New tractor :)

[harpoonalt]

Thanks for the comments. Our first house had 10 acres and I did everything by hand and small utility tailer. No tractor, not even a lawn tractor. We were a young couple with not much money. We did some improvements and a lot of sweat equity stuff. We sold to build our 2nd house in the city with less than 1/2 acre of land. I hated every minute of it, but we spent 20 years there and it was convenient while raising the kids. A lot of sweat equity in that house too. Older, maybe wiser and with kids mostly out of the house, my wife relented and let us get out of the city. I've never been happier. Finally got the tractor I should have had over 20 years ago, have some land and great neighbors and get to play on our common land.
While building our current house, a friend who had also just built gave me some great help. Mostly it was pointing out the stuff he liked and the stuff he thinks he should have done different. He was brutally honest and that really was appreciated. When our neighbor built, I did the same. I don't think anyone ever gets it 100% right but If you can help get them close
Anyway, my thread on my trade is meant to do that. Brutal honesty. It's a lot of money we spend and I know I appreciated others honest reviews. Pics included ...I like em tooo!

 

[radioman]

Can't afford another one without trading and I'm not willing to give up either of the three I have. Ones paid off next year so maybe then.

Its too bad they don't make a kubota truck for you to buy and add to your orange fleet.

 

[_RaT_]

Thanks yet again. Fantastic area, marvelous home.

Thanks for the comments. Our first house had 10 acres and I did everything by hand and small utility tailer. No tractor, not even a lawn tractor. We were a young couple with not much money. We did some improvements and a lot of sweat equity stuff. We sold to build our 2nd house in the city with less than 1/2 acre of land. I hated every minute of it, but we spent 20 years there and it was convenient while raising the kids. A lot of sweat equity in that house too. Older, maybe wiser and with kids mostly out of the house, my wife relented and let us get out of the city. I've never been happier. Finally got the tractor I should have had over 20 years ago, have some land and great neighbors and get to play on our common land.
While building our current house, a friend who had also just built gave me some great help. Mostly it was pointing out the stuff he liked and the stuff he thinks he should have done different. He was brutally honest and that really was appreciated. When our neighbor built, I did the same. I don't think anyone ever gets it 100% right but If you can help get them close
Anyway, my thread on my trade is meant to do that. Brutal honesty. It's a lot of money we spend and I know I appreciated others honest reviews. Pics included ...I like em tooo!

 

[TripleR]

Thanks for the comments. Our first house had 10 acres and I did everything by hand and small utility tailer. No tractor, not even a lawn tractor. We were a young couple with not much money. We did some improvements and a lot of sweat equity stuff. We sold to build our 2nd house in the city with less than 1/2 acre of land. I hated every minute of it, but we spent 20 years there and it was convenient while raising the kids. A lot of sweat equity in that house too. Older, maybe wiser and with kids mostly out of the house, my wife relented and let us get out of the city. I've never been happier. Finally got the tractor I should have had over 20 years ago, have some land and great neighbors and get to play on our common land.
While building our current house, a friend who had also just built gave me some great help. Mostly it was pointing out the stuff he liked and the stuff he thinks he should have done different. He was brutally honest and that really was appreciated. When our neighbor built, I did the same. I don't think anyone ever gets it 100% right but If you can help get them close
Anyway, my thread on my trade is meant to do that. Brutal honesty. It's a lot of money we spend and I know I appreciated others honest reviews. Pics included ...I like em tooo!

Beautiful house and property. My wife and I took a similar path including living in town for twenty year for our children. It was hard, but the best for our children. We built a new home in the country fifteen years ago when our youngest son, who was in high school said he would like living in the country. Our parents also needed help about this time. We love it.

 

[_RaT_]

Fantastic Larry, very easy to see why you love it.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

Thanks for the comments. Our first house had 10 acres and I did everything by hand and small utility tailer. No tractor, not even a lawn tractor. We were a young couple with not much money. We did some improvements and a lot of sweat equity stuff. We sold to build our 2nd house in the city with less than 1/2 acre of land. I hated every minute of it, but we spent 20 years there and it was convenient while raising the kids. A lot of sweat equity in that house too. Older, maybe wiser and with kids mostly out of the house, my wife relented and let us get out of the city. I've never been happier. Finally got the tractor I should have had over 20 years ago, have some land and great neighbors and get to play on our common land.
While building our current house, a friend who had also just built gave me some great help. Mostly it was pointing out the stuff he liked and the stuff he thinks he should have done different. He was brutally honest and that really was appreciated. When our neighbor built, I did the same. I don't think anyone ever gets it 100% right but If you can help get them close
Anyway, my thread on my trade is meant to do that. Brutal honesty. It's a lot of money we spend and I know I appreciated others honest reviews. Pics included ...I like em tooo!

Beautiful property. I followed a similiar path. Lived downtown for 17 years and redone a house built in 1923. Bought 5 acres about 7 years ago. Have since built my own home with my wife and brothers help. Sold my brother a lot and helped him and his wife frame theirs.
Has been a labor of love and it's the way I designed and built it for my family.
An Orange truck? Maybe Kubota will do one.
Also, financial situation looks like it is changing so back to serious pondering of the RTV900.

 

[TripleR]

Fantastic Larry, very easy to see why you love it.

We are very fortunate indeed. We found out recently that my wife's 90 year old uncle use to play in that very barn as a child and young man. It was owned by a different family at that time. The beams are mortise and tenon with pegs and some were hand hewn. It was gutted over the years to park equipment; wish I had some original pictures.

 

[harpoonalt]

Nice barn! I did the 3 car garage but it's full already. I would love a barn to keep all my stuff in. Country living sure has it's perks....best one is you get to have a tractor!

 

[TripleR]

Nice barn! I did the 3 car garage but it's full already. I would love a barn to keep all my stuff in. Country living sure has it's perks....best one is you get to have a tractor!

We are still kicking ourselves for not building our house with a three car garage.

Funny thing is when I was growing up on a farm, I couldn't wait to move to the city.:laughing:

 

[bp fick]

Funny how life takes you places. Spent our entire career living in places not of our choosing and mostly suburban.

When it came time for semi-retirement and heading toward full retirement, we also headed for the country, something not easy for my wife, as she was a city girl.

I am grateful, honestly really grateful to be finally be back in the country. Started with a BX and loved it, but when the gardening grew into a bigger scale than what I had anticipated, I too moved on to B2320 a few weeks back.

Parallels. It's interesting. We are very blessed.