sizzler
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We're on 5 acres near St. Paul, MN (hilly, woods and heavy underbrush, old pastures, some marshy areas in spring). We keep a few llamas (well more than a few) and the expanding hobby farm jobs now justify a tractor. More importantly, spouse finally agrees, so I'm ready to order, and could use some help with a few last details...
Immediate jobs include:
- FEL for managing bean piles (llama manure) and bedding
- lifting & moving oak timbers for a small timber-frame barn project
- filling & grading around barn site and in pasture areas
- clearing snow from drive and access areas
- hay wagon, bale moving
- reclaim/maintain old pasture from sumac and vine invasion
- fence post holes
It's a really hard choice between Kubota and JD (I've rented both) but I've decided on:
- JD 4410 HST
- 430 Loader
- standard ballast box
- pallet fork attachment
box blade, post auger, bush hog have to come later ($$$)!
Questions:
1. SCV - how many total for FEL and future box blade (and maybe front blower)? I was thinking 4 (?)
2. Mid PTO - don't need it now, but how difficult is field install if needed later?
3. Power beyond - what would use this besides log splitter and backhoe? Again, how difficult is field install?
4. Tires - I'm thinking R4 for puncture resistance and tread, but will the R4s rip up grass if I run on the yard occasionally? With 4WD, would turfs work OK for loader, snow, and hills?
Thanks for any input, and especially thanks to all for everything I've learned hanging around TBN over the last year or so!
Immediate jobs include:
- FEL for managing bean piles (llama manure) and bedding
- lifting & moving oak timbers for a small timber-frame barn project
- filling & grading around barn site and in pasture areas
- clearing snow from drive and access areas
- hay wagon, bale moving
- reclaim/maintain old pasture from sumac and vine invasion
- fence post holes
It's a really hard choice between Kubota and JD (I've rented both) but I've decided on:
- JD 4410 HST
- 430 Loader
- standard ballast box
- pallet fork attachment
box blade, post auger, bush hog have to come later ($$$)!
Questions:
1. SCV - how many total for FEL and future box blade (and maybe front blower)? I was thinking 4 (?)
2. Mid PTO - don't need it now, but how difficult is field install if needed later?
3. Power beyond - what would use this besides log splitter and backhoe? Again, how difficult is field install?
4. Tires - I'm thinking R4 for puncture resistance and tread, but will the R4s rip up grass if I run on the yard occasionally? With 4WD, would turfs work OK for loader, snow, and hills?
Thanks for any input, and especially thanks to all for everything I've learned hanging around TBN over the last year or so!