The Question:
Which is better for plowing 2 miles of gravel road a few times each winter?
1. 75HP heavy tractor 2WD
2. 40HP medium tractor 4WD
More details:
I am building a house on 100 acres in the woods in Northern California ( when the smoke clears! ).
I need a tractor for moving rocks and logs and dirt and pushing slash around and digging trenches etc.
The most important thing I need to do with it is plow 2 miles of gravel road in the winter, we get around 4-5feet so it's not like the frozen northland or anything but still prevents us from going to town.
I found a great deal on a Massey Ferguson 50E Industrial tractor with a 4-1 loader and a box scraper. My only reservation is that it's 2WD. If I was to buy some other tractor I could only afford something around 40HP but it would be 4WD.
Thanks!
-Jedon
Which is better for plowing 2 miles of gravel road a few times each winter?
1. 75HP heavy tractor 2WD
2. 40HP medium tractor 4WD
More details:
I am building a house on 100 acres in the woods in Northern California ( when the smoke clears! ).
I need a tractor for moving rocks and logs and dirt and pushing slash around and digging trenches etc.
The most important thing I need to do with it is plow 2 miles of gravel road in the winter, we get around 4-5feet so it's not like the frozen northland or anything but still prevents us from going to town.
I found a great deal on a Massey Ferguson 50E Industrial tractor with a 4-1 loader and a box scraper. My only reservation is that it's 2WD. If I was to buy some other tractor I could only afford something around 40HP but it would be 4WD.
Thanks!
-Jedon