I bought a house on a couple acres just about a year and a half ago out in the woods that borders state forest. Have always wanted to live out in the woods, but still be close enough to some sort of town or small city that would allow me to do what I do for a living. Got tired of living in big cities with the people, the politics, the violence and crime and even getting dirty looks and comments from people for simply wearing a hat with an American flag on it.
Finally found a place and have been working on the inside of the house and outside non-stop. Most of my neighbors own tractors (that right there should have told me something). Initially told myself I didn't need one and I could get by, but quickly came to realize it was not going to be easy without one. Big snow storms last winter and all the land maintenance and cutting down a bunch of trees was taking me forever without a tractor.
Finally broke down and pulled the trigger on a tractor after getting tired of busting my arse and seeing very little progress. Ive only had the tractor for a couple days, and have done in a few hours what would have taken me weeks or more to do at all, or would not have been able to do (like moving large rocks and small boulders) and haven't even broken a sweat doing it! Before the tractor it was 12+ hour days outside where I'd come inside and crash out hard at night. At first it was fun and was proud of putting in the hard work, but at 49 years old it's definitely about working smarter not harder.
Stubborn, ignorant, or just being plain cheap are all reasons it took me so ling to get a tractor, when in hindsight, this should have been my very FIRST purchase immediately after buying the house. Now I'm actually looking forward to doing all these projects and it's opened up the possibility of every more things I can do.
I used to buck piles of logs like this bent over, and then move them to the woodshed with a wheelbarrow. a few rounds at a time. Now anymore!
Finally found a place and have been working on the inside of the house and outside non-stop. Most of my neighbors own tractors (that right there should have told me something). Initially told myself I didn't need one and I could get by, but quickly came to realize it was not going to be easy without one. Big snow storms last winter and all the land maintenance and cutting down a bunch of trees was taking me forever without a tractor.
Finally broke down and pulled the trigger on a tractor after getting tired of busting my arse and seeing very little progress. Ive only had the tractor for a couple days, and have done in a few hours what would have taken me weeks or more to do at all, or would not have been able to do (like moving large rocks and small boulders) and haven't even broken a sweat doing it! Before the tractor it was 12+ hour days outside where I'd come inside and crash out hard at night. At first it was fun and was proud of putting in the hard work, but at 49 years old it's definitely about working smarter not harder.
Stubborn, ignorant, or just being plain cheap are all reasons it took me so ling to get a tractor, when in hindsight, this should have been my very FIRST purchase immediately after buying the house. Now I'm actually looking forward to doing all these projects and it's opened up the possibility of every more things I can do.
I used to buck piles of logs like this bent over, and then move them to the woodshed with a wheelbarrow. a few rounds at a time. Now anymore!
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