Wow Nick!
I might have to get one of these. I had no idea they were so affordable.
I love the saw. And I wonder how it would do cutting on Mesquite. 🤠
The F-14 (red with saw) was even cheaper at $550. I almost had it for $250, but the auctioneer dragged the bidding out so long that someone else finally jumped in. There was about 30 cords of oak in the barn that had been cut with the saw in the past 2 years.
I prefer pre 1940 tractors so I don't have to keep up with batteries, and am trying to convert most of them over to steel wheels as tire prices are ridiculous... I have 5 tractors at home and not one of them needs a battery.
Running F-12's on rubber can easily be bought for $300-500 around here, but they are a fairly small tractor. You can find a running H Farmall (with starter) for about $500... I have my great-grandpa's 1940 H that he bought and farmed with in the early 50's. A little bigger for plowing days and faster for parades (16.4 mph), etc. You can come get my F-14 after I steal the saw off it and drive that back to Texas at a whopping 4 miles per hour
My F-20's max speed is 3.8 mph. What you really need is an 8N or 9N Ford, nice and low to the ground and very comfortable to drive, but they'll bring $1500-2000 right now.
Common tractor prices are down right now, and cheaper than a lot of our toy steam engines. The prices seem to go up and down based on what people remember "grandpa" having or what they grew up with.