bobbyspaghetti
New member
So I am new here wanted to say hello. I am a long time forum goer, not for tractors mind you but I know if you want an @$$ load of information on a topic a forum is where you want to be.
So I am in the market for a tractor. I recently bought a home on 10 acres and have no mechanical workhorse. I live in Fort Saint John BC Canada and it gets cold here and snows quite a bit. The drive way to my house serves two properties is quite long lets say 300 metres give or take. The drive way is gravel and we get lets say 5 feet of snow fall or more each year. I also have in the neighborhood of 8 acres of lawn. With my little husqvarna ride'em mower it takes me 10-12 hours which to me is warming up on too long.
So I was wondering what you would recommend for a tractor for 10 acres for lawn mowing and snowclearing. I am thinking a cab is a must as it is cold here for over half the year and is also quite windy. I am also told that a snowblower is the way to go as a FEL for that much is not optimal. A cowoker has a montana tractor with a 3 point hitch pull behind blower. He said he loves it but there are days he wishes he had a cab but loves the blower as he does not have to worry about where to pile snow.
I have my eyes on a Kioti ck35 with cab and would purchase a rear pull forward snowblower and finishing mower. I however am just baseing this off the little research I have done and just what I think. That is why I came to see the experts. I would also use the tractor for just general yard stuff and will ultimately have a shop to fool around in and will use it for odd jobs along those lines.
Please feel free to let me know what your thoughts are on my very unorganized list of questions based on the very unorganized information I have provided. Please feel free to bash me for leaving out important information I should have mentioned.
So I am in the market for a tractor. I recently bought a home on 10 acres and have no mechanical workhorse. I live in Fort Saint John BC Canada and it gets cold here and snows quite a bit. The drive way to my house serves two properties is quite long lets say 300 metres give or take. The drive way is gravel and we get lets say 5 feet of snow fall or more each year. I also have in the neighborhood of 8 acres of lawn. With my little husqvarna ride'em mower it takes me 10-12 hours which to me is warming up on too long.
So I was wondering what you would recommend for a tractor for 10 acres for lawn mowing and snowclearing. I am thinking a cab is a must as it is cold here for over half the year and is also quite windy. I am also told that a snowblower is the way to go as a FEL for that much is not optimal. A cowoker has a montana tractor with a 3 point hitch pull behind blower. He said he loves it but there are days he wishes he had a cab but loves the blower as he does not have to worry about where to pile snow.
I have my eyes on a Kioti ck35 with cab and would purchase a rear pull forward snowblower and finishing mower. I however am just baseing this off the little research I have done and just what I think. That is why I came to see the experts. I would also use the tractor for just general yard stuff and will ultimately have a shop to fool around in and will use it for odd jobs along those lines.
Please feel free to let me know what your thoughts are on my very unorganized list of questions based on the very unorganized information I have provided. Please feel free to bash me for leaving out important information I should have mentioned.