Moving and need to buy a new TLB next year.

[ruffdog]

I watched your video...nice. Next time put black cloth on top of the dash to block reflections. Nice colors and music.

 

[SoGeorgia]

I watched your video...nice. Next time put black cloth on top of the dash to block reflections. Nice colors and music.

Thank you and noted!

 

[DaBear3428]

That 5100 series is definitely nice. What is an average price for one with a FEL and cab?

bought mine here in march for 28k with FEL but cab is not an option nor is HST.

 

[SoGeorgia]

bought mine here in march for 28k with FEL but cab is not an option nor is HST.

dang.. no cab is a deal-breaker

 

[Gator6x4]

Watched your video. Nice scenery , but that is too much isolation for me. Maintenance of the gravel road before you get to your yet to be installed driveway will be a back breaker. About the only way in or out will be with a snow mobile in the winter. Calls for Medical care will require a long wait. How far away is the closest gas station? Grocery Store? Hardware Store? Shopping Mall? I saw mail boxes but don’t remember seeing them in the last minutes of the video. Will you have mail service?

What about a washing machine. Most important when there is two feet of snow on the ground how are you going to dry clothes, bed linens, etc.

Being off the grid does not mean being isolated and a hermit, it means being without electrical or phone service.

 

[newbury]

Good luck in your ventures.
First thing you need to do is figure out how much you like snow. Since Calais gets about 6.5ft of snow a year you'll probably be moving lots of snow to do anything.
I grew up north of Burlington, Vt and we got about the same amount of snow. It was nice when I was young. We were in a house 1 mile up from the "plowed" roads and some winters we did not get out for about a week after a big storm.

Does the TYM 474 seem like a good tractor? Thoughts?

The Tym 474 looks about what you would need as a minimum for your usage, can you afford a front mounted snow blower?

Thick, untouched forest that I'm going to need to make some roads through. Moving trees and brush, a lot of firewood carrying. Grapple for moving trees and large rocks. Will need a box blade for the road work and a plow for snow when it comes. Digging a small basement as well as a sunken greenhouse and lots of trenching, burying water containers, etc.

But you REALLY should spend some time there in the worst of winter.
For making roads hire a dozer, tractors are not made for that type of work.

 

[Jchonline]

South of Calais, 26 acres on a lake with a stream running through it.
Probably will be clearing half an acre for the house. There will be several driveways/roads through the property. Probably .5 mile total.
The house or I should say cabin is going to be fairly small and I've designed everything around small electrical requirements. The lighting is 12 volt led, 12 volt fridge/freezer. Heat will be a wood stove and backup heat from a propane heater. Cooking and water heating is all propane. Outside of the 12 volt led lighting and fridge the only other electrical needs are my starlink router and computer/cell phone charging and a 12 volt water pump. I've already purchased the solar system, a wind turbine, battery banks and two backup generators. The wood stove, propane heater and water heater have already been purchased as well. I have not decided whether or not I will do a ground mount or roof mount for the solar panels. Will have to start with a ground mount of course while we are building the cabin and living in our RV.
We're super excited to sell this house and get out of debt and live off-grid. The 2 weeks we were there visiting we were fine with 200 watts of solar, water I pumped from our stream and couldn't have been any happier.

That starlink setup will pull 100W continuously, so prepare for 2400w of consumption in a day. I have one. It also has a heating element that fires up in the winter to keep the dish clean.

 

[big bubba]

don't put the cart before the horse. like a previous poster said, initially rent out the heavy site work, settle in, & look at your needs. with a setup like that, wouldn't consider anything below 50 hp. & yes, a cab makes sense in that climate.
once you catch the buying fever, esp after a real estate purchase, recommend standing back to look at future picture as well. choose your tractor, then go a size or 2 larger... good luck

 

[Jchonline]

That is a VERY long road to get out in the Winter. If your neighbors arent plowing their part of it, you will have to do it all. The easiest way (but unfortunately the most expensive) is a front snow blower on a tractor with Mid PTO. There is no way I would recommend a rear 3PT for that long of a road. You will be at the chiropractor all Spring trying to get the neck straightened back out!


Looks like a nice property, congrats. Now the fun begins.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Watched the video. Very pretty area.
Where does the roads go past your land? Any other houses nearby?