Rich_ard
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You sound well off for machinery for a new entrant young shepard.
Should you buy a new tractor?
- Thread starter KelpieRed
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Tedder was the first piece of new machinery I bought, was a big upgrade from the haybob!
Rich_ard
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I'm sure. Did you buy a new rake to go with it?
- Location
- Yorkshire
No he kept the haybob to row up as was worth nothing as part ex
I did not, my contractor rakes himself. The haybob sits in the nettles just in case, and thank god it did last year when the Tedder blew up.
Rich_ard
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Old is gold
Wellytrack
Member
What do you expect 130k tractors to drop to? 100k? Will wages go down at the factories and depots too? Energy, infrastructure, R&D, taxes, shipping, raw materials and components?
When you see an exact same model of tractor go from £75000 to £120,000 in six years do you think that is a justified increase or someone trying to bend you over? I can live with inflation so let’s say 90-95k but 120 is not a true and needed increase. Same thing happened to machines as well
essex man
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- Location
- colchester
I have bought the "same" nearly new(6-9 month old , 500 hour )tractor 3 times over the past 12 years.
Most recently a year ago.
Prices ... 34k, 50k, 75k.
Most recently a year ago.
Prices ... 34k, 50k, 75k.
Wellytrack
Member
Not for me to say if it’s justified or not, i do believe 130k for a 150hp tractor is expensive but i priced a 2500 tanker in 2019 and it was £12500. Today it’s £22000.
That’s a 75% increase in what is a fairly simple machine free from complexity.
- Location
- Co antrim
What model of tractor is that then?
- Location
- Co antrim
That ridiculous
Tractorstant
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- Location
- Monaco.
If I were buying a tractor in today's market, I would be playing every dealer off each other. I'd ring them all, regardless of territory. I wouldn't be laser-focused on JD either, Why not a Same/Kubota etc?
I would also be pricing up an absolute poverty spec machine, then asking myself, how long it would take me to earn the 4k say for electric spools over manual for example.
It takes a lot of earning!
Good luck to you though.
PS. Also, ring the trade yourself and try and get every penny you can for the used tractor.
PPS: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS INTEREST FREE!!!
I would also be pricing up an absolute poverty spec machine, then asking myself, how long it would take me to earn the 4k say for electric spools over manual for example.
It takes a lot of earning!
Good luck to you though.
PS. Also, ring the trade yourself and try and get every penny you can for the used tractor.
PPS: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS INTEREST FREE!!!
And that is exactly my point if it was 15k it would be a reasonable price increase 22 is not
Wellytrack
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So should the manufacturers sell them for 15k then and not 22?
seedman stains
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- Location
- lost in france
If I were buying a tractor in today's market, I would be playing every dealer off each other. I'd ring them all, regardless of territory. I wouldn't be laser-focused on JD either,
No competition these days its all sewn up cant sell outside your area same price no negotiation
No competition these days its all sewn up cant sell outside your area same price no negotiation
It would be more realistic
michael N123
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I thought that.. can understand getting something new but pretty basic
why spend a small fortune on every extra
Stw88
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- Location
- Northumberland
If you have the money and can afford it buy what you want. Higher spec the better if you’re driving and looking after it yourself. Why not. I never thought a fancy tractor with all the toys was necessary but once you’ve done a 10-12 hour day in one you wouldn’t want to go back to basic spec!
Wellytrack
Member
Realistic for you perhaps but not them.
Now that sterling feels like pesetas it’s not going to happen.