Thanks for your all your inputs.
This would be for a second property about 3 hours away so my L will stay home.
What I would want is of course more than my budget so I will be making some compromises.
From what I've seen so far, the tractors in my price range are of course old but don't have a SSQA loader. Is that something relatively new to tractors in let's say yr last 30 years?
Cab would be nice; I'm spoiled by the one on my L
I know this not at all what you asked…however I would also offer (not sure this is new to you second priory or not…maybe this is old news for you…if you have had split properties for a while)….Since you mention 2nd property…I have some further thought (I am not managing 3 properties very well / efficiently, 2 of them 4 hrs from my residence, so maybe applicable)
Not sure the size and scope of your property, but the couple additional things I would want consider or think about related to separate parcels and machines.
1. Does implement compatibility matter to you with your machines? (If so it is either 2 of each implement or need to haul trailer)
2. Frequency of use or visit (will weather alter your travel plans)?
3. Duration of visits? (Mainly during week as if retired, or work during week and driving Friday after work make a compressed weekend or long weekend etc)
4. If severe weather location are you able to store equipment where you can get to it to get off the road(if applicable - you mentioned snowblower)? (I assume NH gets pounded in areas especially if a healthy NEastr. I am in snow belt and two things…I can’t keep up with it when not here, and if already happened or going on when I travel, I actually can’t get off the road…so I have to have help…point here if that is similar then maybe changes thought implements / needs?)
IMO:
1. starts to make decision on trailer necessity.
2 and 3. Starts to make decision on efficiency to complete tasks (vs wanting rent implements / equip) and if planning to do frequently different tasks and need the implements available (and weather and ground conditions not always known before travel) convenience of implement change over, ie SSQA.
4. combined with 123 would make me deeply consider you will need to pay for some service or help from neighbor to get there or to maintain place at times…at this point consider you want smaller machine that may not be as efficient as what you have at home, vs pay neighbor for service vs utilize your awesome L.
For remote property how plan handle need for repair / maintenance (could be stuck stuck, no worker, or need go to dealer, etc). This comes back to your time.
Not sure if those help or not. I am sure your situation is different from mine, those are all considerations I would include just related to remote property that makes for a long day of try to go there, do a task and back in same day. (It’s cheaper for me to have someone mow than It is for me to drive to my other two places to mow yard)
If yes also nice to have neighbor or someone mow that comes and gos different times to alert to problems or just for some presence of someone there (these considerations maybe not normal for a DA, but sometimes straight $ of machine purchase is only consideration…at least not for me)
Sorry to make you scroll so much, i M observing wildlife in front of a storm system and nothing moving other than leaves so I have times on my hands to share drivel.
