Billy_S
Gold Member
A question for you gentleman farmer types.
I have a BX2230, 22 hp Kubota. In the way of appropriate equipment for the task in question, I have a drag harrow, FEL, rotary cutter and a ground driven broadcast spreader (seed/fertilizer).
We have 3 horses that, as you would expect, generate cash faster than we can spend it. No other livestock is anticipated. Of our 40 acres, a neighbor leases about 10 for farming.
I have 3 pastures for the horses. One pasture I would estimate to be about 5 acres. The other two pastures I estimate to be about 2 acres each. The two small pastures are in pretty bad shape. The larger pasture is still fairly good. What I think needs to be done, one pasture at a time (possibly both smaller pastures at the same time) is to rip them up and reseed them.
Which FINALLY brings me to the purpose of this post. How do I best proceed with this? I have talked to the farmer who leases our land about doing the pastures in lieu of payment. He expressed a concern that his equipment might be too big to handle the smaller pastures. Is this reasonable or do you guys think he is just blowing me off?
If I were to do the job myself, what equipment would be practical, considering the limitations of my tractor? Would a tiller do it? A middle buster and a disc? Since it is unlikely I will ever use the equipment again (with the possible exception of the tiller) should I look into hiring the work done? What do you guys think?
I have a BX2230, 22 hp Kubota. In the way of appropriate equipment for the task in question, I have a drag harrow, FEL, rotary cutter and a ground driven broadcast spreader (seed/fertilizer).
We have 3 horses that, as you would expect, generate cash faster than we can spend it. No other livestock is anticipated. Of our 40 acres, a neighbor leases about 10 for farming.
I have 3 pastures for the horses. One pasture I would estimate to be about 5 acres. The other two pastures I estimate to be about 2 acres each. The two small pastures are in pretty bad shape. The larger pasture is still fairly good. What I think needs to be done, one pasture at a time (possibly both smaller pastures at the same time) is to rip them up and reseed them.
Which FINALLY brings me to the purpose of this post. How do I best proceed with this? I have talked to the farmer who leases our land about doing the pastures in lieu of payment. He expressed a concern that his equipment might be too big to handle the smaller pastures. Is this reasonable or do you guys think he is just blowing me off?
If I were to do the job myself, what equipment would be practical, considering the limitations of my tractor? Would a tiller do it? A middle buster and a disc? Since it is unlikely I will ever use the equipment again (with the possible exception of the tiller) should I look into hiring the work done? What do you guys think?