Yes. . . I wish there were more opportunities to rent other tractors out there. Different brands, different models, etc. I would love to have an opportunity to try different drives, and different size machines. But, this was a good start. And being able to get to know the differences in HSTs would be helpful. One of the tractors I rented had a very stiff forward gas pedal, and it wasn't long before my right knee was KILLING me. The second one I rented for the week wasn't as bad.
How about that Trend Pro Helmet. If it worked well, I wouldn't mind that.
The area I live in used to be farmed for watermelons. 13 years ago, they quit, and left the pastures to the weeds. So, my 11-ish acres of pasture is Very rough, and full of weeds. I would say, 95% weeds, and 5% Bermuda. I had a good weed kill done last September, and that really helped with some of the larger weeds with big stalks. I FIRST want to get my pastures into shape. It looks to be at least a 2-3 year process. I figure I will hire-out the work to smooth/level the pastures, and sprig with coastal.
Primary use of tractor right now will be mowing, and using the FEL to move dirt, crushed concrete, rocks, etc. There will also be some dragging felled trees, and moving things around. I can tell you, I have done a lot of things around here that a tractor FEL would have made things a whole lot easier. If I have to hand shovel another cu/yd of crushed concrete or dirt, it will be too soon.
My property is pretty flat. Just a small slope from the house to the front of property. I am not sure what I will do with the pastures. I would love to have some sort of orchard. still researching that. Pecans, apples, peaches. Maybe a little of each in different parts of the place, but all that is a few years off. We've had the property for two years now, but since we moved in in November I am Really getting to know place a lot better. Slow and steady wins the race.
Here is what my property looks like.
