smitesmash
Silver Member
OP: I had a bit of a time parsing your original request? You mentioned farm land, which was rented out; you mentioned pasture lands, but that too was being rented out...
What I got left with was a 900'+ of driveway, and < 2 acres of lawn to mow.
What, if any are your plans for the 15ac of woods? Is this something that you are planning to do anything with? Making trails, harvesting firewood, building a pond?
What about the pasture, if you are not going to be renting it out, will you need to mow that? If so you may find that you will need a brushhog/field mower.
In that case, concentrate on what you want to do with this. A small tractor will work for most everything, until the first time that you have to dig out a stump, by hand, which is never fun.
A riding lawn mower of ATV and pull a utility cart, and help you get firewood and garden supplies. But you will need a CUT to run even a smaller chipper. An ATV with a skid-sled can help you bring home whole trees. But you may want an FEL (or boom pole) to lift trees for cutting, or a b
Will there be digging involved. Landscaping or moving rocks. Any land clearing (the attached picture was from me removing a stump, when I was clearing an area for a 12x12 shed)
Another set of questions has to do with your natural inclinations. Are you the type who "likes getting dirty" or "will get dirty if I have to" or "would prefer to pay someone else to get dirty" Think of this in terms of building a shed, or cutting down a tree. (my dad ALWAYS pays someone to come and cut down his trees)
My recommendation is to look for a smaller used SCUT, Kubota BX, or JD 1 series (my first tractor was a JD 650), get some time on it, and see how it is being used, and how it fits you and your lifestyle.
What I got left with was a 900'+ of driveway, and < 2 acres of lawn to mow.
What, if any are your plans for the 15ac of woods? Is this something that you are planning to do anything with? Making trails, harvesting firewood, building a pond?
What about the pasture, if you are not going to be renting it out, will you need to mow that? If so you may find that you will need a brushhog/field mower.
In that case, concentrate on what you want to do with this. A small tractor will work for most everything, until the first time that you have to dig out a stump, by hand, which is never fun.
A riding lawn mower of ATV and pull a utility cart, and help you get firewood and garden supplies. But you will need a CUT to run even a smaller chipper. An ATV with a skid-sled can help you bring home whole trees. But you may want an FEL (or boom pole) to lift trees for cutting, or a b
Will there be digging involved. Landscaping or moving rocks. Any land clearing (the attached picture was from me removing a stump, when I was clearing an area for a 12x12 shed)
Another set of questions has to do with your natural inclinations. Are you the type who "likes getting dirty" or "will get dirty if I have to" or "would prefer to pay someone else to get dirty" Think of this in terms of building a shed, or cutting down a tree. (my dad ALWAYS pays someone to come and cut down his trees)
My recommendation is to look for a smaller used SCUT, Kubota BX, or JD 1 series (my first tractor was a JD 650), get some time on it, and see how it is being used, and how it fits you and your lifestyle.