I think we need more information. How many acres? What are you doing? Hay? Truck patch? Row crops? Answer those first and I'm certain we can help you more. Having said that, yes you can work a small farm with an old machine. I work 80 acres, 20 are row crop the rest pasture and woods. I have a Farmall 300 (45 hp) and a John Deere B (+/- 29 hp) that I do all my work with. I just got the B this year, before I had a 2000 Ford utility ( also about 30 hp) and also a 9n Ford. Neither of the Ford's have live PTO, hence the reason they're no longer here. Life's too short to be miserable. The Farmall is a row crop type tractor. It sets up high, and gives good visibility all around. It has live power, and I added power steering. It had a 3 point added on before I bought it. It is plenty powerful, and the only complaint I've had is its thirsty. 3.5 gallon per hour on the 6' mower. The B is also a row crop. It doesn't have live power or 3 point. However, I have a lot of jobs that don't need a 3 point (like raking hay) so that's not a big deal. It is a narrow front as well, and that's also no concern to me even on my hills. I just use my head. Both of my tractors were built in the 50's, and I consider them reliable because of what I've done to them since I've had them. Both start well in any weather, and are simple enough to work on. Both are gasoline, and I prefer them because even though it's not terribly cold in the winter here, they start extremely well. Having said that, both my Ford's were equally reliable. Both started and ran well, and were in good mechanical shape. I got rid of them because I prefer row crop tractors, and the need for live pto. So now, I've told you entirely more than you care to know. But I'll leave you with this: buy a tractor, regardless of brand, that is equipped with as many modern features as you can afford. I repeat: life is too short to be miserable, and if you're going to have to run it then you darn well ought to be comfortable doing it. Good luck. Mac
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