TheMadOne
Platinum Member
What is your budget?
Cabs and untamed forests are non-mixy things without great care from the operator.
Are you planning on grooming the whole 7 acres or are you just looking to clean up the edges? If you just want to clean up the edges I'd suggest a ratchet rake over spending money on a brush cutter. Just rip out the nasty stuff and either plant what you want or keep it tidy with the lawn mower.
If the grading on your property is really far off, hire out to have it fixed. No 35ish hp tractor will be able to dramatically alter the lay of the land in anything resembling a reasonable timescale. You could do it, I'm sure. But it would take a long time.
For a long driveway, a box blade is pretty much standard. I'd throw in a Ratchet Rake as well(Yes, I know I already recommended getting one, they're really useful in multiple applications). I just graded the hill of my driveway, about 200ft, due to the recent storms. I spent about an hour on the tractor and there are no more ruts.
Some extras are just creature comforts, like cruse control. Some are huge quality of life improvements, like top and tilt. If the model you're looking at doesn't have factory offered TnT, you can usually buy the cylinders aftermarket, just make sure you have enough remotes to power them.
Get either an actual quick hitch or a Pat's Easy Hitch. Dealing with 3pt hookups without something like that can be a royal pain.
Avoid turnbuckle stabilizers if possible, again you can usually get the good pin style ones aftermarket if they're not offered standard on the tractor.
Cabs and untamed forests are non-mixy things without great care from the operator.
Are you planning on grooming the whole 7 acres or are you just looking to clean up the edges? If you just want to clean up the edges I'd suggest a ratchet rake over spending money on a brush cutter. Just rip out the nasty stuff and either plant what you want or keep it tidy with the lawn mower.
If the grading on your property is really far off, hire out to have it fixed. No 35ish hp tractor will be able to dramatically alter the lay of the land in anything resembling a reasonable timescale. You could do it, I'm sure. But it would take a long time.
For a long driveway, a box blade is pretty much standard. I'd throw in a Ratchet Rake as well(Yes, I know I already recommended getting one, they're really useful in multiple applications). I just graded the hill of my driveway, about 200ft, due to the recent storms. I spent about an hour on the tractor and there are no more ruts.
Some extras are just creature comforts, like cruse control. Some are huge quality of life improvements, like top and tilt. If the model you're looking at doesn't have factory offered TnT, you can usually buy the cylinders aftermarket, just make sure you have enough remotes to power them.
Get either an actual quick hitch or a Pat's Easy Hitch. Dealing with 3pt hookups without something like that can be a royal pain.
Avoid turnbuckle stabilizers if possible, again you can usually get the good pin style ones aftermarket if they're not offered standard on the tractor.