[AT] New tractor

[charliehill]

Congratulations on the New Holland Cecil.  I hope it works out well for you. 
A fellow here has a turf farm and a retired farmer friend of mine helps him 
part time with the mowing and spraying.  The tractor Jim runs most of the 
time is a New Holland of about that HP so I'm thinking it's the same model. 
They really like it.  I don't think it gets worked all that hard but it gets 
a lot of hours put on it.

Charlie Hill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] New tractor


> You guys probably remember my rant about the way the tractor companies
> have rated the horsepower on the tractors lately.  Engine instead of the
> old PTO rating.   Well My Case/IH JX85 is no longer around here.  Last
> Friday I went down to Chickasha to get it off a lot where a friend works
> at a dealership.  The dealer wanted about $5k to sell it for me and It
> just sorta stuck in my craw..  I figured I could sell it myself..  On
> the way I had to strop at the Case/Ih dealer that installed the front
> end loader and pay the bill to install the heater hoses in the cab and
> some other parts when it was in for the loader install..  ($1400)
>
> Well, while there he had a Ford/New Holland TS110 with a Woods Duall
> loader with a bale spike and bucket.  The tractor was a 2002 midel with
> 1680 hours.  My Case/IH had 1450 and was a 04 model.  After a lot of
> haggling we arrived at $7500 difference.   Of course I had to pay that!!
>
> So, I could have bought the tractor for $31,900 outright, but with all
> the missteps with the case/ih, it only cost me $2000 more.  So, I got a
> $2k lesson.
>
> The new holland is 108 engine horsepower, with cab and air that works,
> and it has a full power shift with a wet clutch and a clutchless
> shuttle.  The shuttle shift is just under the left side of the steering
> wheel and it takes a finger to stop it.  When baling hay I can just push
> the lever to stop and not have to hold down that stiff clutch I had on
> the White I was using to bale with.  Hopefully that will keep me from
> having to have some joints replaced later, as my knee and hip were
> killing me when I baled 100 bales in a 6 hr period this summer.  The cab
> has enough room to move around in and has the connections for my bale
> monitor.  My first house did not cost this much....
>
> With my Dad in the shape he is in, I cannot get away much, so, farming
> and custom baling is one of the ways I can supplement my retirement..
> HOwever, I cannot aford to get in the shape he is in from setting on a
> tractor in the sun for hours at a time breathing the dust.   He has 2
> spots on his lung and never smoked.  Several skin cancers and wore a
> large hat when on the tractor..  It just makes sense to have a cab if
> you have to work on these for a living...  I still want to find a cab
> for the old 930 Case as it is my "Baby" and my "go to' tractor when I
> have to try out a new implement..
>
> With the wind and cold temperatures we have had lately, I am so thankful
> for the cabs on the Belarus 825 and the 8345 and now with this New
> Holland, it is a joy to drive tractors.
>
> I got to go feed, you guys have a great day...
>
> Cecil inOKla
>
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