Moon
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2002
- Messages
- 908
- Location
- SE Ohio, Meigs County
- Tractor
- Kubota L3010HST R4's, Scag Wildcat ZTR, 61
ctads,
I'll add another perspective. I have very similar terrain to what you described ...but I have a bit more. 50 acres, With 1100 ft of river frontage. I was going in circles trying to figure out what to buy and trying to digest all the info here on TBN. I was afraid nothing could handle the land I was trying to manage.
One of the best pieces of advice I got here was to sit in as many seats as you can. Try em all out. You'll zero in on what is best for you. Once you've narrowed it down have the dealer demo it at your site.
If it's just mowing you want, Bob is steering your the right direction. Nothing can mow like the articulated tractors on a hill. But, to maneuver or manage a trail from the house to the river a 4wd tractor would also work.
I'm one of the few on here who tried out Power Trac but did not buy one. Great unit. Well built and all. But it has limitations to. The FEL (Front End loader) on the PT is smaller and does not lift high enough for my pickup truck, and the loader does not have arms like a conventional tractor loader to reach out and over something for dumping.
Also, if you wanted to use it for box blading, you'd have to go backwards to do it. It excels in mowing and ease of hooking up or switching implements.
I wanted the extra Loader reach and to go frontwards when box blading. I decided on a Kubota L3010. I tried it on hills at the dealers, he guaranteed it would be fine on my slopes, and it was. I've found the extra weight to be an advantage for the chores I do ...to state it properly is guess it is balanced very well so that the weight is an advantage on my slopes. Like CTyler mine has R4's and HST. I also recommend HST, I've done gears for years but prefer HST on my tractor.
Tractors have been around for years and handling these type of slopes. You have to be careful and plan your route. Don't let all the well intentioned info overwhelm you. Try em out one at a time and you'll find the right tractor for you.
Good Luck,
Moon of Ohio
I'll add another perspective. I have very similar terrain to what you described ...but I have a bit more. 50 acres, With 1100 ft of river frontage. I was going in circles trying to figure out what to buy and trying to digest all the info here on TBN. I was afraid nothing could handle the land I was trying to manage.
One of the best pieces of advice I got here was to sit in as many seats as you can. Try em all out. You'll zero in on what is best for you. Once you've narrowed it down have the dealer demo it at your site.
If it's just mowing you want, Bob is steering your the right direction. Nothing can mow like the articulated tractors on a hill. But, to maneuver or manage a trail from the house to the river a 4wd tractor would also work.
I'm one of the few on here who tried out Power Trac but did not buy one. Great unit. Well built and all. But it has limitations to. The FEL (Front End loader) on the PT is smaller and does not lift high enough for my pickup truck, and the loader does not have arms like a conventional tractor loader to reach out and over something for dumping.
Also, if you wanted to use it for box blading, you'd have to go backwards to do it. It excels in mowing and ease of hooking up or switching implements.
I wanted the extra Loader reach and to go frontwards when box blading. I decided on a Kubota L3010. I tried it on hills at the dealers, he guaranteed it would be fine on my slopes, and it was. I've found the extra weight to be an advantage for the chores I do ...to state it properly is guess it is balanced very well so that the weight is an advantage on my slopes. Like CTyler mine has R4's and HST. I also recommend HST, I've done gears for years but prefer HST on my tractor.
Tractors have been around for years and handling these type of slopes. You have to be careful and plan your route. Don't let all the well intentioned info overwhelm you. Try em out one at a time and you'll find the right tractor for you.
Good Luck,
Moon of Ohio