jeff9366
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- Tractor
- Kubota Tractor Loader L3560 HST+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3,700 pounds bare tractor, 5,400 pounds operating weight, 37 horsepower
Our family farm is approximately 140 acres. We have larger tractors and bushhogs for the fields. Here's where I need advice. My parents have a house there and I'm building a house on the farm too. We'll have about 7 to 10 acres of land that we'd like to keep nicer looking than the fields. My yard, my parent's yard, driveway, common areas, etc. The land isn't flat, there are some steep areas so I don't think a zero turn would do it. Plus I'd like to have something with FEL to have in the winter for snow removal, rock, mulch, etc.
There are fences to think about, so that was making me lean more towards a pull behind finish mower instead of a midmount mower. It would be easier to get in corners with the pull behind, right? But on the flip side would the weight of the tractor smash the grass down where the pull behind mower wouldn't mow it as well as the midmount.
I drove my truck up and down the hill with my iPhone sitting on the center console. It showed to be anywhere between a 11 degree and 15 degree slope. I was holding it on its side. I guess that's accurate. When I was on flat ground it showed a zero.
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