oneillmj
Bronze Member
I am looking to buy a new Kioti tractor. I could use some advice about what model you'd think would suit our needs, as follows. We have ten acres of land in western Virginia, about half wooded half pasture. We have a small orchard of about fifteen different fruit trees on part of that pasture. The rest of the pasture has gone to seed over the past ten years and is loaded with weeds, overgrowth, brambles and small trees. One use the tractor would have is to clear the brush and small trees, turn over the soil, and replant the pasture with grass. I would then use it to mow the restored pasture and around the fruit trees. My wife would also like me to grade evenly, and replant, the half acre of lawn in front of the house.
In addition we would use the tractor to maintain our 400 foot gravel driveway and remove the occasional snow. We will be heating the house with an indoor wood boiler and would use the Kioti to haul wood out of our woods to split and move up to the house to stack. There will be other miscellaneous tasks to perform including some other grading, moving some fill dirt and removing some smaller stumps. I haven't figured out how to get the tractor involved in spraying the fruit trees but I'm guessing there must be some attachment appropriate to that task, so that would be one more use to put it to.
So there you have it. This should be my first and last tractor which I will be using into my upcoming retirement just a few years away. I have never owned a tractor, so have some doubts about whether the model I have in mind is suitably sized to the tasks I have listed above. I'd appreciate some advice from you folks with practical tractor experience on what size and model Kioti to get. I've decided on the Kioti brand due to their substantial build, pricing, and having two dealerships nearby. Thanks for any advice.
In addition we would use the tractor to maintain our 400 foot gravel driveway and remove the occasional snow. We will be heating the house with an indoor wood boiler and would use the Kioti to haul wood out of our woods to split and move up to the house to stack. There will be other miscellaneous tasks to perform including some other grading, moving some fill dirt and removing some smaller stumps. I haven't figured out how to get the tractor involved in spraying the fruit trees but I'm guessing there must be some attachment appropriate to that task, so that would be one more use to put it to.
So there you have it. This should be my first and last tractor which I will be using into my upcoming retirement just a few years away. I have never owned a tractor, so have some doubts about whether the model I have in mind is suitably sized to the tasks I have listed above. I'd appreciate some advice from you folks with practical tractor experience on what size and model Kioti to get. I've decided on the Kioti brand due to their substantial build, pricing, and having two dealerships nearby. Thanks for any advice.