Hambone, thanks for "weighing in." Sounds like your 62" MMM rig will cover mowing about 2X faster than I presently can.
Just for starters for loader: <ul type="square"> [*] As mentioned, I will be using loader to level out the yard some, maybe get a box blade as well. I have a dirt pile left over from building my shop that I can spread out, will get more hauled in as needed. [*] We have an old 3' tall cinder block retaining wall, cracked, leaning pretty bad. I'm going to pull it down and reshape the bank, probably replace the wall with something else, using the loader to move the junk off and move new materials in. [*] I have a stand of bamboo that is taking over one corner of the yard. I've been hacking at it for years. The roots only go about 6" deep. The loader + tooth bar should make short work of this pest. [*] The area around our garden is in need of reshaping, needs loader attention. [*] Our driveway (gravel) is 400' long. I promised several years ago to get it paved, will use loader after the paving guys finish. [*] I have other projects in mind, but don't want to get too long-winded. [/list]
UncleAl