While purchasing a tractor; one should be very careful and look into all the aspects, critically and carefully. A tractor should be chosen keeping in mind the present as well as future requirements. TRACTOR is the most important resource of the farm because it provides not only proper tillage and other-farm operations but also helps in timeliness of operation and has helped in increasing cropping intensity and resource utilization efficiently on the farm. Thus farmers should take due care-while purchasing newtractor or replacing the old tractor. It is well known fact that new tractors have lower operating cost in comparison to old and used tractors but have higher fixed annual charges which include annual depreciation, interest on capital investmentand insurance and other sundry charges. However, due to constant improvement in technology like direct injection system, synchromesh gears, improved hydraulics and braking system it tempts to farmers to go for new tractor. While making a decision one should consider all the parameters before taking any such decision. Important points have been briefly described in this article.
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