illymost
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Sorry for another what should I buy thread, but here's what I got.
My wife and I just bought 104 acres in north GA. 35 Acres in pasture, 20 Acres in damp bottom land, the remainder in brush and pines. The land has some slope to it. Averages 7 or 8 degrees but probably 20 degrees on some of the trails in the woods. There are some old stumps I'd like to get out of some of the trails. I'd like to widen the existing trails and cut some more. I need to keep up with the pasture, we'd eventually like to hay some of the pasture. Gonna need to grade out the driveway and dig plenty of holes for fencing. I really like the M6800 but would like to stay around 30,000 including implements. The previous owner says I need 4wd and at least 60 HP. My problem is, I think I'm going to have to buy new because of financing which in turn pushes me out of my 30,000 budget. Does it sound like I could go with a little less tractor, maybe something around 50 HP?
Also I have a full time job so getting the jobs done in a timely fashion is a must. Thanks in advance.
My wife and I just bought 104 acres in north GA. 35 Acres in pasture, 20 Acres in damp bottom land, the remainder in brush and pines. The land has some slope to it. Averages 7 or 8 degrees but probably 20 degrees on some of the trails in the woods. There are some old stumps I'd like to get out of some of the trails. I'd like to widen the existing trails and cut some more. I need to keep up with the pasture, we'd eventually like to hay some of the pasture. Gonna need to grade out the driveway and dig plenty of holes for fencing. I really like the M6800 but would like to stay around 30,000 including implements. The previous owner says I need 4wd and at least 60 HP. My problem is, I think I'm going to have to buy new because of financing which in turn pushes me out of my 30,000 budget. Does it sound like I could go with a little less tractor, maybe something around 50 HP?
Also I have a full time job so getting the jobs done in a timely fashion is a must. Thanks in advance.