hutch4472
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Hello all thanks for your time in advance. What a great forum this is, between this one and the diesel truck forum I read I am a forum junky.
Well I’ve always had a dream since child hood to be a tractor owner/operator and a fireman. Well I wound up becoming a fireman and now I am trying to obtain the other half of my dream…….I have fallen in love with the JD 110 TLB. I like its capabilities and the fact I can pull it with my F350. I would really like to purchase one of these within the next 6 months to a year. I currently own 6 acres on which I plan to put a house on. The property is in the central California Foothills, rolling hills and mostly grass and oak trees. The ground around here is also quite hard and fairly rocky.
Here is my plan for the tractor, please let me know if I’m in the realm of reality with its capabilities or if it may not be enough. I plan to cut in the road/driveway. This I would guess to be around 2000ish feet long rolling hills. Then put down the base rock. Dig the septic system. Install culverts as necessary. Cut pad for house (modular) and shop (metal building). After using the tractor for these things (and many others I hope) I plan to use this tractor as a side job. My schedule (due to the 24 hour day type work) allows me fewer work days, and a fair bit of time off work each week. I would like to hire it (and myself of course) out, not necessarily hoping to make a bunch of money but just have some fun and maybe hope it helps pay for some of itself. I would like to equip it right away with the aux hyd front and rear, 4-N-1 in front and hyd thumb in back with quick connect 16 and 24 inch buckets, auger, and box blade. Any other suggestions?? Will a tooth bar fit on a 4-N-1 bucket? What size auger bits are standard for fence posts and such?
Is this tractor capable of doing what I want on my little 6 acres and do you think a guy could make a few bucks here and there with a machine like this. All the equipment owner operator folks around here seem to be rarely at an idle. Should I plan on 15% off MSRP being ballpark for a good deal?
Sorry for the ramblings and all the questions I am just new on the purchasing side and I want to get all the education I can on this big (for me) investment. I hope this tractor will be in my family for many years. Thanks again for your time, Tom.
Well I’ve always had a dream since child hood to be a tractor owner/operator and a fireman. Well I wound up becoming a fireman and now I am trying to obtain the other half of my dream…….I have fallen in love with the JD 110 TLB. I like its capabilities and the fact I can pull it with my F350. I would really like to purchase one of these within the next 6 months to a year. I currently own 6 acres on which I plan to put a house on. The property is in the central California Foothills, rolling hills and mostly grass and oak trees. The ground around here is also quite hard and fairly rocky.
Here is my plan for the tractor, please let me know if I’m in the realm of reality with its capabilities or if it may not be enough. I plan to cut in the road/driveway. This I would guess to be around 2000ish feet long rolling hills. Then put down the base rock. Dig the septic system. Install culverts as necessary. Cut pad for house (modular) and shop (metal building). After using the tractor for these things (and many others I hope) I plan to use this tractor as a side job. My schedule (due to the 24 hour day type work) allows me fewer work days, and a fair bit of time off work each week. I would like to hire it (and myself of course) out, not necessarily hoping to make a bunch of money but just have some fun and maybe hope it helps pay for some of itself. I would like to equip it right away with the aux hyd front and rear, 4-N-1 in front and hyd thumb in back with quick connect 16 and 24 inch buckets, auger, and box blade. Any other suggestions?? Will a tooth bar fit on a 4-N-1 bucket? What size auger bits are standard for fence posts and such?
Is this tractor capable of doing what I want on my little 6 acres and do you think a guy could make a few bucks here and there with a machine like this. All the equipment owner operator folks around here seem to be rarely at an idle. Should I plan on 15% off MSRP being ballpark for a good deal?
Sorry for the ramblings and all the questions I am just new on the purchasing side and I want to get all the education I can on this big (for me) investment. I hope this tractor will be in my family for many years. Thanks again for your time, Tom.