Hi Folks,
Just joined here and looking for some advice on what size tractor I will need.
I currently have 8.5 acres of grass to cut and plan to dig a pond and do some light clearing of scrub and small trees. Maybe getting another 14 acres of un-cleared land covered in mature oaks and pines with a good bit of scrub and some palmettos. This is in the southeast corner of Georgia so the soil is sandy with no rocks but lots of roots. I will need to be able to push over small trees and cut down and drag out pieces of bigger trees to clear the other property.
I am currently looking at a used 4x4 MX4700HST but it does not have a loader so I will need to add one. Any suggestions on other brands of loaders or should I only use Kubota? Also is this tractor big enough or do I need to rent something a lot bigger and buy a smaller tractor for grass cutting and lighter duty dirt hauling and digging?
Thanks,
Richard
Just joined here and looking for some advice on what size tractor I will need.
I currently have 8.5 acres of grass to cut and plan to dig a pond and do some light clearing of scrub and small trees. Maybe getting another 14 acres of un-cleared land covered in mature oaks and pines with a good bit of scrub and some palmettos. This is in the southeast corner of Georgia so the soil is sandy with no rocks but lots of roots. I will need to be able to push over small trees and cut down and drag out pieces of bigger trees to clear the other property.
I am currently looking at a used 4x4 MX4700HST but it does not have a loader so I will need to add one. Any suggestions on other brands of loaders or should I only use Kubota? Also is this tractor big enough or do I need to rent something a lot bigger and buy a smaller tractor for grass cutting and lighter duty dirt hauling and digging?
Thanks,
Richard
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