Conestoga ? Tractor ?
Mercury ? Tractor ?
Well after a lot of thought it seems that my Sweetheart of a wife has finally decided that I need a Tractor. Of course the funds for finishing her 47 Mercury and rebuilding the Conestoga ? Will have to be used. To BUY the Tractor.
Only having 3 acres of ground, HUGE boulders, 40 foot long container, 12' X 8' shed, 30' X 40' Garage, 2,100 sq. ft. House plus Yard Art. Yard Art you ask? That consist of a 1940's rusted, non functional Tractor and old mining equipment. O' I almost forgot the 2 water tanks, 5,000 gal and 10,000 gal. and the 2 wells, 3 Trailers AND the Conestoga that sits covered outside because there is no room in the Garage. A dumpster, enough, enough, I think you get my drift ? Not a whole lot of DIRT..
The Tractor thought has always been a thought but something small to cut the weeds and level the dirt road , etc.
The wife of 44 years, you all should be so lucky to have one as sweet and caring, decides that we should go look at NEW Tractors since I have not found anything in the past 3 years used and worthy of our property. We go to Sears, Lowe's, Home Depot and she says in her wisdom, "I think you need a Bigger one!" To which I answer, " But love, let's not talk about THAT in front of strangers. " She answers, " No, THIS TIME, I'm talking about a Tractor."
So we are off to Kubota to look at "Manly Tractors." Being the sensible one here I decide we should look at the Tractor just above the Beginners size. She of course thinks that I may be getting ahead of this equation and points out the fact that I'm a City Boy, born and raised. "Remember?" She says. "A little over a year ago ?" " You were the dummy who shoot himself in the leg while shooting a Rattlesnake." Point taken. Those 135 lead pellets are still in my calf.
We now decide to walk in and talk to the Salesman. After a short description of our property, length of driveway, what we want to do, etc. The SALESMAN has now convinced her that we need at least a 30 hp. Diesel Tractor. Not a garden tractor or a beginners model but a real "Manly Tractor". He just happens to have a 33 hp. (MANLY TRACTOR) that is exactly what we need. We are talking about a $25,000.00 brand new Kubota Tractor with a couple of Implements.
OKAY ? I think we need to go home and talk about this ? We go home, we talk, we decide to visit other Tractor Dealers, other Kubota Dealers etc. After seeing or calling 8 Dealers, most of our neighbors who own a Tractor or have owned a Tractor, we have made a decision. After pricing out Tractors for as much as $36,000.00 ? We have, my wife has, decided we need a upgraded Kubota Tractor with extras at over $31,000.00 since it will be easier on me to operate. Damn, that's about the same amount that we paid for her last fully loaded SUV we bought in 2005! Looks as if the Street Rods will sleep a little longer. Oh well, I hadn't bought that Lift yet anyway. Hell, I'm only 67 years old I've got plenty of time to finish them.
Substantial down payment and 5 years 0% interest ? And now we have a new Tractor. Of course I have to rearrange everything in that garage to make room for the Tractor, her Mercury and her daily driver. This means the Golf Cart has to come out and I'll need to build a cover for it. Ha!!!
Ain't life grand ? We moved to the country to get away from manicured lawns, Home Owners Assoc. and CC&R's telling us what we can or cannot do with our property. At least we have a Tractor now. It will make things easier. Ha!!! And if property cost were the same then as now, we would have bought a LOT more DIRT and would have, of course, needed a much bigger Tractor. HA!!!
Roger...