HFF
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Hi. My husband and I are just starting out and I'm sorry for asking what are probably dumb questions --
We bought a 12 acre property that we are just starting to operate as a very small farm. We have 5 acres that we plan to hay or use for grazing for the first few years and about 4 acres that we plan to plant crops (vegtables). The other 3 are sloped woods and wetlands. There is a six stall horse barn. We have chickens and may have horses and other animals to graze a bit later on after we get settled.
We are not sure what type of tractor to buy. We need a tractor to till and help plant the four acres, remove brush, move hay to the barn, move stuff from the stalls and barn and plow snow. We don't have the equipment to hay the 5 acres and husband's cousin has equipment and will help with that.
Not sure whether to use a tractor to plow snow or to buy a truck and add a snow plow. We probably need both but can only afford to start out with one. Driveway is long (runs about 1300 feet since property is sort of a long rectangle) and is graveled and has a small hill (20% grade?). I'm not sure my husband can really plow it with a tractor but I think he plans to try.
Any advice on what type of tractor to buy (subcompact, utility), HP, brand (husband likes JD, MF and the Kubota seems like a really good tractor). Again, I'm sorry for such dumb questions. I've read articles on this but am really still confused since there are so many options. My husband would probably be embarrassed that I"m posting this (sort of like asking for directions), but we could use all the help we can get.
We bought a 12 acre property that we are just starting to operate as a very small farm. We have 5 acres that we plan to hay or use for grazing for the first few years and about 4 acres that we plan to plant crops (vegtables). The other 3 are sloped woods and wetlands. There is a six stall horse barn. We have chickens and may have horses and other animals to graze a bit later on after we get settled.
We are not sure what type of tractor to buy. We need a tractor to till and help plant the four acres, remove brush, move hay to the barn, move stuff from the stalls and barn and plow snow. We don't have the equipment to hay the 5 acres and husband's cousin has equipment and will help with that.
Not sure whether to use a tractor to plow snow or to buy a truck and add a snow plow. We probably need both but can only afford to start out with one. Driveway is long (runs about 1300 feet since property is sort of a long rectangle) and is graveled and has a small hill (20% grade?). I'm not sure my husband can really plow it with a tractor but I think he plans to try.
Any advice on what type of tractor to buy (subcompact, utility), HP, brand (husband likes JD, MF and the Kubota seems like a really good tractor). Again, I'm sorry for such dumb questions. I've read articles on this but am really still confused since there are so many options. My husband would probably be embarrassed that I"m posting this (sort of like asking for directions), but we could use all the help we can get.