Recent content by boozle

picked her up today. Not the best condition, but it'll do the job and give something to clean up!

Thanks! So as update, I found a well used Ventrac with Tough Cut with a few attachments that will be a starting point for the basic property mowing/maintenance. After that, I'm going to take my time to find the right deal on a more general purpose machine for some of the other projects that...

Basically use the original logging roads. The town road used to go through our property and there are old homesteads and tobacco barns that we would like to reconnect. Stuff from 100 years ago that the world grew around it. Your posts have been very helpful. I found a 4044r JD slightly used...

Moving dirt, sapplings.. they probably haven't been maintained in 20 years I can go through them with a sidebyside or a truck. There are a couple trails to connect that I'd probably either hire out, or rent an excavator. If I was being honest with myself I'd say high volume of low...

Thank you!

Lol. No. You assume too much because I'm from the place that you dislike far than those 4 you listed: Florida. Thanks for the welcome :)

@dman99004 Thanks for this. I measured and the largest vertical was about 13 degrees + up to 3 or 4 degrees horizontal. Someone mentioned the equipment that was used for those original logging roads was pretty big. That doc is great information

Thanks all. It seems that people really recommend the Ventrac/Steiner or Powertrac instead of a traditional tractor for the inclines and the mountainside. It's tough because it's so niche and limited for 3rd party implements ... My budget was probably around $30k all-in, not sure i"m budgeted...

Hey all, Last year, we purchased 105 acres in the mountains of Western North Carolina that are mostly wooded with about 6 acres of meadows in hollows and plenty of overgrown old logging roads that we'd like to reclaim. The prior owners quit maintaining everything a few years ago except for the...