SuperSeal110
New member
Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forums, but been reading on these forums for the last few months. There's some great info on these forums and it's esp useful to rookies like myself in the tractor world.
A little about my homestead. I bought a house, 17 acres of wooded river bottom, and a pole barn two years ago. The house/pole barn is located inside the woods. The yard is a joke with mainly moss growing instead of grass due to how many trees are around the house/barn. The yard is hilly and uneven and needs some serious TLC! The first year was unbearable during the summer. The mosquitos were out of this world. I knew I had do something.
This past spring, my friend that owns his own tree cutting service came out to do a little work for me. He fell close to 30 trees around the house/barn/edges of the yard to get and more sun light in. That helped a bunch with the mosquitos issues, but I could still use a handful more trees cut. Throughout spring, I ended up cutting all those trees up with my saw, but the tops stayed and grass grew thick. This December I installed a indoor wood stove to burn wood with. The wood that I split earlier this spring is still to green to burn, so I've been using a sled to cut dead ash with and hauling it out. Talk about some serious workout with 20" of snow on the ground.
I've been pricing tractors since spring to grasp on what they cost/payments. I looked at Kioti, Kubota, New Holland, and Yanmar. I didn't want to break the bank and live pay check to pay check. The Kioti's stuck out for price and best bang for the buck. They also weighed a lot more which will be good when I'm pushing dirt and gravel.
I can't say enough on how well Bob and Denise From Michigan iron and equipment treated me. They went above and beyond for me and customer service is HUGE in my books! They answered all my dumb questions without hesitation and made me not feel like an idiot, lol. They even stayed open 3hrs past their closing hours to help me out.
Friday, I took delivery of a CK35 HST and a FEL. I had (MIE) install a single hook in the middle of buck so I could pull out trees on the river bottom if it's to soft to venture out on. I also ended up loading the tires with rim guard since it'll be a few months till I can but a implements for it.
I'm new to the forums, but been reading on these forums for the last few months. There's some great info on these forums and it's esp useful to rookies like myself in the tractor world.
A little about my homestead. I bought a house, 17 acres of wooded river bottom, and a pole barn two years ago. The house/pole barn is located inside the woods. The yard is a joke with mainly moss growing instead of grass due to how many trees are around the house/barn. The yard is hilly and uneven and needs some serious TLC! The first year was unbearable during the summer. The mosquitos were out of this world. I knew I had do something.
This past spring, my friend that owns his own tree cutting service came out to do a little work for me. He fell close to 30 trees around the house/barn/edges of the yard to get and more sun light in. That helped a bunch with the mosquitos issues, but I could still use a handful more trees cut. Throughout spring, I ended up cutting all those trees up with my saw, but the tops stayed and grass grew thick. This December I installed a indoor wood stove to burn wood with. The wood that I split earlier this spring is still to green to burn, so I've been using a sled to cut dead ash with and hauling it out. Talk about some serious workout with 20" of snow on the ground.
I've been pricing tractors since spring to grasp on what they cost/payments. I looked at Kioti, Kubota, New Holland, and Yanmar. I didn't want to break the bank and live pay check to pay check. The Kioti's stuck out for price and best bang for the buck. They also weighed a lot more which will be good when I'm pushing dirt and gravel.
I can't say enough on how well Bob and Denise From Michigan iron and equipment treated me. They went above and beyond for me and customer service is HUGE in my books! They answered all my dumb questions without hesitation and made me not feel like an idiot, lol. They even stayed open 3hrs past their closing hours to help me out.
Friday, I took delivery of a CK35 HST and a FEL. I had (MIE) install a single hook in the middle of buck so I could pull out trees on the river bottom if it's to soft to venture out on. I also ended up loading the tires with rim guard since it'll be a few months till I can but a implements for it.
