Hello everyone, I just bought my first tractor. I have many questions regarding small repairs, but I've been enjoying doing my own research and finding answers throughout this forum. I've already learned a ton about my tractor, and yesterday I took it for a spin around our property in Santa Cruz, CA. My home town on the Monterey Bay. I had a blast. Day one was officially entertaining and therapeutic. I wanted to post pictures to show my new machine! So they are posted below.
The pursuit of a tractor began over the last year or two. I had been mowing a combination of weeds, grass and saplings with a '97 craftsman 42" ride on mower. We have 5 acres, and about 2 which need yearly maintenance and another 2 or so that need some re-claiming done. The mower has been great, and I beat the heck out of it, but I'm limited on what I can do otherwise, and my wife and I have a lot of deferred land maintenance to catch up on. So I stated looking for a tractor.
What size? What implements? Well first, what's an implement? I knew nothing. I did come from an automotive background, having sold auto parts as a late teen and building a few Mopar big blocks in my garage to hot rod around town with. I'd take them up and drag race at a couple local tracks, too. But that was about 20 years back. I knew mechanically I would love the hobby of learning a tractor, and how to use it, but did not know where to start when it came to features, functions of implements, hp needs, size needs, and so on.
After months of passively searching craigslist, I went and saw my first tractor last Wednesday; an 1986 Kubota B6200. 4wd hst with front loader and ag tires. I fell in love. A few quirks but I felt confident knowing it was a good "entry level" machine to learn on. Yes, I could have just went to the local dealer and bought a new one and been happy, and maybe more productive, but the 33 year old "classic" felt right up my alley. Not to mention 25k cheaper. So Friday, two days later, I rented a trailer and purchased the B series along with a brush hog, box scraper, rototiller, and 3pt ball hitch trailer mover! Loaded up and headed home.
Now I'm ready to get under the hood, get to know my tractor, and then re-assess my property needs after learning it's capabilities and limitations.
Yesterday was the first day putting around and getting under the hood. I’ll elaborate more, but I want to get some pictures up. A few from my trip last week to pick up the tractor, and a few from yesterday out on our land. I have so many little projects to start that it's overwhelmingly exciting. I wish I could research 24hrs a day! I just might!
Thomas
The pursuit of a tractor began over the last year or two. I had been mowing a combination of weeds, grass and saplings with a '97 craftsman 42" ride on mower. We have 5 acres, and about 2 which need yearly maintenance and another 2 or so that need some re-claiming done. The mower has been great, and I beat the heck out of it, but I'm limited on what I can do otherwise, and my wife and I have a lot of deferred land maintenance to catch up on. So I stated looking for a tractor.
What size? What implements? Well first, what's an implement? I knew nothing. I did come from an automotive background, having sold auto parts as a late teen and building a few Mopar big blocks in my garage to hot rod around town with. I'd take them up and drag race at a couple local tracks, too. But that was about 20 years back. I knew mechanically I would love the hobby of learning a tractor, and how to use it, but did not know where to start when it came to features, functions of implements, hp needs, size needs, and so on.
After months of passively searching craigslist, I went and saw my first tractor last Wednesday; an 1986 Kubota B6200. 4wd hst with front loader and ag tires. I fell in love. A few quirks but I felt confident knowing it was a good "entry level" machine to learn on. Yes, I could have just went to the local dealer and bought a new one and been happy, and maybe more productive, but the 33 year old "classic" felt right up my alley. Not to mention 25k cheaper. So Friday, two days later, I rented a trailer and purchased the B series along with a brush hog, box scraper, rototiller, and 3pt ball hitch trailer mover! Loaded up and headed home.
Now I'm ready to get under the hood, get to know my tractor, and then re-assess my property needs after learning it's capabilities and limitations.
Yesterday was the first day putting around and getting under the hood. I’ll elaborate more, but I want to get some pictures up. A few from my trip last week to pick up the tractor, and a few from yesterday out on our land. I have so many little projects to start that it's overwhelmingly exciting. I wish I could research 24hrs a day! I just might!
Thomas
