Self Employed???

I worked 16 years full time in a factory, painting in a production line. At the same time , I was farming a small acreage. As land became available and I got better equipment I quit the factory. No regrets . Why work hard to get someone else ahead, work hard and put yourself ahead.
I am thinking of starting in farming being I have just moved to the country. I am starting small while I still work at my job and buying old cheap working equipment until I can bank some money to buy more property. Everything I have bought so far is cash and Oliver if that tells you how old the equipment is.