Makato
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Tractors for Dummy\'s
I started out in the equipment forum but after several different recommendations, I looked into PT. Spent the last week reading and checking out the video's and pictures thanks to MR, Pajoube, JJ and many others.
The situation is I'm not a mechanic. I'm just a guy, who does stuff and does it outside. Some of the threads are a little intimidating since I've not owned a tractor before but then the support group is so outstanding and the product appears to be outstanding so I figure I need to find a way to work this out.
Here's my scenario.
I have a house I bought 4 years ago in Twin Mtn, NH (moving from Texas as soon as my house sells). My sons off to the USCG Academy and I'm ready to move. My property in NH is 85 acres of solid woods surounded by National Forest (big hunter), pine in the lower section 6 acres and hardwood up the mountain. My drive is aprox. 1500' of crush pack and is a continuous incline to the house with a few twists. The drive cost the original owner 30k to build so its important to maintain. An arial photo looks like a bomb was dropped in the woods to build the house. Hopefully this creates a visual, I'll try to scan a picture next go around.
I've had someone plow in the winter and I go back and forth as much as possible to keep it in order but I always rent some kind of cutter which sucks and takes days.
Now to the questions. I have searched so much till I'm brain dead for the right equipment to maintain long term. I need to be able to keep the sides of the drive cut down, the the run-off ditches cleared, the side hills around the house cut down and I want to be able to begin clearing the undergrowth around the house in the woods to open it up.
Snow removal is huge, not much stacking room on the sides of the drive or edges because of the woods and drainage ditches. Incline of the drive is my biggest concern.
At first I contemplated a SCUT or a CUT but since I don't have allot of open land to mow, I'm not sure if its a good investment.
Then I though about plowing with my truck and going the 2 wheel tractor route like (BCS) because it has so many attachments. One thing to note, lots of rock hidden in the woods under the growth and leaves. The thought is the best equipment right for the job which sounds like the PT with all the attachments available. PT425 appears to be the ticket. Long post but I thought the detail was important. I hope you guys have patients.
Thanks......Makato
I started out in the equipment forum but after several different recommendations, I looked into PT. Spent the last week reading and checking out the video's and pictures thanks to MR, Pajoube, JJ and many others.
The situation is I'm not a mechanic. I'm just a guy, who does stuff and does it outside. Some of the threads are a little intimidating since I've not owned a tractor before but then the support group is so outstanding and the product appears to be outstanding so I figure I need to find a way to work this out.
Here's my scenario.
I have a house I bought 4 years ago in Twin Mtn, NH (moving from Texas as soon as my house sells). My sons off to the USCG Academy and I'm ready to move. My property in NH is 85 acres of solid woods surounded by National Forest (big hunter), pine in the lower section 6 acres and hardwood up the mountain. My drive is aprox. 1500' of crush pack and is a continuous incline to the house with a few twists. The drive cost the original owner 30k to build so its important to maintain. An arial photo looks like a bomb was dropped in the woods to build the house. Hopefully this creates a visual, I'll try to scan a picture next go around.
I've had someone plow in the winter and I go back and forth as much as possible to keep it in order but I always rent some kind of cutter which sucks and takes days.
Now to the questions. I have searched so much till I'm brain dead for the right equipment to maintain long term. I need to be able to keep the sides of the drive cut down, the the run-off ditches cleared, the side hills around the house cut down and I want to be able to begin clearing the undergrowth around the house in the woods to open it up.
Snow removal is huge, not much stacking room on the sides of the drive or edges because of the woods and drainage ditches. Incline of the drive is my biggest concern.
At first I contemplated a SCUT or a CUT but since I don't have allot of open land to mow, I'm not sure if its a good investment.
Then I though about plowing with my truck and going the 2 wheel tractor route like (BCS) because it has so many attachments. One thing to note, lots of rock hidden in the woods under the growth and leaves. The thought is the best equipment right for the job which sounds like the PT with all the attachments available. PT425 appears to be the ticket. Long post but I thought the detail was important. I hope you guys have patients.
Thanks......Makato