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This may be the best website I have ever seen. The quality and quantity of information is amazing. I’ve gone through a lot of the posts and have read Muhammad’s book, so I have the beginnings of some understanding. I need to fine tune now; I am visiting dealers this weekend.
I have 200+ acres in Delaware County, New York (Western Catskills). It is a mix of meadow (80 acres), forest (50 acres), and brush/pasture (70 acres). It is both hilly (600 foot rise) and marshy. The things I want to do with the tractor include: collecting firewood, fixing stone walls, patching my dirt driveway, building a fence around the pond (we have a toddler), and planting trees.
My thought is to get a JD 4310 (or orange/blue equivalent). I know that this doesn’t provide sufficient horsepower for the acreage, but I have (I think) good reasons for wanting to stay smaller. It only costs a few thousand per bump in horsepower, but a few thousand is a lot of money to me. I want a 4WD Hydro CUT with an FEL, BH, Post Hole Digger, and maybe a log splitter. I want to buy new because I am such a newbie that I would definitely get rooked buying used. In addition, I want some warranty protection. Also, since a lot of what I’ll do will be in the woods, I want a small footprint. Obviously, I would love your thoughts on my reasoning here.
My other questions today concern storage, security, and education.
1) Will a CUT with a folding ROPS fit into an ordinary garage?
2) Is there a way to keep a tractor from being stolen?
3) What is the best way to learn to drive and operate a tractor?
Any help would be appreciated.
I have 200+ acres in Delaware County, New York (Western Catskills). It is a mix of meadow (80 acres), forest (50 acres), and brush/pasture (70 acres). It is both hilly (600 foot rise) and marshy. The things I want to do with the tractor include: collecting firewood, fixing stone walls, patching my dirt driveway, building a fence around the pond (we have a toddler), and planting trees.
My thought is to get a JD 4310 (or orange/blue equivalent). I know that this doesn’t provide sufficient horsepower for the acreage, but I have (I think) good reasons for wanting to stay smaller. It only costs a few thousand per bump in horsepower, but a few thousand is a lot of money to me. I want a 4WD Hydro CUT with an FEL, BH, Post Hole Digger, and maybe a log splitter. I want to buy new because I am such a newbie that I would definitely get rooked buying used. In addition, I want some warranty protection. Also, since a lot of what I’ll do will be in the woods, I want a small footprint. Obviously, I would love your thoughts on my reasoning here.
My other questions today concern storage, security, and education.
1) Will a CUT with a folding ROPS fit into an ordinary garage?
2) Is there a way to keep a tractor from being stolen?
3) What is the best way to learn to drive and operate a tractor?
Any help would be appreciated.