1026R owner
Bronze Member
I'm trying to decide the best strategy for planting trees and bushes. We have about five acres of grass and another 30 of wooded wetlands and I'm planning a lot of planting this spring (and in the years to come). I like the idea of a backhoe or possibly an auger to drill holes for planting trees and bushes. I also have some minor trenching I'd like to do to improve drainage. We have rocky, clay soil so digging by hand has proven difficult. However, I understand a backhoe on my John Deere 1 Series takes a lot of time to remove and reinstall when the mid-mount mower deck and other attachments are needed. Renting equipment might be the best option, but it means you can't always do what you want when you want to do it. Life is very good when we have problems like this to solve.