Crashcup
Member
Hello TBN,
I've been poking around and reading for a couple of weeks here, and figured I'd go ahead and ask for thoughts/opinions on my situation.
My wife and I will be moving this summer to 3 acres in a rural area, and have plans for an addition to the house, including an attached garage and a new driveway to that garage. The driveway will be a bit over 200 ft. long.
I was surprised to see a lot of small to medium size tractors being sold in the $3000-5000 price range. Some including implements, mostly front-end loaders and box blades, it seems. That got me thinking about buying a tractor to build the new gravel driveway.
Does that sound like reasonable work to expect to do with a 1950's to 1970's era tractor that I buy for that kind of money? I'm thinking that a front-end loader would allow me to move, dump and spread gravel, so I could just buy truck loads dumped just off the road. Would I be able to scrape off the topsoil using a back blade?
And do you think this is something I could learn on my own, or would I just be setting myself up for frustration?
I can see the tractor may come in handy for other tasks -digging holes for planting trees, hauling dirt for planting, plowing the driveways in the winter, possibly to help lift wall sections on the house addition work. But, the driveway is where I see justifying the purchase.
Thanks!
I've been poking around and reading for a couple of weeks here, and figured I'd go ahead and ask for thoughts/opinions on my situation.
My wife and I will be moving this summer to 3 acres in a rural area, and have plans for an addition to the house, including an attached garage and a new driveway to that garage. The driveway will be a bit over 200 ft. long.
I was surprised to see a lot of small to medium size tractors being sold in the $3000-5000 price range. Some including implements, mostly front-end loaders and box blades, it seems. That got me thinking about buying a tractor to build the new gravel driveway.
Does that sound like reasonable work to expect to do with a 1950's to 1970's era tractor that I buy for that kind of money? I'm thinking that a front-end loader would allow me to move, dump and spread gravel, so I could just buy truck loads dumped just off the road. Would I be able to scrape off the topsoil using a back blade?
And do you think this is something I could learn on my own, or would I just be setting myself up for frustration?
I can see the tractor may come in handy for other tasks -digging holes for planting trees, hauling dirt for planting, plowing the driveways in the winter, possibly to help lift wall sections on the house addition work. But, the driveway is where I see justifying the purchase.
Thanks!