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A second hand tractor is not just a cheaper machine parked in a shed. It has a past. You can usually feel it the first time you turn the key. The engine sound is a little different, not factory tight, not worn out either. Somewhere in between. I’ve driven brand-new tractors that felt stiff and old tractors that felt alive. A good used tractor often falls in the second category.

There’s comfort in a machine that has already done real work. You know the weak points quicker. You learn its moods faster. It doesn’t pretend to be perfect,

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