Recent content by mg448

I have a 500' fairly steep gravel driveway. I've been clearing it with a Deere x500 garden tractor with a 44" snowblower, chains, 50 lb wheel weights and 4 42 lb suitcase weights on the back. It worked ok most of the time, but in real heavy snow or those spring storms where the gravel was soft I...

I'm looking at trading in my Deere x500 which I use for mowing and my x585 with cab and front blower which I use strictly for snow removal and getting a new SCUT that does everything. I have 6 acres. Steep lawns and driveway. Some of the side hills I mow with the x500(54" deck) make me a...

Picked this up for $100 the other day(yes$100. I didn't forget a 0). Machine was the primary snow removal tool for sidewalks at a nursing home for 10 years . 580 hours. Came with blower, heated cab, spreader(motor on spreader is shot). Worked fine until last fall when it sprung a major...

I bought a new house with a 600' gravel driveway. The driveway has a moderate grade to it. I'm not too worried about it for my Ridgeline or my wife's Subaru, but my work van is a Ford Transit that has not been great in the snow. I have a Deere x500 with a snowblower for snow removal, but I...

I'm looking for a small 4wd machine to keep my driveway clear and mow a couple acres of lawn. I would like to spend $5000, but I can go up to $8k. I had another thread going on here, but I've really narrowed down what I want. I want 4wd, diesel, belly mower(54-60") and snowblower. Not much in...

My wife and I just bought our dream house in upstate NY. It has a 600-700 foot gravel driveway and a lot of lawn area to mow. I'm on the fence about what I should do with a budget of 10-12k to spend on snow removal, mowing and general land maintenance. My first instinct is a used sub-compact...