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 03-08-2017, 20:14 Post: 37606
CH
2017-03-08
Post: 37606
 Choosing tractor and attachments

My wife, daughter and I live on an old homestead with nothing flat in sight. We've decided to expand both our gardening and horse hobbies. You may laugh, but we've managed well with our garden cart and various deliveries/rentals in the past. But now, we want to be able to do it ourselves.
Starting the process of deciding on lawn & garden tractor vs. compact tractor is a bit mind-boggling for the total novice. I'm going to list below some specifics of what we hope to accomplish and would appreciate any advice on specific models and attachments to purchase and/or considerations to keep in mind as we carry out our research - mostly via internet.
Acreage: 92 with approximately 3 in human living space + gardens and 7 in horse pasture.
Soil: mostly clay so needs lots of input (and some output!)
Temp: zone 4
Gardening: grass mowing, tilling, flattening, earth moving, digging
Horses: manure maintenance (scooping and moving), post hole digging, field maintenance (brush hog, fertilize, lime, seed), arena maintenance (eventually)
Other: snow removal, firewood hauling (from shed to house)






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 03-09-2017, 06:03 Post: 37609
CH
2017-03-09
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 Choosing tractor and attachments

Thanks Mark - That is rather obvious, eh? But what do you think about the sub-compacts, such as the Kubota BX series? I just checked out the web page after learning about the sale - which doesn't cover BX - and it seems the attachments are right for our needs. What about power, reliability and eventual resale? Is this a class going out of style? Thanks - CH






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 03-10-2017, 01:41 Post: 37656
CH
2017-03-10
Post: 37656
 Choosing tractor and attachments

Thanks for all the input. I should clarify that while we have 92 acres, only what I listed in the first post is available to work - the rest is in very steep incline and forest. So it's not 92 acres to work on, but rather around 10, maybe 12 if we cleared the lower areas of foothills.

How does the snowblade work on a BX? We have about 1/8 of a mile of gravel drive with two hills. In the past, a neighbor with a "real" tractor has plowed us out, but we're looking to do it ourselves. Will the BX manage it?

Besides the BX, is there another sub-compact you would recommend? If we move up to regular compact, how to judge between the "big three"? (green, blue and orange, is that it?)
Thanks.






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