[hillslider]

Nice looking property....reminds me of our land that we had in West Virginia. I have a Kubota L3130 with a 5' brush cutter, filled ag type tires, 4x4, front extra weights, and hydrostatic trans and used it to mow about 10 acres of hilly country. I always went up and down and that is why the hydrostatic tranny is so nice. When you get to the top of the hill you do not have to hold the brakes push in the clutch and then change gears. Lots of room for problems.....it is no fun being on a tractor free wheeling down a hill if you missed that gear. The hydro is so much nicer....just let off the pedal.....tractor will stay put and then press the pedal for forward. Easy and very safe. One thing I noticed about you land are all the stumps. Be very carefull once you can not see them in the tall grass. You hit one and you could get into trouble. As posted before.....make sure the land is nice and dry. You do not want to loose traction at any time. Also a trator with rear differential lock is very nice. There were times that I have driven down the hill going forward and it got so steep that I would spin the front tire and the rear trying to go back up. Having the diff. lock I was able to get both rear tires annd the help of the front one was able to back up the hill. You said the grass gets really high so I would not go with anything smaller than 30 hp to help get the job done. Also when I bought my tractor the guy who delivered it came out and spent about 4 hours with me on my land showing me all about the tractor. That was really great since he was very familiar with the tractor on what could be done safely and what to really stay away from. So having a dealer that can do that for is well........worth your life. I know it gave me the confidence to get the job done without hurting me or the tractor. Good luck and I hope I have helped.