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virtualanne
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Okay, so now I'm thinking we may have been leaning the right direction after all in thinking that an RTV/UTV (what is the difference there anyway?) may be the better option - at least to begin with.
I have photos of the property, but none that would really show what the terrain is like. It's sloped toward the South, from about 400' to 600' elevation - very thick underbrush in the woods (a mix of Oregon White Oak and Fir with lots of poison oak as a "ground cover").
There's really only about 3 - 4 acres of pasture right now, and the rest is woods. Our plan is go get some goats and pigs in the woods there to clear out the underbrush. We're just headed into the rainy season now, so I haven't experienced it, but it's clear that there are several seasonal streams & creeks throughout the woods.
So it seems to me that the vast majority of our property is not currently accessible with a tractor. Once the goats & pigs clear out out some of the underbrush and we do some thinning of the fir, we expect to have more of an oak savanna with some pasture area throughout. At that point a tractor may become more useful.
So if we decide to go with an RTV, what we've been looking at is the Kubota 500 or 900, and I'm leaning toward the 900 because of the option of attaching a fence post digger and blade. Other suggestions?
Still no idea about turning the compost. The tumblers are not going to handle the amount we've got. We do have an 18 year old & a 20 year old, so if we can get them to come down to the property once a month, that might do, but that's a big "if", given all the other stuff going on in their lives. Anybody know of any pwer equipment besides a tractor that will take care of this job?
I have photos of the property, but none that would really show what the terrain is like. It's sloped toward the South, from about 400' to 600' elevation - very thick underbrush in the woods (a mix of Oregon White Oak and Fir with lots of poison oak as a "ground cover").
There's really only about 3 - 4 acres of pasture right now, and the rest is woods. Our plan is go get some goats and pigs in the woods there to clear out the underbrush. We're just headed into the rainy season now, so I haven't experienced it, but it's clear that there are several seasonal streams & creeks throughout the woods.
So it seems to me that the vast majority of our property is not currently accessible with a tractor. Once the goats & pigs clear out out some of the underbrush and we do some thinning of the fir, we expect to have more of an oak savanna with some pasture area throughout. At that point a tractor may become more useful.
So if we decide to go with an RTV, what we've been looking at is the Kubota 500 or 900, and I'm leaning toward the 900 because of the option of attaching a fence post digger and blade. Other suggestions?
Still no idea about turning the compost. The tumblers are not going to handle the amount we've got. We do have an 18 year old & a 20 year old, so if we can get them to come down to the property once a month, that might do, but that's a big "if", given all the other stuff going on in their lives. Anybody know of any pwer equipment besides a tractor that will take care of this job?