gone.
When I have a tractor, its SOOO much more convenient than when I don't. I don't have to rely on anyone else whatsoever. I can go tend to the land just out of boredom and don't have to coordinate it with others. Almost every time I've borrowed, something will break. Then I'm dumping money into a machine that's not even mine. Also, when borrowing or asking favors like a buddy to come do said work, I'm on THEIR time. So if we cant align a weekend that works for the both of us, it pushes the work back further or even keeps it from happening at all.
I somewhat disagree with some of the comments about leaving the tractor on the property. Unless its a brand new or fairly new machine, I would leave it put. Its always been more convenient for me to leave it be, rather than haul it back and forth. (and I'm only 40 mins from my place.) And this also always allowed me to go out there and kill time on the tractor whenever I wanted, and it wasn't that much of an ordeal trying to load it, blah blah. I have left them in the wide open by the camp, and I also hid them in the planted pines out of sight and whenever that trail leading to it would get promenade and obvious, I'd pick another spot. I guess if you wanted to get technical you could pull off a random wire or even spend 7 mins or so snatching a front tire off each time its left, to try and curve any possible theft. I think that's all personal preference but obviously it would depend on age, shape and cost of the machine to me.
I think 4x4 is a hugeeeeee convenience, but if you really know how to use a tractor, a lot of times in normal situations, you can make due. The terrian at my place is pretty rough and when it gets wet, it gets horrible, but I've never been in a spot where I've just had to have 4x4.
