While using my trusty Orange beast.......
I have been a happy Kubota operator for about 10 years. My 1978 (or so) B6000 is one tough tractor. I have tried numerous times to kill it. Now i have a decision to make.
While installing irrigation lines in yard I blew the right FEL and bucket rams. The rebuilder says too far gone to rebuild so..... is it worth spending 550 plus the cost of hoses?
Or letting old bessy go and upgrade to a new(er) tractor that the boss can operate as well? That way the wife can use one tractor and do anything she wants. I realize that to get any appreciable cash I need to get it operating. But the age of tractor limits how much i can ask. Is it pouring good money after bad? I figure I could get maybe 2K for it running. Now if we need the FEL i am the only one that can drive a stick. I have been thinking about selling both the Kubota and the husqvarna lawn tractor and getting a newer kubota to do both jobs. I was thinking about fixing, then removing the FEL and subframe and selling just the tractor, that would expand my options to buy a newer Bota, and just move the FEL to another unit. kind of like sacrificing the old B6000.
decisions decisions....... Any thoughts?
I have been a happy Kubota operator for about 10 years. My 1978 (or so) B6000 is one tough tractor. I have tried numerous times to kill it. Now i have a decision to make.
While installing irrigation lines in yard I blew the right FEL and bucket rams. The rebuilder says too far gone to rebuild so..... is it worth spending 550 plus the cost of hoses?
Or letting old bessy go and upgrade to a new(er) tractor that the boss can operate as well? That way the wife can use one tractor and do anything she wants. I realize that to get any appreciable cash I need to get it operating. But the age of tractor limits how much i can ask. Is it pouring good money after bad? I figure I could get maybe 2K for it running. Now if we need the FEL i am the only one that can drive a stick. I have been thinking about selling both the Kubota and the husqvarna lawn tractor and getting a newer kubota to do both jobs. I was thinking about fixing, then removing the FEL and subframe and selling just the tractor, that would expand my options to buy a newer Bota, and just move the FEL to another unit. kind of like sacrificing the old B6000.
decisions decisions....... Any thoughts?