CountryConvert
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Let me first state that I am not yet a "tractor guy" but have a need to become one.
I just bought a new place out in the country and need equipment to maintain it.
The place is just over 100 acres but about 75 is wooded and steep and is going to stay that way.
I need equipment to:
maintain the drive (over 1/2 mile long)
mow (approx 3-5 acres, mostly even with few obstacles)
work row crops on 10-15 acres (subsistence only, not commercial)
Normally I would think big, but my place has an additional challenge. It is located in a flood plain and so far this year it has been wet and soggy pretty much all the time. The previous owner had a JD 42XX and you can tell, as there are tire impressions all over many of the fields and ruts are not at all uncommon. I need to balance utility and weight to get the most out of the machine, as this is all new to me I will design my working process around the available equipment. If it takes me longer to do something because I am constrained by the size of the tractor - so be it. I have been looking at 25-35hp utility tractors with FEL and MMM, but not sure if I am on the right track.
I have seen a lot of good advice on the forums and would appreciate your opinions.
I just bought a new place out in the country and need equipment to maintain it.
The place is just over 100 acres but about 75 is wooded and steep and is going to stay that way.
I need equipment to:
maintain the drive (over 1/2 mile long)
mow (approx 3-5 acres, mostly even with few obstacles)
work row crops on 10-15 acres (subsistence only, not commercial)
Normally I would think big, but my place has an additional challenge. It is located in a flood plain and so far this year it has been wet and soggy pretty much all the time. The previous owner had a JD 42XX and you can tell, as there are tire impressions all over many of the fields and ruts are not at all uncommon. I need to balance utility and weight to get the most out of the machine, as this is all new to me I will design my working process around the available equipment. If it takes me longer to do something because I am constrained by the size of the tractor - so be it. I have been looking at 25-35hp utility tractors with FEL and MMM, but not sure if I am on the right track.
I have seen a lot of good advice on the forums and would appreciate your opinions.