LMan1967
Gold Member
Hello, Im new here and have been reading the 'Hello Im new here' posts to gain wisdom.
I have just bought a place w 49 acres, ~ 10 open and the rest wooded...there are some slopes but not terribly so. the previous owner cut the open part with a ZTM and let the rest go, but I am looking at doing some small-scale clearing for a pistol range and other projects, plus there is a perimeter trail that would need to be cleared every few weeks with a bushhog or cutter. So, Im thinking a FEL and a BH/cutter are requirements, but not sure on a backhoe (prob not). I have seen the advice that a tractor set up with a FEL and so on is too heavy to cut grass. True?
My budget is ~ 15k. Is the above too much for a BX- style tractor to handle?
Also, is there such a thing as a wood-splitter attachment for such a tractor?
Thanks, glad to be here.
I have just bought a place w 49 acres, ~ 10 open and the rest wooded...there are some slopes but not terribly so. the previous owner cut the open part with a ZTM and let the rest go, but I am looking at doing some small-scale clearing for a pistol range and other projects, plus there is a perimeter trail that would need to be cleared every few weeks with a bushhog or cutter. So, Im thinking a FEL and a BH/cutter are requirements, but not sure on a backhoe (prob not). I have seen the advice that a tractor set up with a FEL and so on is too heavy to cut grass. True?
My budget is ~ 15k. Is the above too much for a BX- style tractor to handle?
Also, is there such a thing as a wood-splitter attachment for such a tractor?
Thanks, glad to be here.