New from NH

[Bob77064]

Welcome

[NHmitch]

Welcome to New Hampshire, and TBN. I think that you are really going to enjoy living here, and this is a pretty AG friendly state, so you should be able to set up a nice small farm on your new property. Again, welcome, and what the of work would you doing on a tractor, on your new property?

[02603sec]

Hey I don't miss the Chicago weather at all in NJ/PA and welcome the East Coast. Most of my old friends from Chicago that moved, moved west or south. Not East. Sounds like a nice place up their in NH.

[Thomas]

Welcome to Granite State.
Living in country what you make of it,and it can be very peaceful.
Tractor shioping,you may have to travel little but do take your time also keep in mind your dealing w/the 4 seasons.

[chad22]

Welcome aboard from Kansas.

Chad

[kensnelling]

Welcome to the forums from Oklahoma.

Ken

[jahman4]

2 tractors - that's not an idea I'm opposed to. I'm planning on getting a decent CUT and going from there.

[jahman4]

Well, we need to clear and/or maintain about 7 or 8 acres of hilly, somewhat rocky land that's broken up into 4 sections. We'll have 2 horses so dealing with manure and hay, etc. will also be key. Eventually we may cut some trails and dealing with the trees and rocks in those areas will be an issue.

[meburdick]

2 tractors - that's not an idea I'm opposed to. I'm planning on getting a decent CUT and going from there.

Me either. The wife has her own thoughts on it, but...

Anyway - understanding whether you need to focus more on the smaller or the larger work might help you decide "which one first". And, that would give you an idea of how much larger / smaller the other one might need to be to be appropriate.

BTW... I failed miserably in the beginning to welcome you to TBN and to NH (as a former resident looking to move back).

[meburdick]

Well, we need to clear and/or maintain about 7 or 8 acres of hilly, somewhat rocky land that's broken up into 4 sections. We'll have 2 horses so dealing with manure and hay, etc. will also be key. Eventually we may cut some trails and dealing with the trees and rocks in those areas will be an issue.

Things like manure, dirt, gravel, mulch... All handled well by a good sized bucket. The larger rocks are better handled (believe it or not) by pallet forks. As long as your loader has the power to lift them, and the fork tines are rated for the weight, you can move boulders around with relative ease compared to using a bucket.

The hay may well be handled by pallet forks, or you may make better use of a hay spear (possibly front mounted, or 3PH mounted).

With regard to forks - I can vouch for the product and company integrity of Arillian. Those forks come as a frame plus two tines, and the tines can be removed to install a 3PH adapter (which would allow you to mount things like a 3PH spear up front). They're fantastic quality, light weight, and very well engineered. They were designed specifically to fit John deere Quick Attach mounts, and I know there was additional work done to make them fit the pin-on loaders as well. I don't believe they were ever extended to fit other mount systems from non-JD tractors.