Fill the tires and get a ballast box if you plan on using the loader at all. Others will say just use an implement you already have, but a dedicated weight box will be much smaller and more maneuverable. Bright flood lights on magnets attached to the rops so you can point them forward and...
Then buy a used tractor from before they were put on. It will cost you basically the same price as a new one because of other people like you. Obviously, you can't handle the the complexity and will worry every time you use it. Besides one specific kubota and some of the LS tractors, I haven't...
I have had a 261 with an 18 inch bar for 6 years now. It's a nice saw. I found a used echo cs-7310p with a 28 inch bar that I don't think had a full tank ran through it for $700. The sthil has been used for trimming since. I love the longer bar. The extra weight doesn't bother me at all compared...
I like 4 years of wood minimum. Oak takes 3 years to dry fully and I want an extra years worth incase something happens to me and can't cut for a year. If I were to die my wife has plenty of time to figure out how to get wood before she would be heating with propane.