I got a call from a good friend of mine this morning. His son is moving to a nice place in the country near here and will need some equipment to maintain it. Dad was on Craigslist shopping and trying to help him. He found a bargain on a tractor and wanted to know my opinion. I let the air out of the ballon really quickly.
What he was looking at was basically a three-wheeler that had been modified with a PTO and a three point. Three-wheelers were a bad idea in the first place because they tended to roll over. Couple them with some weight on the back and, especially in the Ozarks where I live, you have a recipe for disaster. If you were headed down a hill with a weigh behind you and you tried to turn, you could end up in a deadly roll.
I also don't know how the machine picked up anything. The motor was in the back, and the rider sat right over the top of it, so, if you did pick up something on the back there'd be a good chance the front wheel would be off the ground, which would make steering a little difficult at best. It was the worst idea for a tractor I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure the company that made it (or at least sold it) is out of business. I would hope the engineer that designed it has been excommunicated from whatever engineering association he was accredited with, if there is such a thing.
Having made light of the product, the situation is one that is really common. A lot of people really want to move out to the country and invest most of their money in the house and property and don't realize they'll need equipment to maintain it. When they do, and the shopping process starts, there's a lot of sticker shock because of how expensive tractors and implements are. The tendency is to look for bargains and the last thing you want is to latch on to a three-wheeled tractor that puts you in great danger.
There may be other options that work. Sometimes the long zero percent programs can help get you into a new tractor, but, be careful taking on too much debt, especially with a young family. I can tell you, those kids cost more the older they get. Another option might be to look for a lesser-known brand of tractor, if you can still find parts for them and know someone who can service them, you may have to go with an older gas tractor, some of them are bargains. Just make sure you have a mechanic look it over before you buy, some of those old tractors can be hard to get parts for. The last option, and this may be the only one, is to hire any needed grooming done and save your money. Just remember, it takes money to live that special rural lifestyle that you want and cutting corners on equipment may put you in worse shape than you started. You need to pass on the Craigslist three-wheeler tractor!
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