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Best 2nd hand loader tractor for a livestock farm.
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<blockquote data-quote="DeeGee" data-source="post: 8188468" data-attributes="member: 6695"><p>Always makes me smile when tractors between 70 and 120 horsepower are sometimes referred to as small tractors, or ‘ideal for a smallholding’.</p><p></p><p>Half a century ago when I was in my teens we all had Massey 35s or the all new 135: Dextas or Majors or maybe even the new ‘heavyweight tractor for the really big jobs’ meaning a Ford 5000 or Massey 175.</p><p></p><p>Not one of these tractors had over 75hp: most had about 45 and 99% of British tractors were two wheel drive and cabs were very much optional and in the minority.</p><p></p><p>Yes there were more of them, and more staff to drive them, but they did everything on the farm and we always got the work done on time. Still have a 135 and a 265 here, but I admit I will always go for one of the modern tractors to do jobs. But half the time we don’t need all these horses under the bonnet and I often think that 100 is plenty for many of the jobs we do.</p><p></p><p>Wouldn’t want to go back, and you can’t halt progress; but it does make me smile when I hear of these 100 hp four wheel drive tractors being referred to as ‘little’!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeeGee, post: 8188468, member: 6695"] Always makes me smile when tractors between 70 and 120 horsepower are sometimes referred to as small tractors, or ‘ideal for a smallholding’. Half a century ago when I was in my teens we all had Massey 35s or the all new 135: Dextas or Majors or maybe even the new ‘heavyweight tractor for the really big jobs’ meaning a Ford 5000 or Massey 175. Not one of these tractors had over 75hp: most had about 45 and 99% of British tractors were two wheel drive and cabs were very much optional and in the minority. Yes there were more of them, and more staff to drive them, but they did everything on the farm and we always got the work done on time. Still have a 135 and a 265 here, but I admit I will always go for one of the modern tractors to do jobs. But half the time we don’t need all these horses under the bonnet and I often think that 100 is plenty for many of the jobs we do. Wouldn’t want to go back, and you can’t halt progress; but it does make me smile when I hear of these 100 hp four wheel drive tractors being referred to as ‘little’! [/QUOTE]
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