I've been tractor shopping for a while, but just recently started seriously considering the smaller 15 series tractors. I think that the 2615 is the largest that I will consider, and would probably stop at the gear version because of local pricing. I am considering anything in the range from the 1815 to that tractor for my 13 acres, and would appreciate any input people using them could give me. Besides, there has been a lot of talk here about the big ones lately.
I have something over 3 acres that I finish mow. Some of it is a bit rough, and there are some short steeper areas. I have a Simplicity Legacy for the mowing, but would like to do at least most of it with something different. The other ten acres are wooded, wet in places, and rocky everywhere. I've attached a couple of pictures to give you an idea of my conditions. I will be running a small 4" chipper tilling gardens, getting out firewood a little at a time, doing a little clearing, and improving my trails / logging roads. I may be digging some rocks, and smaller stumps, so a backhoe isn't out of the question. The wooded shot is one of the trails that I plan on improving.