johnwilldo
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Just closed on a small farm in hilly Lehigh County of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Is is a horse farm with 23 acres, half in steeply sloped woods with hilly pastures and lawn. We leased it for a year prior to purchase.
I need to decide on a tractor or a combination of mower and tractor to perhaps do the following: Lawn mowing of about six acres, pasture mowing of about seven acres, dragging indoor and outdoor arenas, removing pesky bushes, snow removal from a long and hilly paved lane, installing fence posts,
trenching for French drains and water lines, laying out additional driveway to establish a circular pattern, carve out additional parking areas, restore pastures. Soil is heavy shale and well drained in most places.
It will be our summer retreat, but our adult children life on the property and maintain it year round. We retreat to Mesa, AZ, before the snow flies.
Decisions: MMM or rear finish mower? Snow thrower or use FEL? Type of tires, 4X4 or 2WD? Size of tractor? New or used? Kubota, John Deere or New Holland? Size of brush hog for field mowing? Buy or rent box blade? Size of post hole digger?
I need to decide on a tractor or a combination of mower and tractor to perhaps do the following: Lawn mowing of about six acres, pasture mowing of about seven acres, dragging indoor and outdoor arenas, removing pesky bushes, snow removal from a long and hilly paved lane, installing fence posts,
trenching for French drains and water lines, laying out additional driveway to establish a circular pattern, carve out additional parking areas, restore pastures. Soil is heavy shale and well drained in most places.
It will be our summer retreat, but our adult children life on the property and maintain it year round. We retreat to Mesa, AZ, before the snow flies.
Decisions: MMM or rear finish mower? Snow thrower or use FEL? Type of tires, 4X4 or 2WD? Size of tractor? New or used? Kubota, John Deere or New Holland? Size of brush hog for field mowing? Buy or rent box blade? Size of post hole digger?