Buying Advice Friend needs to replace a Kioti CK30 due to rotary cutter "bush hog" weight

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My friend bought a 5' Everything Attachments heavy rotary cutter, aka Bush Hog, and has been using it with a compact Kioti CK30 (think that is the correct model number). While it was a good tractor with the lightweight, disposable Kioti rotary cutter, it isn't really safe around his dam and is generally poorly 'balanced'.

He needs a compact tractor since he clears trails in trees where the lanes are pretty tight. Looking for a replacement in East Texas via TractorHouse and TractorData, I'm not seeing anything that jumps out at me.

I remember seeing an older Massey 26xx something with a Perkins engine that was an older operating station model, but I can't seem to find it today. Kubota and John Deere rule around here with some Mahindra and TYM support.

What tractor models do EA 5' rotary mower owners have that are appropriate for mowing rough trails and the backside of a dam? I am looking for something safe, as he was lucky to remain uninjured when the Hydrostat starved of oil and he rolled backwards down a big dam. Width and height need to remain reasonable for "walking" trails in trees where he blades rain washouts and picks up downed limbs and cut up felled trees.

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[AntiqueIron]

Could he get some front suitcase weights?

I’d imagine it’d probably be possible to weld up a bracket for them on the front of the tractor.

Probably cheaper than another tractor anyways.