Was 165hp Deutz that cost £6.10/h depreciation and £1.16/h for service and repairsi love smaller tractors, wish i could get away with 112hp
just no point comparing 112 vs 240 hp running costs is there as that would be like me comparing my 724 to a quadtrac
I grew up sowing 140 acres of spring barley here with a 60hp Davy Broon 2wd, 3f conventional plough, drag harrows, and a 10 foot drop box seeder
Same farm, now just 20 acres of barley, and it "needs" 160hp for that, the grassland, and the contracting work, progress?
Today the shepherd, tractor man, and my father are long dead, leaving only me and the livestock. The business efficiency and output is vastly improved from my father's time. My choice last tractor change was to choose comfort and driving pleasure, so I bought a valtra, and to hell with the depreciation and huge running costs
Bet the valtra is still less than a fender