Which kind of tractor to get -- Ford 8N or old Kubota Subcompact

Nice, to me those tractors are rolling pieces of art and I cant think of a more aesthetically pleasing tractor.

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Bumping an old thread so people who find this via searching could learn something.

Y'all were right -- the 8N was good enough for pulling a back blade and dragging snow off of our 1/2 mile road -- until I had mechanical problems. I've had to go through the whole thing from top to bottom to get it running again. She is paid for, which accounts for a lot, but I wish we had the funds for more of a tractor.

As it sits I can get by with the back blade, carry all, and a 3pt dirt scoop, but loosing the hydraulics whenever you push the clutch in, the lack of power steering, and the inability to change gears when moving wears you down a bit.

Lesson learned -- those nice features on newer tractors are there for a reason!

I told ya it would make a mechanic out of you

True. I have learned more than I ever thought in a short period of time.

Any new cuss words? They usually come to some with said education lol.

Hah. Check out this 53 page (!!!!) thread on tractor by net. It's taken a while to iron all of the bugs out. She was working just swell during -10 degrees but she had a hiccup and then just died for the rest of winter.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/s...78#post3282578

Many new cuss words have been learned.