Posted by alfio on October 18, 2021 at 09:31:52 from (174.202.99.115):
Hello all,
Long time lurker/reader of the forum, first time poster.
I'm reaching out today because we've moved to a new place and I'm trying to figure out what sort of tractor makes sense. The place is 40 acres, mostly wooded and very hilly. Uses for the tractor would be bushogging the flat areas (10 acres or so), pulling logs, moving gravel, and likely some hay work in the future (would like to run a square baler at some point but not a must have right now).
I currenty have a Massey SCUT (GC1720) and can probably handle some of the mowing with that but would like to get a bigger tractor with a heavy duty loader that can handle more of the work in the woods, have a bigger bucket (for mulch and gravel), and generally help lifiting heavy stuff (1,500 lbs. minimum lifting would be a great help!).
I'm partial to diesel engines and I'm not looking for the newest greatest thing so older models are very much in play (though I probably need power steering at a minimum).
I always do my own repair work (or as much as possible) and parts availability is therefore important. In terms of budget, I'd like to stay in the $3-7K range which isn't too much cash to play with but it's what i can spend on this at the moment.
Would appreciate any recommendations / ideas. Thanks!
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