This week's classic tractor I'm not buying

Very few of them are because they are too busy trying to save a fiver messing around with chainsaws and pallets. 😉

As I said if you've little else to be at it would be fine.

Unless you lived next door to the auction site and were going to throw them across the wall, you'd have them made up nearly as quickly as you'd get your trailer hitched up and ropes gathered to tie them on it. Never mind driving over to load them up and driving home.

"Little else to be at" would be sitting and watching the auction to put your bid in and then wasting time driving over and collecting them

😁 what time would she do over the quarter mile!

At least 20k overpriced

I dont know your situatilon PH so forgive me making some assumptions along the way...

From what you say above you are not doing a lot of heavy work and I am guessing that you will probably be putting up 200 to 250 hours per year, max. You seem to want to get a decent quality, comfortable, reasonably modern machine and thats not unreasonable. IMO something in the 90 to 100 hp category is sufficent. Don't pay any regard to lads lifting your head saying you need 120/130 hp, "better be looking at it than looking for it" etc. Lots of lads would be doing the work you are talking about with 70hp. For the 5 times in the year that the tractor might be under pressure pulling a big load up a steep hill, change down a gear.

I'd be looking at getting into a 12-15 year old tractor with 4 to 5k hours on the clock, not abused, in good condition with a good set of tyres. Not overly complex, minimum of electrics, definitely a shuttle. I'd recommend something before Ad Blue / EGR became prevalent. They are out there, if something looks worn out or high hours, walk away and keep looking. A well looked after tractor engine is good for 10k hours plus without major repairs. A clutch is a common replacement cost on loader tractors - budget €1k for a dry clutch replacement every 5 years, wet clutch dunno the cost €2/3k? but will last longer. Tyres - front should last 7 years at the hours I assume you are doing and rears up to 15 years. Turbo might need doing at some point €1k. Lift, gearbox brakes should generally have no issues unless abused and provided you dont buy an overly complex system.

You dont indicate you have trade in, but there must be a tractor there in the background doing the work now.... I am guessing that its an older 2 w/d maybe something ye want to keep for yardwork /nostalgia. So moving up from that to a 100hp, 4w/d with loader maybe 12-15 years old is a big step up.

You are prob best dealing with a solid local garage if you are not comfortable with looking at or repairing machines yourself. Tractor type is down to your self but I'd be looking at something like a MF 5445 / 5455, a NH 5040, or equivalents from CASE, John Deere, Deutz, Claas etc. You can take a machine out on demo to see if it suits and should get a guarantee and have a back-up for parts & servicing down the line.

You should be able to get something decent for €35 to €42k, keep it for say 8 years and put 2k hours on it. Then you will have a circa 20 yr old well minded machine with less than 7k hours on it. What would that be worth? I'd hazzard a guess at close to €30k. If you dont need to change the tyres, then you'd be in hard luck if any repairs apart from normal servicing came to €3-4k over the 8 years. You'll have something valuable to trade in or keep as it will still be capable of doing the work you need for another 8 years after that.

Now if you are a large dairy/tillage farmer or contractor putting up 1,000 hours per year on a machine, I'd be saying something different.......Anyway just my thoughts on a sunday afternoon............

Any idea what a 1952 fergusion 20 is worth starts and everything works needs a good clean up and spray

Its the sheer quantity of them out there followed by the fact that they are quite limited in what you can do with them .no position control on the lift , arent good enough for bales , no difflock etc

Not often spotted in 2wd

Wouldn't you be quare pee'd off if you traded in that tractor for 14k and the next lad put an add up for 27k. 🤣

Would the 2wd 110-90 be as sought after as the 4wd? I didn't know they existed. Always thought the biggest 2wd fiat you could get was the 80-90.

Ive seen a 160/90 2wd in the Netherlands

Carnew mart has two big farm clearances one on Monday .. These on Monday week. Well minded kit I’m told. The 7740 is a nice example of an appreciating classic.