Lawn Tractor, Compact Tractor, ATV? Help a Newbie!

[Mith]

What about power-trac?
Good on hills, all the tools you need, proably useful tool anyway. I think you can get alot for $15000.
Im sure one of the PT guys will chime in and tell you more about them. Seems like just the job for 4 acres.

 

[SteveM]

This is a well organized post. All the important information in the question, and nice helpful answers in reply. boy it is so good it is almost boring. So to juice things up a bit, I will play the role of the reckless lunatic and offer some hair brained solutions to your land management challenge (just for fun)

1) Spend far less up front on a collection of antique tractors, garden tractors, and implements. In addition to placing your life at risk on the slopes, all your free time and money will be dedicated to endless repairs. Plus, the leaking oil and gas will keep the weeds down. Been there done that
2) Buy an off brand compact tractor at a farm store, used car lot, or flea market. You will save a bundle initially, and your land will return to 'ever wild' status while you wait for more faulty parts every other month as it breaks down.
3)Do like my neighbor and buy a $1500 lawn tractor and flog it to death over the pasture each week, clanging and banging until it blows up.


There. Now we got something to argue about /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[KentT]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">(
1) Spend far less up front on a collection of antique tractors, garden tractors, and implements. In addition to placing your life at risk on the slopes, all your free time and money will be dedicated to endless repairs. Plus, the leaking oil and gas will keep the weeds down. Been there done that... )</font>

Steve -- how did you know my experiences so well? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I'd also suggest that he look at a Power Trac, as Bob and Mith described. I started first with garden tractors, then moved to a tiny sub-CUT, and now a PT-425 for prepping and maintaining 4-5 acres. As Bob says, it's certainly the most capable/versatile thing in its price-range...

Note that either the 422 or 425 provide 800lb FEL capability -- substantially more than the other sub-CUTs out there... not counting its maneuverability and slope-handling capability.