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Since I brought this up in another thread, I thought I would go ahead and ask the question.
My wife and I have about 3.25 acres. Approximately 1 acre has bee well-maintained as lawn for years. Another 1 acre is "reclaimed" pasture/garden land that is now grassy, but rough underneath.
The remaining land is a mimosa forest (thanks the former owner pushing a smaller number of mimosas down and covering them with dirt).
I want to buy a used tractor that I can use to
a) smooth out the rough land,
b) use various implements to push, pull, plow and otherwise rip mimosa roots up for burning, and
c) use a rotory cutter to help manage what grows later.
I've been told in the past that a used bigger tractor is often less expensive than a used compact utility. I want something that is small emough to store under roof without having to build a bigger shed.
I guess my questions here are
a) which implements would be most vital to the aforementioned tasks, and
b) what size tractor would be the bare mimimum I would use to accomplish them?
Thanks for the advice.
Steve
My wife and I have about 3.25 acres. Approximately 1 acre has bee well-maintained as lawn for years. Another 1 acre is "reclaimed" pasture/garden land that is now grassy, but rough underneath.
The remaining land is a mimosa forest (thanks the former owner pushing a smaller number of mimosas down and covering them with dirt).
I want to buy a used tractor that I can use to
a) smooth out the rough land,
b) use various implements to push, pull, plow and otherwise rip mimosa roots up for burning, and
c) use a rotory cutter to help manage what grows later.
I've been told in the past that a used bigger tractor is often less expensive than a used compact utility. I want something that is small emough to store under roof without having to build a bigger shed.
I guess my questions here are
a) which implements would be most vital to the aforementioned tasks, and
b) what size tractor would be the bare mimimum I would use to accomplish them?
Thanks for the advice.
Steve