The longer term plan is sheep and/or goats. I definitely don't want to have to mow. That's one reason I decided to get the 5', since I hopefully won't have to mess with it too long. To me the small amount additional cost for spacers was a "why not" option for added safety, but this issue...
Thank you everyone for the help. I ended up going with the 5' and didn't get spacers. My land is flat so I was only getting spacers out of an abundance of caution.
My land is about as flat as it comes, I just don't like the height/width ratio with these tractors. I figure it's worth $450 to be on the safe side.
The grass can get pretty tall but I'll maintain it well enough after the first cut. It was a hay field before I bought it. With the little forest...
I'm buying a Yanmar YT235. It will be my first tractor and I would like some opinions on what size rotary cutter/brush hog to buy.
The dealership has Ironcraft(aka Titan) and the 72" is rated for 30-50 PTO HP. The tractor has 27.
My problem is that I'm getting wheel spacers(I don't like how...