Hi, all. I'm getting really close to buying my first tractor, and wanted some advice from the experts. I have about 30 acres (20 acres fields, 10 woods) and intend for the majority of it to be in hay and baled for me to sell- but I may need to be able to move the round bales around the fields, and maybe load onto a buyer's trailer. I don't have to throw them over a fence or in a feed ring, since I don't have animals- I'll just need to move them a bit. (I'd prefer to have someone else deal with the hay entirely, but haven't found someone to do that yet.
) My real needs are to create and maintain a dirt and eventually gravel driveway, move some dirt, clean out some woods, haul a wagon, and just general use. I'm fond of Mahindra, but not 100% committed to it. I was planning on a 2615 with front end loader in 4WD, but I think I'll need more if I want to move round bales- even on a 3 point hitch. So, what is the bare minimum I need to do the job? And exactly how (and what implement) do I move the round bales? I just don't want too big a tractor or too little. Thanks for your advice!