Hi there

[dickfoster]

Just joined as this looks like the place to get some good info before buying my first and likely last tractor. I have five wooded acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I need to rid the property of lots of tree stumps, maybe move some snow from time to time, dig a ditch or two and do a little terracing around the place. Thinking of a 4WD TLB compact with about 30 HP but who knows. Hopefully I'll find out here.

 

[jerrybob]

Welcome........what is your budget???

 

[davesl708]

Hi. Welcome. Lot of good advice here.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Welcome from Va. Ed

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[Wagtail]

G'day Mate and welcome to TBN from Downunder.

Enjoy the site.

 

[TBN Support]

Welcome to the TBN forum!

:tractor:

 

[dickfoster]

Welcome........what is your budget???

Loosely somewhere in the mid 30s likely to get the features I think I need. It's not a matter of what I have to spend but more what I have to spend to get what I need. I took a trip down to Yuba city day before yesterday where there are a few tractor dealers and I think I have my mind pretty much made up at this point. Based on bang for the buck, my impressions of the dealer I'd be buying from, warranty, info gained here, etc. it's looking like a Mahindra 1538 mit backhoe or 1538B is the one for me. While a 1533 would likely do, the difference in the price isn't really much and from what I can gather it's best to get more tractor than less.

 

[dickfoster]

Thanks.

 

[dickfoster]

Yeah thanks, I can see that. Right on with points to consider like the particulate filter bit.

 

[dickfoster]

Thanks, Ed. BTW I sprouted and became a seedling in Waynesboro, VA.