BradGad
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Hi Folks,
I got some helpful advice here on a tractor for a property we didn't end up buying... so, no tractor!
The place we did end up getting is six wooded acres up on a ridge top, at the end of half a mile of gravel road that needs a good deal of maintenance. The ridge is in a bend of the Chestatee river; there's a road down to the river, but it's darned steep... I'd guess 35 degrees in places. The property itself has some relatively level areas (my five-year-old calls them "flateaus" ... great word, I think), but most of it is pretty hilly. We want to clear some of the land for gardens, fruit trees, and a bee pasture, and we want to take out most of the smaller undergrowth trees throughout.
We may end up acquiring one or perhaps both of two adjacent five-acre plots... so, it's six to sixteen acres.
I'm thinking a UTV would be very handy here.
I'm not interested in going fast. I'm not interested in any kind of radical off-roading, but would want to be able to manuever through the woods. This is in the North Georgia mountains, so cold and snow aren't big factors.
We'll probably be purchasing around March, give or take a month, so I have time to stalk deals and such.
We'd like to be able to:
1) Maintain the road... perhaps with something like this: http://www.abiattachments.com/products/innovation/gravel_rascal.html
2) Drag downed timber to the road or pavillion for cutting and splitting
3) Pull whatever stumps we can
4) Shuttle firewood from the pavillion to the house (house has a wood stove)
5) Haul and dump mulch, etc. (wife is a big-time organic gardener)
6) Toodle down to the river with our fly fishing gear in the back
7) Whatever
I have an idea about what I want (based in large measure from cruising this forum), but would rather ask for suggestions without putting my thumb on the scale.
So... any suggestions? Is a UTV the right tool for the job? If so, which one? And, what kind of tires, and what accessories or implements?
Thanks for any help
I got some helpful advice here on a tractor for a property we didn't end up buying... so, no tractor!
The place we did end up getting is six wooded acres up on a ridge top, at the end of half a mile of gravel road that needs a good deal of maintenance. The ridge is in a bend of the Chestatee river; there's a road down to the river, but it's darned steep... I'd guess 35 degrees in places. The property itself has some relatively level areas (my five-year-old calls them "flateaus" ... great word, I think), but most of it is pretty hilly. We want to clear some of the land for gardens, fruit trees, and a bee pasture, and we want to take out most of the smaller undergrowth trees throughout.
We may end up acquiring one or perhaps both of two adjacent five-acre plots... so, it's six to sixteen acres.
I'm thinking a UTV would be very handy here.
I'm not interested in going fast. I'm not interested in any kind of radical off-roading, but would want to be able to manuever through the woods. This is in the North Georgia mountains, so cold and snow aren't big factors.
We'll probably be purchasing around March, give or take a month, so I have time to stalk deals and such.
We'd like to be able to:
1) Maintain the road... perhaps with something like this: http://www.abiattachments.com/products/innovation/gravel_rascal.html
2) Drag downed timber to the road or pavillion for cutting and splitting
3) Pull whatever stumps we can
4) Shuttle firewood from the pavillion to the house (house has a wood stove)
5) Haul and dump mulch, etc. (wife is a big-time organic gardener)
6) Toodle down to the river with our fly fishing gear in the back
7) Whatever
I have an idea about what I want (based in large measure from cruising this forum), but would rather ask for suggestions without putting my thumb on the scale.
So... any suggestions? Is a UTV the right tool for the job? If so, which one? And, what kind of tires, and what accessories or implements?
Thanks for any help
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